East North East Homes Leeds Builds Spend Management Program with Ariba

Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that East North East Homes Leeds (ENEHL), one of three Arms Length Management Organizations (ALMO) which manage and maintain housing on behalf of Leeds City Council in the United Kingdom, is leveraging its solutions to build an aggressive spend management program that can quickly deliver results. Following the lead of private sector companies that have embraced spend management to improve profits and competitive advantage, ENEHL has implemented Ariba’s on-demand offerings to lower costs and optimize performance across its operations.

"ENEHL is committed to ensuring that all communities in our area are cohesive, cleaner, safer and greener, and in order to achieve this goal, we must diligently manage our costs and operate at the highest levels of efficiency,” said Steve Hunt, Chief Executive, ENEHL. "With Ariba, we have access to flexible, SaaS-based technology, expertise and services that enable us to identify opportunities for savings and drive them to the bottom line, as well as best practice processes to optimize our performance.”

Under the terms of its agreement with Ariba, ENEHL is using Ariba® Sourcing™ On-Demand to create effective markets for a wide range of direct materials and indirect goods and services needed to fuel its day-to-day operations. A unique combination of technology, expertise and best practice processes, Ariba Sourcing On-Demand is a web-based solution that enables companies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their procurement operations and create value across their entire organization without investing in hardware or managing software.

"Online markets have the added value of being simple to create, reducing the paper trail and driving the principle of value for money across the organisation,” Hunt said. "This innovative new way of working opens the door for ENEHL to undertake pre-approved contractor procurement events that will give ‘real time’ feedback to suppliers on their bids and allows for quick decisions to be made.”

East North East Homes Leeds has already generated savings of well over £60,000 through Ariba Sourcing On Demand.

"To succeed in the current economy and prepare for what promises to be a new state of normal when conditions improve, organizations must be more agile than they have ever been before,” said Mike Arenth, General Manager EMEA, Ariba. "In selecting Ariba’s on-demand spend management solutions, ENEHL can enable this agility by tapping the technology and capabilities it needs as it needs them to improve its cost structure, enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations and ultimately, better serve its customers.”

About East North East Homes Leeds

East North East Homes Leeds is one of three Arms Length Management Organizations (ALMO) which manage and maintain council housing on behalf of Leeds City Council. It is wholly owned by the council, which retains ownership of housing stock and sets rents. East North East Homes Leeds manages 19,000 council-owned residential properties in Boston Spa, Burmantofts, Chapel Allerton, Chapeltown, Collingham, Gipton, Halton Moor, Harehills, Linton, Meanwood, Moor Allerton, Moortown, Seacroft, and Wetherby.

About Ariba, Inc.

Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and geographies operate by delivering technology, service, and network solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract, procure, pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of the companies on the Fortune 100, use Ariba solutions to manage their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing and payment. For more information, visit www.ariba.com

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