Icertis Is Now an SAP Solution Extension – Making It Easier Than Ever to Embed Contract Intelligence Across the Source-to-Pay Process

Unlocking the Full Value of SAP with Embedded Contract Intelligence

Enterprises everywhere are under pressure to maximize value from their technology investments. Many have already invested heavily in the SAP Business Suite to unify sourcing, procurement, finance, and operations. Yet one of the most valuable assets in the enterprise—contracts—often remains siloed.

To close this gap, SAP and Icertis have joined forces to deliver SAP Ariba Contract Intelligence by Icertis, the first and only SAP Solution Extension (SolEx) for contract lifecycle management (CLM). This new offering embeds Icertis’ market-leading contract intelligence capabilities directly into the SAP Source-to-Pay process, giving customers a faster, lower-risk path to value realization.

Faster Deployments, Bigger Impacts

Because it is a Solution Extension, SAP Contract Intelligence by Icertis  is sold and supported directly by SAP. Customers can purchase and manage Icertis through their existing SAP agreement, with SAP providing first-line support and a single contract and invoice. That means less procurement friction, faster time to deployment, and confidence that the solution has passed SAP’s rigorous security and integration standards.

In today’s geopolitical and economic climate, contractual blind spots are no longer acceptable.

And, ultimately, it means better business outcomes. Contracts govern every dollar in and out of a company. When their data isn’t natively connected to core business processes, organizations risk revenue leakage of 2–4 percent and exposure to compliance gaps that can impact as much as 0.5–3 percent of revenue. In today’s geopolitical and economic climate, those blind spots are no longer acceptable.

A Native Part of the SAP Business Suite

Contracts naturally touch every SAP business process—from sourcing and procurement to sales, finance, and operations. By structuring and embedding contract data within the SAP ecosystem, companies can:

• Strengthen supply chain agility by embedding contract data into SAP Ariba solutions to quickly shift sourcing strategies and maintain continuity in volatile markets.
• Improve efficiency and inform decisions by leveraging AI to speed up contract creation, sharpen negotiations, and improve decisions and analysis.
• Monitor performance and minimize risk by tracking obligations post-signature to catch issues early and reduce exposure.
• Maximize visibility and control by accessing deep insights to prevent leakage, resolve issues faster, and identify opportunities.
• Boost savings and compliance by connecting best-value agreements to procurement and supplier workflows to confirm savings and improve compliance and value.

In addition to core CLM functionality, customers can optionally extend their solution with advanced AI, enabling faster contract operations and richer insights within individual agreements and across the entire contract corpus.

Real-World Results: Merz Aesthetics

Global healthcare leader Merz Aesthetics knows firsthand the benefits of integrating SAP Ariba and Icertis.

As a fast-growing company, Merz’s indirect procurement team deals with high volumes of vendor contracts, which previously were not handled in the same environment or workflow as all other vendor processes. This created delays and inconsistent contracting processes.

With Icertis, their procurement team was able to streamline and standardize vendor contracting processes—all through the sourcing interface buyers were used to.

“With Icertis integrated with SAP Ariba, we can manage our entire procurement process in a single environment—there’s no need to sign into different systems.” - Les McSpadden, Merz Aesthetics 

“With Icertis integrated with SAP Ariba, we can manage our entire procurement process in a single environment—there’s no need to sign into different systems,” says Les McSpadden, Sr. Director, Global Indirect Sourcing, Merz Aesthetics. “This has accelerated our workflow and driven adoption of the system, which is good for compliance.” 

Merz’s experience highlights how native integration reduces complexity, drives user adoption, and strengthens compliance—all while delivering measurable efficiency gains.

Take the Next Step

SAP Ariba Contract Intelligence by Icertis offers SAP customers a direct, low-risk way to bring contracts into the heart of their business operations and unlock revenue they are already entitled to capture.

Contact an Icertis contract value specialist to learn how this new Solution Extension can help you make every contract count. If you are attending SAP Connect (Oct 6-8, 2025), meet us at Booth 902 to learn more.