SAP BTP Cloud Apps Development for a Korean Chaebol’s Unified Procurement Platform

Driving Digital Transformation in Procurement

Large enterprises require intelligent, scalable, and seamlessly integrated procurement solutions to enhance efficiency and optimise purchasing processes. As businesses expand globally, the demand for cloud-based, user-friendly, and data-driven procurement platforms continues to grow. To modernise and unify procurement operations, a leading South Korean chaebol, one of the country’s four largest conglomerates, embarked on an SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) Cloud Apps Development initiative. The company aimed to enhance procurement efficiency, integrate seamlessly with its existing SAP S/4HANA system, and provide an improved user experience.

With a complex and diverse supply chain, the company required a centralised and intelligent procurement system to enhance purchasing across all group companies. To ensure seamless integration with its existing SAP S/4HANA system, the company selected SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (SAP CAP) as the foundation for its next generation purchasing platform. By leveraging SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) and a customised SAP Fiori-based UI, the project successfully transformed procurement processes across multiple business units, ensuring real-time data access, enhanced automation, and seamless enterprise-wide collaboration.

Building a Scalable and Unified Procurement System

To support its digital transformation in procurement, the client deployed a cloud-native purchasing system built on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). The implementation focused on UI/UX enhancements, real-time data access, and improved workflow automation. The system was designed to seamlessly integrate with SAP S/4HANA, ensuring a centralised, scalable, and efficient procurement process. A key aspect of this solution was the development of SAP Fiori applications to create a modern and user-friendly interface. SAP BTP Form Services with Adobe Forms were also incorporated to enhance user form processing for purchase requisitions, approvals, and vendor communications.

To support real-time data processing and analytics, the solution leveraged SAP HANA Database, enabling better financial planning and procurement insights. Additionally, a comprehensive service scope covered requirement analysis, UI/UX consultation, and functional enhancements, ensuring the platform was tailored to business-specific procurement needs.

Challenges & Achievements

Developing a unified procurement platform for a multinational conglomerate required overcoming several key challenges, including system integration, user adoption, and process standardisation. Each business unit had unique procurement workflows, making it crucial to develop a flexible yet standardised platform that met varying needs. To address these challenges, a collaborative development approach was established between FPT and the client’s project team. As a leader in SAP BTP integrations, FPT’s extensive experience in transforming complex procurement systems ensures that clients not only achieve seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA but also experience sustained operational efficiency. This partnership ensured seamless design, development, and testing, allowing the system to be tailored to group-wide procurement needs while maintaining compliance with corporate policies. Additionally, SAP BTP’s rapid deployment capabilities helped accelerate the design-to-go-live cycle, enabling the company to quickly adapt to evolving business requirements.

Key Benefits & Business Impact

The deployment of the SAP BTP-based procurement system delivered significant operational improvements, transforming how procurement is managed across business units.

• Improved Procurement Efficiency – The system streamlined purchasing across group companies, reducing complexity and manual efforts.

• Enhanced User Experience – A modern SAP Fiori UI provided a simplified, intuitive interface, increasing user adoption and productivity.

• Faster Decision-Making – Real-time access to procurement data through SAP HANA enabled better decision-making and faster approvals.

• Accelerated Deployment – FPT’s Rapid Delivery Approach ensured faster implementation, minimising business disruptions and maximising client satisfaction.

• Seamless System Integration – Native SAP BTP architecture allowed smooth interoperability with SAP S/4HANA, ensuring a unified procurement ecosystem.

Looking Ahead

With its new SAP BTP-powered procurement platform, the client is well-positioned to scale operations, enhance supplier collaboration, and drive digital procurement transformation across its entire business ecosystem. Moving forward, the company plans to expand automation, integrate AI-driven insights, and further enhance UI/UX features to continuously improve procurement processes and optimise supply chain efficiency.

FPT remains committed to supporting the client’s digital procurement journey by integrating advanced AI-driven insights, enhancing user experience through continuous UI/UX improvements, and ensuring the platform scales seamlessly as business needs evolve.

What this means for Mastering SAP Insiders

• Leverage SAP BTP and SAP CAP for Scalable Procurement Automation: Organisations should adopt SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) within SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) to build flexible, cloud-native procurement solutions. This ensures seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA, real-time data access, and automation-driven efficiency while allowing customisation to meet diverse business unit needs.

• Enhance User Adoption with SAP Fiori and UX Optimisation: A modern and intuitive procurement system relies on SAP Fiori-based UI enhancements. Prioritising user experience (UX) design through interactive dashboards, simplified workflows, and smart approval processes increases adoption rates and improves procurement efficiency across multiple business entities.

• Accelerate Digital Procurement Transformation with Rapid Deployment: Organisations can speed up implementation and reduce business disruption by leveraging SAP BTP’s rapid deployment capabilities and an agile development approach. Collaborating with experienced SAP partners like FPT ensure faster go-live, seamless system integration, and adaptability to evolving procurement needs.