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Bial implements SAP Concur to harmonise its T&E processes

Bial's challenges

harmonisation of T&E processes worldwide

Bial is a portuguese pharmaceutical company, headquarters of an international group with medicines in more than 50 countries and investing more than 20 per cent of its annual turnover in R&D.

Bial

solutions used

Bial has chosen SAP Concur to harmonise its travel and expense management processes.

SAP Concur Expense

Integrating your expenses data means that your company can always control spending anywhere and at any time.

SAP Concur

SAP Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel, expense, and invoice management solutions. Designed to simplify and automate financial processes, it offers real-time visibility into spending, streamlining operations for businesses of all sizes. SAP Concur helps organizations control costs and achieve greater efficiency in financial management.

a single T&E management solution

context & goals

Bial is a highly internationalised company and was looking for a single, global Travel and Expense Management solution for its main geographies. 
At the same time, as a result of its activity, there were also specific integration requirements with its pharmaceutical CRM IQVIA, in addition to Primavera payroll and ERP IFS.
The previous solution in use, developed to measure using a Low Code system, had limitations in terms of integrations, maintenance and harmonisation costs, as well as inefficient processes and a poor user experience.

solution

SAP Concur was the solution chosen. The reasons were fundamental:

  • reliability; market-leading solution
  • scalability, reporting, robustness
  • harmonisation of T&E policies
  • ability to integrate, including with credit cards


After careful analysis, Arago was chosen as the implementation partner for a number of reasons:

  • focus and specialisation in SAP Concur
  • feedback from reference customers interviewed by Bial
  • dedicated and certified team
  • results of the tests and demos carried out

benefits

  • cost reduction
  • increased productivity and simplified processes
  • simplified systems architecture
  • harmonisation of policies and processes
  • significant improvement in the employee experience with multiple positive feedbacks

Arago was chosen after a series of demos and tests and we are very pleased with the progress of the project

Bial
Nair Pires, HR Operations Specialist & Project Manager