Ulta Beauty
1000 Remington Boulevard, Suite 120,
Bolingbrook, 60440, IL,
United States
Bolingbrook, 60440, IL,
United States
1 630-410-4800
Retail
Ulta Beauty Technographics
Ulta Beauty Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Ulta Beauty and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 20000 Ulta Beauty employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Ulta Beauty has purchased the following applications: SAP S/4 HANA for ERP Financial in 2016, Cadient Talent ATS for Applicant Tracking System in 2011, Onit SimpleLegal for Legal Practice Management in 2017 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Ulta Beauty is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with SAP , Block (ex Square, Inc) , Cadient Talent or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Ulta Beauty revenues, which have grown to $11.21 billion in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Ulta Beauty intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
Ulta Beauty Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
Ulta Beauty ERP
Vendor |
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Market |
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Insight |
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| SAP | SAP ERP ECC 6.0 | SAP S/4 HANA | ERP Financial | ERP | n/a | 2016 | 2017 |
In 2016, Ulta Beauty migrated from SAP ERP ECC 6.0 to SAP S/4 HANA as its ERP Financial platform. The SAP S/4 HANA implementation was designed for cloud-hosted operation on Microsoft Azure, targeting core finance and deployment orchestration across the retail technology estate.
Ulta Beauty integrated Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to standardize and automate infrastructure and SAP component deployments, using automation playbooks to collect failed hosts, send notifications, manage dynamic inventory, and standardize code across tasks. The automation layer was applied to SAP S/4 HANA component provisioning and configuration, shrinking typical deployment timelines from three weeks to less than a day. Ulta Beauty reports the automation effort saved thousands of manual hours annually and increased repeatability and time-to-value for automation.
Operational coverage included the IT operations and incident remediation workflows that support more than 1,300 retail stores across 50 states and the e-commerce channel, focusing on system stability and reduced downtime risk. Ansible Automation Platform was run in the same cloud environments as SAP S/4 HANA to enable direct deployment and maintenance at required scale. This architecture centralized orchestration for configuration management and accelerated incident response.
As phase two progressed Ulta Beauty established communities of practice to connect workflows, embed an automation component into role definitions, and enable data-driven ROI assessment for automation projects. Phase three is planned to further institutionalize automation as the primary method for eliminating manual configuration management and deployment. Governance adjustments emphasized automation standards, repeatable playbooks, and role-level accountability for ongoing operational control.
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ERP Financial | ERP |
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2013 | 2014 |
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Expense Management | ERP |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Payment Processing | ERP |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Ulta Beauty HCM
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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| Cadient Talent | Legacy | Cadient Talent ATS | Applicant Tracking System | HCM | n/a | 2011 | 2011 |
In 2011, Ulta Beauty implemented Cadient Talent ATS as its Applicant Tracking System. The Cadient Talent ATS was embedded on Ulta's public careers site to capture external candidate applications and to manage end-to-end requisition workflows for retail and corporate roles.
Configuration emphasized typical Applicant Tracking System modules including job posting and distribution, application intake via the website, resume parsing and candidate tracking, interview scheduling, and requisition management. Operational governance focused on recruiter and hiring manager role-based access, standardized approval and status workflows, and process controls to support distributed store hiring and corporate talent acquisition.
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Applicant Tracking System | HCM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Compensation Management | HCM |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Core HR | HCM |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Employee Engagement | HCM |
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2025 | 2025 |
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HR Compliance, Offboarding | HCM |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Performance and Goal Management | HCM |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Recruiting | HCM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Succession and Leadership Planning | HCM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Task Management | HCM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Workforce Analytics | HCM |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Workforce Analytics, HR Compliance, Offboarding | HCM |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Workforce Management | HCM |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Workforce Management | HCM |
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2012 | 2013 |
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Workforce Management | HCM |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Ulta Beauty ERP Services and Operations
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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| Onit | Legacy | Onit SimpleLegal | Legal Practice Management | ERP Services and Operations | n/a | 2017 | 2017 |
In 2017, Ulta Beauty implemented Onit SimpleLegal for Legal Practice Management to centralize corporate legal operations. The deployment focused on core legal workflows and operational control for the companys in-house legal team, aligning the Onit SimpleLegal application with enterprise middleware and integration patterns already in use at Ulta Beauty.
Onit SimpleLegal was configured to support matter management, e-billing and vendor management workflows, with process orchestration for intake, approvals and matter tracking. Configuration work emphasized role-based access, configurable intake forms, document association to matters and automated billing file handling consistent with Legal Practice Management functional expectations.
The integration architecture leveraged a TIBCO-centric stack, including TIBCO BusinessWorks 6.6 and TIBCO EMS 8.5, combined with REST APIs and MQ binding files to connect Onit SimpleLegal to multiple enterprise systems. Explicit integrations noted in the environment included SAP, IV, OMS, Manhatten, ecom platforms and Google Cloud Platform, with SNC and certificate-based authentication used for SAP cloud connectivity, and Jenkins CI/CD for deployments.
Operational governance included creation of AppSpaces and AppNodes in TEA, multiple environment profiles and deployment guides to support testing and production, and onboarding of new servers with the TIBCO runtime. Day-to-day support and release coordination spanned client and offshore teams, with monitoring using Dynatrace and incident troubleshooting across System Integration Test, User Acceptance Test and Production environments.
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Point Of Sale | ERP Services and Operations |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Real Estate Property Management | ERP Services and Operations |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Travel Management | ERP Services and Operations |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Ulta Beauty Analytics and BI
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Previous System |
Application |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI |
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2021 | 2022 |
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Ulta Beauty Collaboration
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Previous System |
Application |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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Collaboration | Collaboration |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Ulta Beauty Content Management
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Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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Content Management | Content Management |
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2011 | 2011 |
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Enterprise Content Management | Content Management |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Ulta Beauty eCommerce
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Previous System |
Application |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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eCommerce | eCommerce |
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2008 | 2008 |
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eCommerce | eCommerce |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Personalization and Product Recommendations | eCommerce |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Product Review Management | eCommerce |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Shipping Management | eCommerce |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Ulta Beauty SCM
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Category |
Market |
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When |
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Insight |
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Warehouse Management | SCM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Warehouse Management | SCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Ulta Beauty CRM
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Previous System |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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Customer Analytics | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Customer Data Platform | CRM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Customer Engagement | CRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Customer Experience | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Customer Experience | CRM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Customer Experience | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Customer Loyalty | CRM |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Customer Loyalty | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Customer Loyalty | CRM |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Customer Support | CRM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Customer Support | CRM |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Data Management Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2013 | 2013 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2013 | 2013 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2008 | 2008 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Partner Relationship Management | CRM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Partner Relationship Management | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Sales Automation, CRM, Sales Engagement | CRM |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Ulta Beauty ITSM
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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Application Performance Management | ITSM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Application Performance Management | ITSM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Incident Management | ITSM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Ulta Beauty PPM
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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Project Portfolio Management | PPM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Ulta Beauty Procurement
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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Procurement | Procurement |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Supplier Relationship Management | Procurement |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Ulta Beauty TRM
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VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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Governance, Risk and Compliance | TRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Governance, Risk and Compliance | TRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Ulta Beauty PaaS
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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Transactional Email | PaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Ulta Beauty IaaS
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Previous System |
Application |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2008 | 2008 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Digital Workspace | IaaS |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Ulta Beauty CyberSecurity
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Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) | CyberSecurity |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) | CyberSecurity |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) | CyberSecurity |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Ulta Beauty In-House
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Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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In-House | In-House |
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2014 | 2015 |
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at Ulta Beauty
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Chief Information Officer | CXO | IT | |
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Chief Financial Officer | CXO | Finance | |
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Chief Human Resources Officer | CXO | HR | |
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SVP FP&A, Strategy, Treasury and Procurement | VP | Treasury | |
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Vice President - Internal Audit | VP | Risk | |
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IT Director, Ecommerce and Guest Mobility | Director | IT | |
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Director Compensation and Benefits | Director | HR | |
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Senior Director - Financial Planning and Analysis | Director | Finance | |
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Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, eCommerce & Supply Chain | Director | Supply Chain | |
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Director, Payroll | Director | Finance | |
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Senior Director - Head of Procurement, Strategic Sourcing & Contracts | Director | Procurement | |
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Procurement Leader | Manager | Procurement | |
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Chief Supply Chain Officer | CXO | Supply Chain | |
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VP of Tax | VP | Finance | |
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Director, IT Services | Director | IT | |
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Director Of Payroll | Director | Finance | |
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Director, Workforce Management | Director | HR | |
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Senior Director, Workforce Management | Director | HR | |
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VP - IT Enterprise Applications | VP | IT | |
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Warehouse Management System Manager | Manager | IT | |
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Vice President Supply Chain Strategy & Systems | VP | Supply Chain | |
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Senior Manager WMS Field Operations | Manager | Operations | |
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Director Logistics Strategy & Systems | Director | Supply Chain | |
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Senior Manager, Transportation | Manager | Supply Chain | |
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Logistics Operations Manager | Manager | Supply Chain | |
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Chief Operating Officer | CXO | Finance | |
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Director, Digital Transportation & Optimization | Director | Supply Chain | |
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General Counsel, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer | CXO | Risk | |
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Assistant Compliance and Operations Manager | Manager | Legal | |
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Chief Human Resources Officer | CXO | HR | |
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Director, Gift Card & Credit Card | Director | Customer Service | |
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Head of Digital Strategy and Transformation | Director | IT | |
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IT Director - Digital Operations | Director | IT | |
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Guest Experience Lead | Manager | Customer Service | |
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Customer Experience Manager | Manager | Customer Service | |
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Director, Guest Services / Customer Care | Manager | Customer Service | |
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CMO | CXO | Marketing | |
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Salesforce Administrator | Manager | Marketing | |
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Apps Being Evaluated by Ulta Beauty Executives
APPS RUN THE WORLD tracks software evaluation trends across 2 million companies worldwide, including buyer insights from Ulta Beauty IT executives and key decision makers. This section highlights Ulta Beauty's latest recorded technology evaluations, including Square Marketing for Marketing Automation on 2026-03-06, Adyen for Payment Processing on 2026-03-06, and CyberSource Payment Management Platform for Payment Processing on 2026-03-06. As part of ARTW Buyer Intent and technographics insights, these findings provide useful visibility into the Ulta Beauty digital transformation priorities and AI adoption trends.
| Date | Company | Status | Vendor | Product | Category | Market |
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| 2026-03-06 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated | Block, Inc. | Square Payments | Payment Processing | ERP |
| 2026-03-06 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated | Block, Inc. | Square Marketing | Marketing Automation | CRM |
| 2026-03-06 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated | CyberSource, Visa company | CyberSource Payment Management Platform | Payment Processing | ERP |
| 2026-03-06 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated |
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Payment Processing | ERP |
| 2026-01-22 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated |
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PEO (Professional Employer Organization) | Professional Services |
| 2025-11-19 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated |
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Customer Experience | CRM |
| 2025-09-25 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated |
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Procurement | Procurement |
| 2025-08-07 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated |
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Core Banking | ERP Services and Operations |
| 2025-07-25 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated |
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Apps Development | PaaS |
| 2025-06-02 | Ulta Beauty | Evaluated |
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Warehouse Management | SCM |
FAQ - APPS RUN THE WORLD Ulta Beauty Technographics
Ulta Beauty is a Retail organization based in United States,
with around 20000 employees and annual revenues of $11.21 billion.
Ulta Beauty operates a diverse technology stack with applications such as
SAP S/4 HANA, Cadient Talent ATS and Onit SimpleLegal,
covering areas like ERP Financial, Applicant Tracking System and Legal Practice Management.
Ulta Beauty has invested in cloud applications and AI-driven platforms to optimize efficiency and growth,
collaborating with vendors such as SAP, Cadient Talent and Onit.
Ulta Beauty recently adopted applications including
Bswift Evive in 2025, Onwards HR Severance Automation in 2024 and Onwards HR Reporting & Analytics in 2024,
highlighting its ongoing modernization strategy.
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available to Premium subscribers.
Our research team continuously updates Ulta Beauty’s profile with verified software purchases,
vendor relationships, and digital initiatives identified from public and proprietary sources.
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