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GXO to lead BT’s supply chain outsourcing
BT’s supply chain provides logistics support across all of BT Group’s operations, including supporting the Group’s fixed and mobile network build activities by transporting stock and replenishing supply stores, helping to keep more than 15 million residential and business customers connected.
The new partnership with GXO forms part of BT’s ongoing strategy to simplify and modernise its business, which continues to make strong progress. BT will be outsourcing its core warehouse and transport capabilities, while ensuring that the Group’s market-leading next generation network build plans remain on track.
For BT supply chain colleagues in warehouse, transport and some support roles - around 300 colleagues in total - there will be a proposed transfer to GXO under a Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) or “TUPE” agreement. A further 300 third-party agency support roles will continue their work under the terms of the partnership. BT will retain critical expertise to ensure continuity of service.
“Our partnership with GXO brings us to an important milestone in our transformation programme as we simplify BT,” said, Cyril Pourrat, Chief Procurement and Supply
In 2021, as part of its wider modernisation programme, BT Group announced improvements to its supply chain and procurement operations, including establishing BT Sourced as a new, standalone procurement company within the Group alongside its supply chain business. BT is making good progress on its business transformation programmes to create a stronger, better BT for our customers, the country and colleagues by modernising and bringing down costs.
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- Pelipod, the UK’s secure, storage box distribution and collection service, which is wholly owned by BT Group, and BT’s final mile supply chain operations, are outside the scope of this new partnership agreement with GXO.
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Source: GXO Logistics