Ingram Micro to provide third-party logistics for Telecom NZ
Media Release
Ingram Micro to provide third-party
logistics for Telecom New Zealand
Auckland, New
Zealand – August 6 , 2013 – Ingram Micro, New
Zealand’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a
global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle
services and logistics solutions, announced today it has
signed an agreement with Telecom New Zealand, New
Zealand’s largest telecommunications and IT service
provider, to provide third-party logistics and supply chain
optimisation services.
Under the terms of the
agreement, Ingram Micro will manage the warehousing and
distribution of mobile devices and customer-fixed line
hardware from device and hardware suppliers to all Telecom
channels and channel partners.
“Telecom and Ingram
Micro have a long and successful history of partnership with
Gen-i, Telecom’s ICT division,” stated Gary Bigwood,
managing director, Ingram Micro New Zealand. “As one of
our largest reseller partners, we’ve worked closely with
Gen-i on both third-party logistics services and the
integration of our respective back-office systems. This
agreement is a logical extension of that work and will
support Telecom’s strategic objectives to deliver
continuous supply chain improvement and efficiency, as a
major player in the New Zealand mobility
market.”
This agreement also aligns with Ingram
Micro’s long-term growth strategy to expand the company's
business in high growth markets, while increasing its
services and solutions capabilities.
In October 2012,
Ingram Micro completed its acquisition of Brightpoint, Inc.,
(US$870m), a leading provider of device lifecycle services
– with the ability to provide complete lifecycle
capabilities from basic warehousing to software loading,
order and accounts receivable management, end-user
fulfilment and reverse logistics, which include services
from repair to refurbishment and recycling of wireless
devices.
“Ingram Micro is currently assembling a
dedicated team preparatory to services commencing later this
year,” Bigwood added. “We are very excited about this
project, as it is strategically very important to Ingram
Micro.”
Retail Chief Executive Chris Quin says that
Telecom is always looking at how it could operate more
efficiently so as to deliver better value and service to its
customers, and that the new partnership with Ingram Micro is
a win for both organisations.
“This partnership will bring significant efficiencies to our mobile business and moving the strategic sourcing of devices in-house will allow us to streamline our relationships with vendors and maximise any added value that we can pass on to our customers. Ingram Micro is a world-class provider of third party logistics which has similar systems and processes to those we’re using currently, so we expect a smooth transition without customer impact.”
Mr Quin said that the change would help further Telecom’s determination to become effortless for its customers to do business with.
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