Telecommunications

Leading multinational telecom group

A leading multinational telecommunications group unified fragmented procurement processes across a multi-brand telecom portfolio by creating a centralized procurement front door that improved visibility, accelerated contract-to-PO workflows, and increased buying channel adoption across distributed operating companies.

Telecommunications
$4.5B+

annual revenue

6.5k+

employees

6

countries

  1. Challenges
  2. ORO Solutions
  3. Value Delivered
  4. Integrations

Challenges

Operating across multiple telecom brands, markets, and procurement organizations, the company faced significant complexity in synchronizing procurement workflows globally. Different operating companies relied on different systems, organizational structures, and procurement processes, making standardization efforts extremely difficult. Procurement intake was internally described as “fragmented and chaotic,” while users often experienced procurement as a “black box” that required constant email follow-up to understand request progress.

The organization needed a flexible orchestration platform capable of harmonizing disparate systems and workflows without forcing every market into a rigid standardized model. At the same time, the company wanted to improve visibility, streamline contract-to-PO workflows, and create a more intuitive procurement experience for business stakeholders across all operating companies.

ORO Solutions

The centralized intake model transformed procurement from a fragmented and opaque process into a streamlined, transparent experience across 10 companies and 5 category trees. Business users gained real-time visibility into request progress, eliminating the need to chase procurement teams through emails and manual follow-up. The intuitive front door experience also enabled rapid adoption with minimal training requirements for stakeholders.

Key outcomes included:

• Unified procurement across 10 companies and 5 category trees
• Real-time visibility into request progress for business users
• Accelerated contract-to-PO workflows
• Increased buying channel adoption
• Initial go-live in just 5 weeks
• Personalized procurement experience per market

Value Delivered

The centralized intake model transformed procurement from a fragmented and opaque process into a streamlined, transparent experience across 10 companies and 5 category trees. Business users gained real-time visibility into request progress, eliminating the need to chase procurement teams through emails and manual follow-up. The intuitive front door experience also enabled rapid adoption with minimal training requirements for stakeholders.

Key outcomes included:

• Unified procurement across 10 companies and 5 category trees
• Real-time visibility into request progress for business users
• Accelerated contract-to-PO workflows
• Increased buying channel adoption
• Initial go-live in just 5 weeks
• Personalized procurement experience per market

Integrations

SAP, Oracle, GEP Sourcing, GEP Supply Management, GEP Category Workbench, GEP Projects, GEP Contracts, GEP Spend Analysis, OneTrust, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Amazon Business (planned), Sirion (planned), Fairmarkit (planned), DocuSign (planned)