Purchase price manager system for a big telecom company
Company
Country
Poland
Industry
Telecommunications
System
Procurement system
Executive summary
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Client
T-Mobile, one of Poland's largest mobile phone operators with 11 million clients.
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The core challenge
T-Mobile needed to quickly adjust hardware prices based on market conditions and provide employees with easy access to information regarding hardware stock availability, which their old software couldn't fully support.
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Solution delivered
Pretius developed a custom Purchase Price Manager (PPM) system that automates the entire hardware purchase process, manages stock, analyzes market prices using the BuyIn API, and undertakes purchases based on predefined KPIs.
Key outcomes:
Lower costs and better offers: The new PPM system enables T-Mobile to save money by purchasing hardware at optimal market prices, leading to better offers for clients.
Improved customer retention: thanks to new, attractive offers the retention of existing customers and attraction of new ones is better. T-Mobile maintains its leadership in the Polish telecommunications market.
Enhanced operational efficiency: The new system automates the purchasing process and makes data more accessible.
Client background
T-Mobile is a major mobile phone operator in Poland, serving 11 million clients.
Their success is partly attributed to attractive hardware offers. As a prominent player in the Polish market, T-Mobile continuously seeks to expand its service offerings and maintain a competitive edge, understanding the importance of offering a wide range of devices at competitive prices to attract and retain customers.
The Business challenge: Automate the hardware storage and buying process
T-Mobile faced the challenge of rapidly adjusting hardware prices to changing market conditions and ensuring their employees had immediate access to information regarding smartphone availability in their stock. Their existing software system was inadequate for these critical requirements, hindering their ability to optimize purchasing and maintain competitive offers. This created a need for a new procurement system that could address these inefficiencies.
Technologies That Powered the Transformation
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Java
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React JS
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PostgreSQL
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Liquibase
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MyBatis
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JUnit
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Apache SF
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Spring Boot
The solution provided by Pretius:
Custom Purchase Price Manager system
Leveraging a 9-year collaboration and Pretius's expertise in enterprise-grade systems, Pretius developed a custom Purchase Price Manager (PPM) system for T-Mobile. This new software solution completely automates the hardware purchasing process.
Its main features and capabilities include:
Hardware stock management:
The system enables efficient management of T-Mobile's hardware inventory.
Market price analysis:
The solution analyzes current market prices using the BuyIn API to ensure optimal purchasing decisions.
Automated purchase actions:
The system automatically undertakes purchase actions based on predefined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), streamlining the procurement process.
The development team consisted of nine individuals: six software developers, one business analyst, one team project leader, and one project manager, ensuring a comprehensive and expertly crafted solution.
Measured outcomes and business impact
The implementation of the new PPM system by Pretius has delivered significant benefits and business impact for T-Mobile.
Foundational operational improvements
Cost savings: T-Mobile is now able to save money by purchasing hardware at prices optimized by current market conditions. This direct financial benefit enhances their profitability.
Automated procurement: The automated purchasing process reduces manual effort and increases efficiency in hardware acquisition.
Improved data access: Employees have easy access to important information, such as hardware availability, facilitating quicker and more informed decision-making.
Strategic and commercial value
Enhanced client offers: The cost savings result in more attractive hardware offers for T-Mobile's clients, thereby strengthening their competitive position in the market.
Customer retention and acquisition:Better offers help retain existing customers and attract new ones, contributing to continued client growth.
Market leadership: T-Mobile remains one of the leaders in the Polish telecommunications market, with over 11 million clients, a testament to the system's positive impact on their business strategy.
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Clients of T-Mobile in Poland
years
Of partnership between T-Mobile and Pretius
Thousands
In savings
Client testimonial
Renata Kania
Senior Security Awareness Specialist at T-Mobile.
Pretius has quite a few huge, enterprise-grade projects in their portfolio. I believe the reason for this is that they go the extra mile to understand the partner’s business goals and do what they can to provide a software solution that meets these goals.
Conclusion
Pretius successfully developed and implemented a custom Purchase Price Manager (PPM) system for T-Mobile Poland, automating their hardware purchasing and stock management processes. This solution addressed critical challenges related to market-responsive pricing and hardware availability, resulting in significant cost savings, improved operational efficiency, and the ability for T-Mobile to offer more competitive prices to its 11 million clients, thereby reinforcing its market leadership and ensuring ongoing collaboration.
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