International logistics company TNT has chosen Accenture as an outsourcing partner, to provide and standardise back office operations as part of a five-year deal.

Accenture’s responsibilities on TNT’s behalf will include data entry, procurement, and finance and accounting, taking over operations that were previously handled in-house.

Accenture’s addition to the business is part of a wider initiative known as “Outlook,” a project that is intended to grow TNT’s SME customer base, to which the use of outsourcing is key. In March 2015, TNT outsourced its IT infrastructure to HP as part of a six-year deal which will see operations moved to the cloud.

In regards to the Accenture deal, TNT CFO Maarten de Vries commented: “Accenture’s BPO services will allow TNT to focus on what we do best: delivering our customers’ express parcels and pallets, while enhancing our cost-efficiency and flexibility.”

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