Optimizing Temporary Workforce Management: Engie’s Experience with Connecting-Expertise VMS

Engie, a global energy leader, aims to build a low-carbon future. To optimize staffing with a mix of contingent and contract workforces, Engie needed real-time, transparent access to supply and demand, and streamlined workflows. The CE platform provided this, enhancing transparency and efficiency by automating timesheets, purchase orders, service entry sheets, and invoicing. This integrated SaaS platform allows Engie to manage the entire market of external workers, ensuring smooth, tailored processes and efficient workforce management.

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Défi

Engie is staffing its teams across channels with an ideal mix of contingent and labour contract workforces. Real-time, transparent access to supply and demand, along with streamlined workflows, is crucial for the organization. Additionally, there is a need to automate timesheets, purchase orders, service entry sheets, and invoicing to save time and reduce errors.

Solution

Engie can reach the whole market of external workers at once through CE Marketplace. The right candidates are selected and managed through the platform. Timesheets, purchase orders, service entry sheets and payments will be processed in the same smooth flow. The platform is fully tailored to Engie’s needs, and provides internal transparency at all times. Connecting-Expertise supports Engie in finding and monitoring different types of external workers on various contracts.

Plan d'action

  • Implementing sourcing module

    Initiate, setup and activate source and contracting modules
  • Implement contracting module
    Initiate, setup and activate pay and tracking module
Marketplace

”Managing our temporary workforce is much more transparent and efficient now that we’re using CE VMS platform.”

- HR IS Solution Manager | Engie

Avantages

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Efficiency

Harmonizing, simplifying & accelerating the contingent hiring process

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Transparency

Transparent benchmarking of profiles between interim offices

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Increased Productivity

Generate productivity & financial gains by the dematerialisation of all administrative steps, Implementation of framework contract details & automated billing cycles

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Consistent Reporting

Consistent reporting of the need, profiles, contract durations & costs of contingent workers

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