Conexis VMS Case Study: Global Consumer Products Manufacturer

The Challenge

The primary concerns included:

35%+ NO-SHOW RATE

Leading to significant production delays, lost revenue and reduced customer satisfaction

HIGH EARLY TURNOVER

Resulting in continuous hiring and training costs and reduced output

LACK OF VISIBILITY AND CONTROL OVER COSTS

Impacting profitability and making budgeting in accurate.

INEFFICIENT AND INCONSISTENT SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE

Causing staffing delays and serious compliance issues

CUMBERSOME AND MANUAL PROCESSES

Creating unnecessary administrative burdens and impact on time to fill metrics.

The Solution

After evaluating multiple Vendor Management Systems, the company struggled to find one that could meet the unique demands of a manufacturing environment, such as worker rosters and work shift management and timeclocks.

Conexis offered advanced functionality designed for manufacturing and light industrial companies, providing the automation and control necessary to streamline contingent workforce management, including:REDUCING NO-SHOWS AND ENSURING SHIFT-FULFILLMENT

• Automated shift communication
• Real-time replacement for proactive backfilling
• Improved supplier accountability

ADDRESSING EARLY TURNOVER AND IMPROVING WORKFORCE RETENTION

• Tracking of turnover trends by job role and location
• AI-driven identification of successful candidate traits
• Manager interventions for leadership improvement

ENHANCING COST CONTROL THROUGH RATE STANDARDIZATION

• Centralized rate management for site comparison
• Market rate benchmarking
• Open and competitive supplier marketplace with "not to exceed" markup approach

STREAMLINING PROCESSES AND ENHANCING EFFICIENCY

• Automated approval workflows
• Standardized hiring, onboarding, payroll processes
• Real-time metrics and analytics dashboard 

OPTIMIZING SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE AND RATIONALIZATION

• Fulfillment rate, candidate quality, and compliance transparency
• Supplier scorecards for rationalizing and consolidating vendors
• Volume discount negotiated

The Results

Conexis VMS was implemented in under 8 weeks, with no fees for implementation, set-up, or training. The results transformed the company’s contingent workforce strategy, delivering significant cost savings, process efficiencies, and workforce reliability. 

The business impact included:

COST REDUCTION

• 8.9% - Hard dollar cost savings
• 18% - Additional soft dollar cost savings
• 5.6% - Rate reduction, including pre-existing Contract
  
  

WORKLOAD REDUCTION

• 65% reduction in administrative workload
  
  

DROP IN NO-SHOW RATES

• 80% - Drop in no-show rates
  
  

DROP IN EARLY TURN-OVER RATES

• 129% - Drop in early turnover rates
  
  

• 93% - Increase in shift fulfillment rates