What Is a VMS?

A VMS or Vendor Management System is a web-based software application designed to support the procurement and management of staffing services—including temp staff, outside contract, or contingent labor—for mid-sized to large businesses and other organizations. VMS solutions enable the effective management of contingent workforce hiring processes from one, easy-to-use platform. A VMS streamlines and automates every step involved in the sourcing, acquisition, management, and payment of contingent labor. VMS is used either by internal workforce management/HR users or by an MSP team on behalf of their client.

What Are the Benefits of Using a VMS?

There are numerous significant benefits to deploying a VMS solution for services procurement. Among the most notable are:

• Increased staffing efficiency through process automation;
• Improved transparency into critical areas like bill rates;
• Tighter enforcement of compliance with business rules and govt. regulations;
• Risk mitigation through improved compliance and audit trails;
• Reduced sourcing cycle times;
• Improved supplier partnerships and collaboration;
• Replicable on-boarding processes for streamlined operations;
• Improved operational insight through reporting and data analytics;
• Reduced overall cost for contingent workforce spend;
• Improved talent quality and overall workforce achievement.

How Does nextSource Differentiate Among VMS Solution Providers?

• Truly vendor-neutral, nextSource has experience with most leading VMS providers;
• Signature “white glove” approach delivers collaborative partnership;
• Experienced program architects with deep expertise in process, planning, and configuration;
• Exceptional focus on downstream implications and compliance;
• Proven effective at increasing access to the right talent and job fulfillment;

• Decreased risk through compliance management and quality measures;
• Increased process efficiencies that drive visibility and cost savings.

 Why Might My Organization Need a VMS?

The top reasons  to consider a VMS for your organization include:

• Your organization is either beginning to utilize contingent labor beyond simple temp workers or is ramping up its utilization of same;
• Your existing processes for managing staffing vendors is mostly (or entirely) manual and there is limited visibility into spend, performance, and trends;
• You’re adding numerous new worker types to your contingent workforce like SOW, independent contractors, Gig Economy talent, Human Cloud resources, and other emerging classifications;
• You’re seeking to improve relationships with your existing staffing supplier partners and want greater visibility into cost-drivers and performance metrics;
• You’re concerned about exposure to risk from improper administration of an increasingly complicated patchwork of benefits and regulations that vary across different geographical locations.

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