Procurement professionals are constantly tasked with getting expertise to supplement their organization’s core competencies. Talent acquisition is also tasked to bring in talent that will transform a department as their business changes and new skills are needed to compete. Sometimes the best resource is a consultant with relationships at the business level and expertise that is beyond what you can afford in the available role. Other times you must find a subject matter expert who is a niche provider and would never consider regular employment. Engaging the independent consultants may be an excellent alternative to building out or overhauling a department. But a consultant may present other challenges like, where do you find them? and how do you transfer their knowledge to your employees? There are also the risks like misclassification and co-employment. As business has moved to an "On-Demand" form of talent delivery, savvy Category Managers are aligning their consultants with talent acquisition teams and building a virtual bench. How do you re-align your sourcing, talent acquisition and line management team to create a new solution for getting work done in an evolving organization? This session will focus on how this approach has worked in small, medium and large organizations.

Contributors: Anderson & Stowe, Carson, MBO Partners, Welsh
Categories: Summit Presentations
SRC Type: Talent Management