Agency Contract Partner

2 weeks ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Menzies Distribution Ltd Full time

Agency Contract Partner

Menzies Distribution are looking for an Agency Contract Partner to provide direction, leadership and development of our temporary labour agency suppliers, creating a focus on supporting Hubs and Depots with their management of agency labour.

As the Agency Contract Partner, you will support Regional Directors and Depot Managers with implementing a strategic approach to Agency usage and assessing agency performance against agreed contracts and SLA’s, in order to optimise balance of Agency usagevs Perm hiring.
- You will lead on a programme to significantly reduce agency spend across the Group and generate significant savings.

Based on a 35-hour week. This is a hybrid role with the need to travel to sites when required.

Agency Contract Partner Duties:

- Lead Agency Management Group and support Regional Directors by facilitating depot level labour management meetings across Central Recruitment, Hub/Depot leads and where appropriate Agency representatives.
- Support Central Recruitment team with expediting vacancy fulfilment by engaging suppliers to support HR initiatives.
- Conduct yearly Tender for all suppliers to include confirmation of new rates/T’s & C’s/KPI’s and process etc
- Onboarding of all temporary labour agency suppliers to meet business terms / charge rates / Driver Neg. etc
- Perform Bi-Annual audits of each supplier to ensure legal compliance
- Negotiate rates with suppliers in line with market trends to reduce overcharging and NMW adherence.
- Monthly Audits on Suppliers for WTD Compliance and reporting
- Act as the link between Suppliers and Operations to enforce business policies and license compliance and change.
- Monitor business and Agency compliance for AWR (Agency Worker Regulations)
- Report to reduce temp overspend for post AWR and challenge the business to drive down overspend.
- Site visits to both supplier and user to audit for compliance and deliver training.
- Produce monthly Temporary Labour business spend and hours and over-time cost reports for Line manager, RD’s etc
- Produce AWR reporting for wider business to highlight compliance and report on over unnecessary over-spend.
- Report and escalate agency non-compliance to Operations, HR, and the wider business
- Produce and support ad hoc analysis and reporting of temp labour cost and usage.

Experience Requirements:

- Proven supplier management expertise, particularly of temporary labour agencies
- Proven knowledge of employment labour legislation and compliance
- Able to manage, motivate and develop people cross functionally.
- Budget management
- Ability to plan and organise effectively to meet deadlines.
- Good analytical and data management skills
- High level of accuracy and numeracy and a keen eye for detail
- Ability to understand data and translate into measurable actions for improvement.
- Full and current UK driving license and travel within UK with occasional overnight stays.

**BENEFITS**:

- 31 Days Annual Leave (Pro-Rota)
- Pension Scheme
- Life Cover
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Eye Care

A bit about us:
At Menzies Distribution, we have been delivering across the UK since 1833. Today, we are Logistic UK’s most innovative business of the year, with a strong focus on the future, sustainability, and innovation - we keep moving forwards.


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