Managing a contingent workforce can sometimes feel like spinning plates. Timesheets piling up in your inbox. Invoices trickling in from multiple staffing agencies. Spreadsheets sprawling out of control. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many organizations still rely on manual or fragmented processes to manage their externally-sourced workforce—and it’s costing them more than just time.
The Hidden Costs of Chaos
When timesheets, invoices, and workforce data are scattered across different systems—or worse, buried in email chains and spreadsheets—problems arise:
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Errors and inaccuracies from manual data entry
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Delayed payments to staffing agencies, which strains relationships
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Lack of visibility into real-time spend and performance metrics
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Compliance risks from inconsistent worker classification and recordkeeping
All of this leads to frustration, wasted effort, and missed opportunities to optimize your workforce.
There’s a Smarter Way Forward
Modern solutions like Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs and Vendor Management Systems (VMS) are designed to take the confusion out of contingent workforce management. Instead of juggling countless spreadsheets and agency invoices, you can streamline everything through one system, with one point of contact, and one consolidated invoice.
And here’s the best part: with Contrax, the cost of the MSP and VMS is passed directly to the suppliers—not your organization. That means you gain all the benefits of an advanced program without adding to your operating expenses.
The Value You Gain
This approach not only simplifies day-to-day operations but also gives your organization:
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Better visibility into workforce performance and costs
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Faster, more accurate reporting for leadership
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Improved compliance and reduced risk
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Stronger supplier relationships thanks to clarity and accountability
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No added cost to your business, since suppliers cover the program fees
How Contrax Can Help
At Contrax, we understand the challenges organizations face when managing their staffing agencies and contingent workforce. That’s why we built solutions like our MSP Flex program, powered by our Conexis VMS platform.
We help organizations:
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Eliminate messy spreadsheets and redundant processes
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Consolidate invoicing across multiple agencies
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Automate timesheets and approval workflows
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Gain transparency into spend and workforce quality
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Drive real cost savings while improving efficiency
Time to Clear the Confusion
If you’re dazed and confused by endless timesheets, agency invoices, and spreadsheets, it’s time for a change. With Contrax as your partner, you’ll not only simplify your processes—you’ll unlock a smarter, more strategic way to manage your workforce.
