RPO Market – Insource, Outsource or Hybrid: What are the best solutions?
At a time when flexibility is key to talent supply and management, The HR World held an exclusive Round Table dinner discussion to explore and debate the current RPO arena. The invite-only discussion was sponsored by market-leading RPO & MSP solutions provider Sanderson Managed Services Ltd.
At the forefront of efficient people supply, RPO solutions offer flexibility for organisations seeking to get the right talent into their organisations at the right time and for the right cost. However, there are a host of options around this arrangement, and it is not always easy to understand what is possible or appropriate for a particular situation.
The situation is further complicated today by the impact of the hybrid workforce, a scenario which means workers could be engaged at a distance from the end-users’ office, working irregular hours and within multiple teams. With the evolution and adaptation of employment relationships, the discussion offered a unique insight into how RPO solutions are changing to secure the people and value successful organisations need.
At the event two talent professionals, David Mason, Head of Global TA Delivery at Philip Morris International, and TA expert Jim Richardson, former Global Head of Talent at Santander and RBS, led the discussion, providing an exclusive and valuable insight into the potential of todays’ RPO solutions. They gave a view on current trends in the marketplace, where the market is likely to go and how end-users can make the most of these kinds of solutions.
With examples, case studies and practical suggestions, the event offered a great insight into the current state of this important part of the workforce supply chain and offered new ways for talent to be sourced and supplied efficiently.
David has worked in the staffing, talent management and workforce planning fields for over 20 years, holding a number of both in-house and consultancy roles.
Previous roles include Director of Recruitment Capita, COO Resourcing RBS, International Talent Acquisition Director CH2M HILL and Group Head of Resourcing for AXA’s UK and Ireland operations. He was responsible for both temporary and permanent recruitment covering activity from board to customer service level.
His early career was spent in the British Army where he served in the 1st Gulf War and Jungle Warfare Instructor as well as leading the “Flying Gunners”, the Royal Artillery Motorcycle Display Team
Jim is a qualified chartered accountant and an experienced senior HR consultant specialising in delivering people and employee-related workplace solutions across a broad range of business sectors.
Prior to consulting, his career included working in senior HR positions within Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse, RBS and Santander.
At RBS, Jim was responsible for the global hiring of c.25,000 hires per annum and at Santander, he ran the talent, learning and resourcing function.
He providesstrategic and tactical HR solutions across HR change (including redundancy process management), Talent, Reward, Culture and Well-being.
He is also an expert in providing HR advice for start-up and small organisations as they expand and grow- including org structure reviews, hiring senior leaders, establishing new reward frameworks, performance management and setting up core benefits.
Jim has a personal passion for building resilience and speaks regularly at external events and consults on the subject personally and through other reputable well-being consultancies.
