Total Workforce Solutions Case Study

Ricardo is a global engineering and environmental consultancy business, specialising in cars, commercial vehicles, rail, defence, motorsport, energy and environment. As an innovative business at the forefront of changing technologies, Ricardo prides itself on having incredible technical knowledge and pioneering new solutions. To enable them to deliver high-tech solutions, only the best engineers are good enough.

RICARDO'S CHALLENGE

In 2008, Ricardo was facing challenges with its hiring process.

In order to find the contingent specialist engineers they needed, too much money and time was spent on inefficient recruitment processes.

The Ricardo hiring community operated by making use of preferred supplier lists with over 30 suppliers and without an overall strategy that hiring managers were able to follow.

OUR PARTNERSHIP

Gattaca Solutions was appointed Ricardo’s MSP partner in 2008 based on strong delivery and a desire to create a long-term model.

In 2014, after a successful six-year relationship in which Gattaca cemented itself as an integral partner for contingent recruitment, Ricardo asked Gattaca to create a Total Workforce Solution to incorporate both their flexible and permanent workforce.

The total workforce solution incorporated permanent and contingent recruitment of all skill sets in engineering, professional, technical and clerical disciplines, across all 15 of Ricardo’s UK sites.

OUR RESULTS

Gattaca’s on-site talent acquisition executives alone are responsible for recruiting over 75% of all vacancies. In doing so, Ricardo has been able to successfully manage the high costs associated with reliance on agency recruitment.

Our long-term partnership with Ricardo continues to evolve, having demonstrated to them through three contract renewals that we are the partner to help them make their recruitment a competitive differentiator for their business.

Highly developed vendor management and robust supply chain
A transparent and consistent pricing model
Enhanced understanding of client needs through an embedded on‐site client relationship team
Reduction in leakage through stakeholder buy‐in and tiered agency purchase order control

Reduction of time-to-hire through improved client knowledge
Process efficiencies realised through the implementation of web‐enabled recruitment technology
Support with diversity initiatives and ensuring inclusive sourcing
Support for the Ricardo employer value proposition and employer branding, including Glassdoor consultancy

BESPOKE RECRUITMENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN

As electrification of the automotive industry has continued to grow, Ricardo needed to recruit engineers with specialist skillsets to work across a series of hybrid and electric vehicle projects. Skillsets like engineers with experience in battery technologies, battery pack systems and systems integration.

We designed, developed and managed a candidate attraction campaign which focused on how Ricardo is pioneering the automotive technology the future and looking for passionate, ambitious people to join them on their journey.

Our hybrid and electric project microsite received 4,153 page views and 621 applications were received, many of which were niche, hard to fill roles.

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