Unlocking growth at a staffing services company
A multibillion-dollar employment staffing agency with a national footprint was failing to realize operational and financial synergies it expected a year after a merger. Overall profitability had been solid, but they saw issues growing working capital, fill-rate, growth, and deploying the changes necessary to realize the scale benefits they presumed available. To clarify the root causes and resolve these issues quickly and permanently, they sought the expertise of Wilson Perumal & Company.
The company, having come together as a merger of equals, still operated with a locally-owned, locally-operated mindset. This meant they were effectively running over 300 small businesses while also overseeing franchise operations. New shared services had been quickly established for Finance and
With recognized experience helping companies unwind complexity, the WP&C team started at corporate, moved into branch operations, and later returned to corporate to ensure sustainable results. Over the course of work, the team:
Throughout the project, WP&C worked with the management team to continuously develop, prioritize, and implement improvements across the business to:
WP&C’s unparalleled understanding of how to identify and untangle complexity in organizations helped this client see their business in a different light and guided them to better execution, not only with day-to-day business but also through corporate change initiatives. WP&C worked openly and collaboratively with corporate and local teams to build the trust and credibility needed to get change done and to make it stick. With COO and CFO sponsorship, the team successfully met and exceeded original expectations by:
The company, having come together as a merger of equals, still operated with a locally-owned, locally-operated mindset. This meant they were effectively running over 300 small businesses while also overseeing franchise operations. New shared services had been quickly established for Finance and
With recognized experience helping companies unwind complexity, the WP&C team started at corporate, moved into branch operations, and later returned to corporate to ensure sustainable results. Over the course of work, the team:
Throughout the project, WP&C worked with the management team to continuously develop, prioritize, and implement improvements across the business to:
WP&C’s unparalleled understanding of how to identify and untangle complexity in organizations helped this client see their business in a different light and guided them to better execution, not only with day-to-day business but also through corporate change initiatives. WP&C worked openly and collaboratively with corporate and local teams to build the trust and credibility needed to get change done and to make it stick. With COO and CFO sponsorship, the team successfully met and exceeded original expectations by: