Types of Partnerships

Kelly IT Resources offers you a variety of staffing options, depending upon your specific needs. Here are some examples of the relationship levels we currently employ with our customers:

Master Vendor:
In this type of relationship, 100% of all agreed-upon orders would go through Kelly Services. In turn, Kelly would ensure the fulfillment of 100% of these orders.

Kelly Services would maintain the first right to fill. However, it is also Kelly's responsibility to engage other suppliers when needed or where designated. Engaging secondary suppliers would ensure the fulfillment of niche orders, hard-to-fill orders or large volume orders.

The success of this type of relationship relies on both Kelly and the customer. Customer responsibilities would include designating a sponsor to endorse Kelly's role and ensure end-user compliance.

Kelly responsibilities would include engaging secondary suppliers in a timely manner and calling out orders appropriately to ensure customer needs are met regardless of the service the temporary employee is working for.

Primary Vendor:
A primary vendor relationship is one in which Kelly is the only approved national staffing vendor. This infers a mandated relationship with some exceptions as defined by the customer. In this type of relationship, Kelly typically maintains the first right to fill orders. Exceptions may include the use of other services by specified locations and/or end users. These other services may take orders from and/or bill the customer directly, as requested by the customer. In these cases, Kelly cannot provide comprehensive invoicing and reporting.

Approved Vendor:
Kelly serves as one of several vendors "approved to provide service" based on the discretion of the ordering source. The ordering source could represent individuals, departments, division or sites. The success of the opportunity rests with the value of the local service delivery and confidence built in the local relationship rather than a goal to achieve consistency or use of leveraged volume.

Supplier Consortium:
A legal entity formed by a group of potential customers for the purpose of leverage buying similar commodities. With respect to the purchase of temporary help, some consortiums may mandate the use of only one supplier, others may allow several.