You’ve probably uttered these words at least once in your life as an operations professional: 

“We don’t hire third party.” 

Hiring third-party services often comes with doubt and questions among operation teams. You give the keys to your business to someone outside your team; instead of worrying about whether this person can do the job properly, why not just trust someone internally? 

These are valid concerns to have but they are often a product of misconception regarding outsourcing manpower. Let’s discuss some things when you are approached by a third-party workforce solutions provider. 

Experience is Key in Trusting Third-Party Providers

Trust is a key factor when dealing with third-party providers. Not everyone may have the metrics available to provide you with peace of mind regarding their services. How then can an Operations Team buy in to the service of a third-party provider? 

It’s important to ask third-party providers previous projects or companies they have worked on. Experienced companies have testimonials from previous partners they have and those who go above and beyond even have statistics to back up what they are selling you. 

The benefits of partnering with a third-party workforce solution can be massive for any business. In order to get that trust that you need, don’t hesitate to ask for their experiences with previous clients. What they can share may surprise you.

An Experienced Third-Party Provider Has The Needed Industry Knowledge And More

One of the key unique things about third-party manpower providers is the versatility they bring to the table. They have a good mix of experience from different industries that can be valuable when they work with your business. 

Third-party providers have the needed industry knowledge, that should be expected. But one of the benefits of partnering with one is how much more they can bring to the table using what they have learned from other industries as well. They can bring new, transferable techniques that they picked up from previous projects and bring it to the operations of your business. 

The basics? They’ll surely get the job done. But they can help deliver more thanks to the wide variety of things that they have done in the past.

Third-Party Providers Provide Your Operations Much-Needed Flexibility 

There is a concern that third-party providers will blow up one’s budget and cause unneeded strain that may be too difficult to handle. This is farther from the truth. 

The reality of it is, third-party manpower providers can actually give an operation the flexibility they need which in turn helps then save costs as well. The world of operations is largely seasonal and is dependent on an uptick of demand from customers. Hiring internally requires expenses with salaries, benefits, and overtime.

Third-party manpower providers lighten the load for businesses by taking care of the rest of those concerns. All an operation has to think about is making sure everything runs smoothly and working together with their third-party manpower provider of choice. 

Partner with the Best Warehouse Workers in Canada 

Your operation deserves to partner itself with a proven partner. You need people with management who have the experience, expertise, and commitment to get the job done in the best manner possible.

Express Lumpers has the manpower that has proven themselves in its 9+ years of operations. We have accounts who work with 2 of the top 3 grocery stores in the world and we have helped various businesses in achieving improved profit margins. Our team of Packaging Workers, Deliver Drivers, Lumpers, and Machine Operators have been doing great work for our clients British Columbia (Vancouver, Richmond, Langley, Port Moody, and more), Alberta (Calgary and more), and Ontario (Toronto and more).

We’re ready to Deliver Excellent Experiences. Let’s talk! 

To know more about Express Lumpers, make sure to check out the Explore Our Purpose page. You can also learn more about our Lumper Services, Machine Operators, Packaging Workers, and Delivery Drivers by clicking the respective links.