Contingent Workforce Lead

Title: Contingent Workforce Lead (Contract)- Job#6045

Location: Springfield, MA Area

Job Description

Our client located in the Springfield, MA area has an immediate opening for a Contingent Workforce Lead to join their team. The Contingent Workforce Lead is responsible for managing the end-to-end lifecycle of contract and temporary labor across the organization. This role partners closely with hiring managers, procurement, and staffing vendors to ensure efficient delivery of high-quality talent while maintaining cost control, compliance, and process consistency. The ideal candidate brings strong vendor management experience, rate negotiation expertise, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, highly regulated energy/utilities environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of contingent hiring, including requisition intake, sourcing strategy, vendor engagement, and onboarding coordination
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and align on job requirements, timelines, and delivery expectations
• Set up and facilitate intake calls with hiring managers to clarify role scope, required skills, and success criteria
• Develop, issue, and manage RFQs to staffing vendors
• Ensure RFQs are clear, competitive, and aligned with business requirements and budget constraints
• Evaluate vendor submissions for quality, compliance, and cost-effectiveness
• Lead rate negotiations with staffing vendors to ensure competitive and market-aligned pricing
• Establish rate cards and provide guidance to hiring managers on market trends and pay ranges
• Monitor spend and identify opportunities for cost savings and process efficiencies
• Serve as the primary point of contact for staffing vendors
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure consistent delivery and performance
• Track vendor performance metrics (time-to-fill, candidate quality, submittal-to-hire ratios, etc.) and hold vendors accountable
• Ensure all contingent hiring activity complies with internal policies, contracts, and regulatory requirements typical in the energy/utilities sector
• Maintain documentation and audit readiness for contingent workforce processes
• Partner with procurement and legal teams on contract terms, SOWs, and vendor agreements
• Provide regular updates to internal stakeholders on hiring progress, vendor performance, and workforce trends
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards related to contingent labor usage, spend, and performance
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on contingent workforce strategy
  
  

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Supply Chain, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5 years of experience in contingent workforce management, staffing, procurement, or vendor management
• Experience working within or supporting energy, utilities, or other highly regulated industries preferred
• Strong experience with rate negotiation and vendor contract management
• Proven ability to manage multiple vendors and requisitions simultaneously
• Familiarity with VMS tools (e.g., Fieldglass, Beeline, IQNavigator) is a plus
  
  

Preferred

• Experience building or optimizing contingent workforce programs
• Knowledge of labor market trends within energy/utilities or engineering-focused roles
• Exposure to MSP programs and supplier governance models
  
  

About Delphi-US: Peacemakers in the Talent War

Delphi-US is a national IT Services firm based in Newport, Rhode Island. Delphi attracts our nation’s best and brightest Technical & Professional Talent and position our nation’s finest employers to further their competitive advantages. Delphi's core technical focus includes Data Sciences & Analytics, Modern AI/ML Model Monetization, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, ERP Rescue; serving domains from sensitive national energy sectors to critical financial services, biomed, lifesciences & pharma, major government & municipal institutions, and much of the USA's Fortune 500 corporations. Delphi Associates are deployed on critical IT Projects where their consultative business acumen, comprehensive technical expertise, and committed service mission drives our client's success. Our proprietary skill-based and cultural matching process results in higher qualified project teams, custom curated for our client’s specific technical & functional goals. We are supremely experienced, friendly, professional, and ready to advocate on your behalf. Delphi has an indelible understanding of employer expectations, a track record of project success and we deliver lasting results.