TROY, MI--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - KellyOCG, the Outsourcing and Consulting Group of Kelly Services® (
The Contingent Workforce Outsourcing (CWO) practice of KellyOCG will leverage its experience in delivering services procurement programs while utilizing its global footprint to support Rio Tinto's labor and supplier management strategy.
"Based on Rio Tinto's global presence and cumulative spend in services, this program is designed to become one of the largest and most innovative programs in the industry in terms of size, scope and global scalability," said Rolf Kleiner, senior vice president and general manager, KellyOCG.
"We choose to work with KellyOCG based on their expertise as a workforce managed service provider and their commitment to the Australian market," said Scott Singer, Global Head of Procurement, Rio Tinto. "Nearly half of Rio Tinto's 100,000 strong global workforce is comprised of contractors and a key driver of this program is improving contractor compliance with our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards. This program is also expected to provide major improvements in our contractor administration process through enhanced governance and increased data visibility."
Encompassing a broad spectrum of operational activities from supporting supplier qualification and contractor on-boarding, through sourcing and transactional management, the partnership is an entirely new model for contractor administration within Rio Tinto. Expected key outcomes include:
"We are very pleased to be partnering with an organization committed to innovation and program excellence such as Rio Tinto. From the outset they have recognized the potential for business transformation through this approach," said Kleiner. "The scope of the partnership speaks to the increasingly strategic nature of workforce and services procurement. For KellyOCG it represents a continuing evolution of both our CWO practice as well as our industry expertise in the global resources and energy space."
With this agreement, KellyOCG becomes the only Managed Service Provider with customers engaged on programs scaled to support over $1billion in spend across all three regions of the world.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. Visit www.riotinto.com.
About KellyOCG
KellyOCG is a global leader in innovative talent management solutions in the areas of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Human Resources Consulting, Career Transition and Organizational Effectiveness, Consulting, Executive Search and Contingent Workforce Outsourcing (CWO), which includes Independent Contractor Solutions. Further information about KellyOCG may be found at www.kellyocg.com.
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. is a leader in providing workforce solutions. Kelly® offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as world-class staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire and direct-hire basis. Serving clients around the globe, Kelly provides employment to 480,000 employees annually. Revenue in 2009 was $4.3 billion. Visit www.kellyservices.com.
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