Case Study
How strategic solutions unlocked value for a major auto manufacturer.
The challenge
Navigating workforce complexity in manufacturing.
A leading global automotive manufacturer, recognized for its innovative vehicles and mobility solutions, was facing rising workforce complexity across its operations. With leaner HR resources, the client’s internal teams struggled to adapt. The company wanted to improve its efficiency, productivity, and cost savings, all while flexing to meet seasonality from R&D and engineering to production, technology, and customer contact centers.
They needed a partner with the capacity to serve varied roles over a vast footprint, including sites across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The ideal partner would streamline solutions through a scalable approach that integrated contingent staffing, project-based work, and outcome-based delivery with seamless support for engineering, IT, manufacturing, and professional teams.
The solution
A unified talent approach, powered by expertise.
Kelly deployed a collaborative approach that ensures all client needs are routed swiftly to the right experts, cultivating transparency, trust, and enduring partnerships. A unified Kelly team supports the client’s full North American territory through a combination of contingent staffing, direct hire, project services, fully outsourced solutions, as well as retiree engagement, interns, and conversions.
Kelly experts in engineering, IT, professional, and industrial disciplines work alongside local and onsite clients to consult and deliver the right solution — whether for software-defined vehicles, manufacturing expertise, or back-office support. This agile approach focuses on rapidly understanding client pain points and building multidisciplinary teams, aligning the broad Kelly talent network to meet complex, evolving demands with precision and speed.
The value
Tangible value and lasting competitive advantage.
The Kelly model has delivered fast, consultative support with measurable results. With an average program headcount that flexes between 600 and 750, holistic attrition is held to 5%, and average time to submit candidates at just 3 days. The partnership has driven nearly $1 million in annual cost savings, maximizing operational impact.
Recent client feedback highlights the Kelly team’s flexibility, transparency, and ability to mobilize quickly on priorities like AI-enabled engineering. Most importantly, the company has benefited from a reliable talent engine that always keeps its production, tech, engineering, contact center, light industrial, and corporate roles fully staffed. Kelly delivers consistent agility, accelerated project delivery, and a trusted source for solutions in a rapidly shifting market.
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As an expert solutions and talent provider, Kelly Engineering is ready to partner with you. We provide a full portfolio of customized solutions to complement your business needs from contract, contract to hire, and direct hire to full project or program delivery solutions — designed to give our clients a competitive edge by combining expert talent with technology, data analytics, and process optimization.
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