A Fortune 500 retail company needed to reevaluate its pre-hire assessments and present findings within a tight RFP deadline. The HR team sought to determine whether a new talent acquisition vendor would help meet recruiting goals and identify better methods for vetting job candidates. However, the internal team lacked the bandwidth to thoroughly research assessment vendors and produce recommendations despite recognizing the urgency of the evaluation. Catalant connected the company with Jill, an HR expert with 15 years of organizational development experience. She evaluated the current talent acquisition program, conducted thorough analysis of pre-hire assessment vendors, and delivered multiple vendor options with personalized recommendations. Despite tight timelines, she required minimal onboarding and hit the ground running. The expert completed the assessment 10X faster than the internal team could have achieved on its own. The HR team presented findings with confidence to executive leadership, and the engagement laid the foundation for strengthened hiring practices and improved candidate identification. Additional recommendations were delivered for streamlining the broader talent acquisition process.

A multi-billion-dollar global equipment manufacturer faced a fragmented supply chain that lacked cohesion and cost efficiency. Rising distribution and transportation costs eroded margins, while outdated systems and sluggish processes hampered operations. Regional teams operated in silos with inconsistent processes, and below-target inbound container utilization, limited shipment visibility, and data fragmented across dozens of systems compounded the challenges. The manufacturer engaged Dirk Stammnitz, founder of Marblehead Consulting Group, through the Catalant platform to lead a comprehensive supply chain optimization initiative. Stammnitz identified six strategic optimization levers: freight procurement optimization, network redesign and distribution center rationalization, order and route planning optimization, freight cost management and invoice auditing, advanced Transportation Management System deployment, and Warehouse Management System improvements. The engagement identified over $20 million in cost reduction opportunities representing approximately 30% potential savings. Freight costs were reduced by more than 30% across North America, Europe, and Latin America. Competitive sourcing via RFP yielded approximately 25% savings on contracted freight rates, and a critical category achieved 10% container utilization improvement that reduced spot rate dependency. The engagement was extended for acquisition integration, new distribution center launch, and tariff analysis.