Case Study · Third-Party Logistics

Regional Fulfilment Operation From fragmented supply to a long-term partnership.

A third-party logistics provider operated a high-volume fulfilment site in the East of England. When Recruit Mint arrived, the site was hard to reach, the labour supply was fragmented, and several agencies were already involved.

The supply model was struggling with quality, retention, workforce management and communication. Recruit Mint rebuilt the model around capability, training and accountability.

The headline result
Before fragmented agency supply
After long-term managed partnership

From fragmented agency supply and inconsistent delivery, Recruit Mint became the lead partner behind a long-term, high-volume seasonal fulfilment operation.

Client Confidential logistics provider
Contract Major retail fulfilment operation
Sector Third party logistics
Location East of England
Peak High-volume seasonal peaks
The Brief

Fragmented supply. No single point of accountability.

The client needed a supplier that could bring structure, reliability and workforce quality to a demanding fulfilment operation with hard access, volatile volume and multiple existing agencies already involved.

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Multiple agencies on site

There was no single point of accountability for delivery, quality, communication or retention.

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Limited transport access

The site was in a hard-to-reach location, so worker travel reliability had to be managed carefully.

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Supply not working

Labour quality, retention, workforce management and communication were all weak.

Multi-shift peak operation

The site moved through demanding seasonal peaks, with labour required across multiple shifts.

The Recruit Mint Response

Capability, training and accountability.

Recruit Mint replaced a fragmented supply model with a structured approach built around worker onboarding, testing, site understanding, training and on-site performance support.

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On-site onboarding programme

A new programme covered registration, numeric testing, introduction and a site tour before workers entered the operation.

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Video training programme

Training covered induction, role-specific processes, operational standards and on-site health and safety.

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On-site support team

On-site support was introduced to strengthen resourcing, training and performance management.

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Local temp-to-perm pool

A local temp-to-perm pool was built from the start to improve retention and workforce consistency.

Operation at Scale

A model built to flex. Without losing control.

The operation needed to move from normal daily volumes into major seasonal peaks while maintaining worker quality, training, retention and communication.

Agencies replaced Several

Multiple agencies were already involved before Recruit Mint introduced a more accountable model.

Partnership Long-term

A long-term relationship with the logistics provider and its customer.

Peak workers High-volume

Temporary workers supported during annual peak demand.

Operation Multi-shift

Operation supported across multiple shift patterns.

The Journey

From fragmented supply to one accountable partnership.

Recruit Mint became the lead supplier throughout the year, with additional controlled support only introduced when required during peak periods.

The partnership allowed the operation to grow year on year, supported by a more reliable and better-managed workforce model.

Lead supplier model

Recruit Mint became the lead supplier throughout the year.

Peak recovery support

Second-tier support was only added when required in peak.

Retention focus

A local temp-to-perm pool improved long-term workforce stability.

Performance support

Supervisors supported training, resourcing and performance management.

The Outcome

A long-term partnership. Built on delivery.

Recruit Mint moved from new ground to becoming the lead supplier behind a long-term, high-volume fulfilment operation.

Partnership Long-term

A long-term partnership with the logistics provider and its customer.

Supplier model Lead

Recruit Mint became the lead supplier throughout the year.

Peak volume High

Peak requirements reached high-volume seasonal levels.

Control Stronger

Better accountability, training, retention and workforce management.

From fragmented agency supply and inconsistent delivery, to a lead supplier model behind a long-term high-volume partnership. That is chaos, brought to calm.

Got a site that needs the same calm?

Too many agencies, a hard-to-reach location or a supply model that is not delivering?

Recruit Mint can replace fragmented supply with one accountable partnership built around quality, retention, training and delivery.