This means the worker is NOT managed by the Buyer Organisation directly. Services Worker is a term used to mean that the Worker is expected to deliver a pre-defined service under a contract, called a Statement Of Work (SOW) with the Supplier organisation. However, this does not mean the worker is a direct employee of the Buyer organisation. He/she assumes responsibilities and delivers results as part of the Project team. Worker is a person with specialised skills such as designing, who is engaged to do the work of the Buyer, provided by the Supplier.Ĭontingent Worker is a term used to mean that the Worker is made part of the Buyer’s Project team under the direct management of the Buyer Organisation. Typically, supplier organisations specialise in providing a workforce with specific skills such as Architects, Designers and Information Technology professionals. Supplier is an organisation which provides such staff to the Buyer organisation. It provides for two broad categories of procurement, the first being procuring an external workforce to staff project teams and the second being procurement of services such as advertising, which falls outside the core competency of an organisation.įieldglass uses certain terminology relevant to this industry and it is imperative to know them to understand the solution:īuyer is an organisation, which is looking for people with a specialised skill set, who are required to be part of their project team on a temporary basis.

SAP Fieldglass is a cloud-based solution encompassing many of the processes involved in engaging such staff & services and provides an efficient way of handling them. Considering current changes – there is an even greater trend towards wider adoption of an external workforce. According to a US government accountability report, nearly 40% of the US workforce consists of external workers. The systems used to support these processes are not often optimal and frequently done manually using tools such as Excel.

Utilising specialised services and engaging temporary staff are common activities for many organisations. Search Our SAP Job Board Primer on SAP Fieldglass

Fieldglass eu login