VMS External Workforce Management
VMS External Workforce Management
Consultport Vendor Management
System for External Workforce
Manage the complete lifecycle for contractors from request and
engagement to offboarding and evaluation - simple, compliant, efficient.
engagement to offboarding and evaluation - simple, compliant, efficient.

Consultport is trusted by 1000+ businesses worldwide
What is Consultport VMS External Workforce Management?
External consultants and experts on demand help build a strong, scalable workforce. Consultport VMS External Workforce Management is an application that helps you to manage the whole lifecycle of your external workforce: find, select and onboard consultants, manage approvals and payments, perform analysis and reportings, and ensure compliance at all times.

End-to-End: External Workforce Process Management
Request & Approval: Submit project needs and streamline internal approvals.
Sourcing & Invitation: Distribute to vendors and receive the best candidate offers.
Comparison & Selection: Compare profiles, prices, and availability at a glance.
Onboarding & Compliance: Ready-made contracts and integrated compliance checks.
Tracking & Reporting: Monitor hours, costs, and project status in real time.
Evaluation & Offboarding: Give feedback, finalize payments, and close assignments.
Key Benefits
Centralized Management of External Workforce
A single platform to source, engage, and manage external consultants and experts, and streamline communication across all departments.
Faster and More Efficient Process
Save hours with standardized workflows, distribute to preferred vendors and compare candidates side-by-side.
Full Cost and Compliance Control
24/7 customizable access and visibility rights into spend and compliance data - avoid risks and control your costs.
Key Features
Centralized
Workforce Hub
All information about your external consultants and experts, suppliers, and projects in one place for full visibility.
End-to-End
Integration
Standardized onboarding and approval workflows, automatically generated timesheets and invoices.
Smart Sourcing &
Vendor Management
Easily search, manage and evaluate all vendors and external candidates.
Compliance
Management
Audit-ready documentation, digital signatures, and integrated worker classification tool.
Advanced Analytics &
Reporting
Clear dashboards to monitor spend, hiring cycle time, and workforce efficiency.
Highest Security
Standards
We comply with international security standards, incl. ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR.
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Simple, Fast, Smart - The Next Generation VMS
Bring your external workforce management to the next level with our cutting-edge VMS.
No VMS
- No central visibility
- Long and complex processes
- Slow hiring cycles
- Compliance risks
- Hard to measure performance or costs
Traditional VMS
- Complex and over-engineered
- Slow implementation
- Expensive
- Weeks/months to onboard contractors and users
Consultport VMS Advantage
- Intuitive easy to use UI
- Fast and lean setup
- Integrated talent and vendor pool
- AI-powered consultant matching
- Comparison and quotes within 48h
- Most cost-effective solution
Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vendor Management System?
A Vendor Management System is a platform that digitalizes the management of external workforce. It streamlines processes such as sourcing, onboarding, compliance, and performance tracking, providing full visibility and control over your external workforce.

What advantages does a Vendor Management System offer?
A Vendor Management System brings everything into one place β no more scattered tools, emails, or manual tracking. It simplifies your workflows, reduces admin time, and gives you full visibility into spend, performance, and compliance.

When does a Vendor Management System make sense?
A Vendor Management System makes sense when your company regularly works with a strong external workforce across different departments. Especially when you face problems with managing your current external workforce or with staffing your new projects, a Vendor Management System can help. Moreover, especially for mid-sized and large companies, it brings the control and visibility your internal tools canβt.

What is Consultport doing?
Consultport is a platform offering on-demand access to top-tier Management Consultants, Digital Experts and Interim Managers. Leading companies hire from Consultportβs pool of consultants to help on their most critical projects.

What makes the Consultport VMS External Workforce Management unique?
You do not only get a simple but effective tool to manage your external workforce, but also you can additionally find the right talent in days with our integrated pre-vetted consultant pool.
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