How HelloFresh, UK’s leading recipe box, benefited from Coople’s on-demand staffing platform to quickly find and hire the necessary flexible staff in times of unpredictable growth.
How did Coople help?
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, HelloFresh urgently needed to increase their workforce by 50% to help them cope with the overwhelming increase in demand for their recipe boxes. They were dealing with a large order backlog from existing customers as well as a huge surge in new customers signing up to receive their recipe boxes. This meant over 400 extra workers were required within 48 hours to help with packing, customer care, and logistics.
Thanks to Coople, HelloFresh were able to instantly tap into thousands of flexible staff via The Coople for Business App and online platform. Using Coople’s unique algorithm, workers with the right skills and experience were matched to the multiple jobs posted and could apply right away. HelloFresh were able to build a ‘favourites’ pool of qualified workers they can easily rehire to give them ongoing support for the duration of the COVID-19 period.
The challenge
- Fill all operational gaps, with skilled and motivated staff, during unpredictable demand caused by the crisis
- Cover several varying job roles and 24/7 shift patterns
- Recruit local candidates across multiple locations within 48 hours
- Provide staffing flexibility for when lockdown measures are relaxed
The solution
By using the biggest online staffing platform in Europe, HelloFresh instantly tapped into a pool of 200,000+ motivated flexible staff ready to help scale up their operations during this crisis. The Coople platform’s algorithm made it easy to quickly match HelloFresh’s multiple jobs with qualified workers. This is what the process looked like:
Job publication: HelloFresh used the simple job creator in The Coople for Business App to create and post multiple jobs in minutes. They set the wage, role and experience they required.
Matching and reviewing: the job was then automatically matched via the Coople algorithm. The workers were able to apply and HelloFresh were able to review the applicants based on their CV and ratings before hiring them.
Confirmation of hours: once the job was completed, HelloFresh reviewed the hours. Next, the platform handled all the administration and payroll.
The results
Fully vetted workers: with a “favourites” pool of qualified, highly rated and vetted candidates.
Time and cost efficiency: HelloFresh quickly selected motivated workers across a variety of job profiles who were ready to start within 48 hours.
Full control: a large amount of time was saved on recruiting, with the ability to instantly scale down once the measures are relaxed.
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