Transformed Onboarding Process to Increase Speed to Productivity by 50%​ for Distributor

Challenge

A wholesale logistics and distribution company was challenged with an underperforming onboarding process for Shared Services employees and leadership, limiting new hire productivity.​

The company sought to reengineer its onboarding process to enable new hires to quickly add value and contribute to the organization’s performance.

Approach

  • Identified initial project scope, roles to be included, description of success, and KPIs to measure success​
  • Created SIPOC to gain current state consensus and data collection points ​
  • Surveyed recent new hires and hiring managers to understand “What Works” and “Doesn’t Work” in the current process​
  • Leveraged value steam mapping to identify waste and areas of improvement​
  • Created future state onboarding process​
  • Developed dashboard and Management Control & Reporting processes to proactively sustain improvements

Results

I.

Created new, standardized onboarding materials and client roles with C-suite input to ensure a uniform new hire experience

II.

Developed an internally connected future state onboarding process and KPIs to proactively manage a sustainable process

III.

Reduced time to complete New Hire forms by 35%, mitigating compliance exposure

IV.

Improved new hire productivity, increasing speed to contribution from 12 to 6 months while also reducing onboarding costs

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