The VMS built for the full contingent workforce lifecycle.

Connecting-Expertise helps procurement and HR teams manage every stage of external workforce management, from sourcing suppliers and freelancers to contract compliance, timesheet tracking and invoicing.

Why us

Why companies choose Connecting-Expertise

Five things that set us apart from other VMS platforms in Belgium and Europe.

Belgium's largest supplier marketplace

Access 6,500+ workforce suppliers and freelancers, the largest network of its kind in Belgium. Publish roles to your preferred suppliers, to the open marketplace, or both at once.

Built to fit your process, not the other way around

A structured platform that fits your way of working. Connecting-Expertise aligns with your existing workflows, approval structures and reporting needs.

End to end, from first request to final invoice

Four modules, one platform. Source, Contract, Track and Pay work independently or together, so you can start with what you need today and expand as your program grows.

Personal support, from day one

From implementation to day-to-day use, our team works closely with every client. Fast, personal and proactive, not a ticket system.

Smooth implementation, on your timeline

Structured onboarding with a professional project approach means you go live on time. No lengthy IT projects, no disruption to existing operations.

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See the platform in action

The platform

One platform. Four ways to take control of your contingent workforce.

Use one module or all four. Each works independently and shares the same data layer, so expanding your setup later is seamless. Click a module to explore what it does.

Source module

Find the right external talent, faster. Publish open roles to your preferred supplier list or to our marketplace of 6,500+ workforce suppliers and freelancers. Features: preferred suppliers or marketplace, request and candidate management, approval and distribution, job profiles and rate cards.

Contract module

Every contract, compliant and under control. Manage the full contract lifecycle for every external worker. Features: contract management, approvals and renewals, onboarding and offboarding, contract tenure follow-up.

Track module

Full visibility over hours, spend and performance. Approve timesheets and manage versioning. Features: timesheet management, approvals and versioning, expense note follow-up, budget tracking.

Pay module

Accurate invoicing, on time, every time. Automate the entire invoicing process. Features: automated invoicing, consolidated invoicing.

01 Source 02 Contract 03 Track 04 Pay

Source

Find the right external talent, faster.

Publish open roles to your preferred supplier list, to our marketplace of 6,500+ workforce suppliers and freelancers, or both at once. Manage requests and candidate proposals, set job profiles and rate cards.

Preferred suppliers or marketplace
Request and candidate management
Approval and distribution
Job profiles and rate cards

Contract

Every contract, compliant and under control.

Manage the full contract lifecycle for every external worker from one place. Handle approvals, renewals and contract tenure follow-up, with structured onboarding and offboarding workflows and a complete audit trail across every assignment.

Contract management
Approvals and renewals
Onboarding and offboarding
Contract tenure follow-up

Track

Full visibility over hours, spend and performance.

Approve timesheets, manage versioning and follow up on expense notes, all in one place. Live budget tracking gives procurement and HR teams full visibility over hours worked and contractor spend at any point in the assignment.

Timesheet management
Approvals and versioning
Expense note follow-up
Budget tracking

Pay

Accurate invoicing, on time, every time.

Automate the entire invoicing process with automated and consolidated invoicing. Finance gets clean, reconciled data to close the month without manual intervention, and suppliers get paid on time which keeps relationships smooth and compliant.

Automated invoicing
Consolidated invoicing
Implementation

From first conversation to go live, we set it up with you.

Once you choose Connecting-Expertise, our implementation experts configure the platform around your process and make sure your team and your suppliers know how to use it. Every implementation is shaped by your scope, so here is how it typically unfolds.

Kickoff

01

Meet your implementation lead. We map how you work today and agree on scope, modules and go live date.

Dedicated project lead
Process and approval mapping

Platform setup

02

We configure Connecting-Expertise around your process, not the other way around.

Approval flows and user roles
Job profiles and rate cards

Supplier onboarding

03

We invite your preferred suppliers and help them get started, so requests flow from day one.

Preferred suppliers invited
Marketplace access if you want it

Team training

04

Our experts train every user group on the work they actually do in the platform.

Sessions per role
Knowledge Centre guides

Go live

05

Our experts train every user group on the work they actually do in the platform.

Sessions per role
Knowledge Centre guides
Client stories

Trusted by leading European companies for contingent workforce management

"At Connecting-Expertise we've found a tool that's not only easy to implement but also incredibly user-friendly. The tool's integrated features have streamlined our processes."

Guillaume Vandenhemel
Category Manager Professional Services | Belfius

"The VMS tool was tailored to our needs quickly, and the support from Connecting-Expertise remains outstanding."
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Kathleen Vanlaerhoven
Global Category Buyer Engineering Services | BASF
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