A few weeks ago I caught up with the team at Spotwork to understand more about how on-demand labor can help teams and ways that it differs from the traditional staffing and temp-work models. This on-demand model has always intrigued me since they came around after I had moved out of warehouse operations.

My take away?

On-demand labor is way more than your traditional models with a fancy tech enabled front end. They are not just getting a worker in the building, they're helping get the right worker in the building. And it's not just for a shift cover or a quick project, they're able to be a strategic partner in the hiring process where churn is prevalent and cost. Here's a quick clip from the conversation that stuck with me on how they can support in a temp-to-hire type partnership.

1. What's Trending: Logistics growth is still expanding but at a slower pace

2. Open Roles: Sales and Operations roles throughout the Fulfillment Ecosystem

3. Featured Partner Highlight: Spotwork

What's trending:

1. Following a settling enviroment around tariffs, growth in logistics is expanding at a slower rate. Mainly driven by inventories being front loaded at the end of December 2024 and Q1 2025.

2. Front loaded inventories are also driving a decline in US bound container projections through Q1 2026.

Opportunities in Fulfillment

Partner Highlight - Spotwork

AI-Powered Staffing for the Industrial Workforce

Spotwork is an AI-driven staffing platform purpose-built for the industrial sector — including warehousing, logistics, food processing, and manufacturing.

How Spotwork Help Businesses:

For businesses, Spotwork delivers dependable staffing that scales with demand, reduces no-shows, and provides real-time visibility into workforce performance.

How Spotwork Help Workers:

For workers, known as Spotters, the platform offers control and flexibility — connecting them with top employers, dependable shifts, and weekly pay.

Why Spotwork Stands Out:

Unlike traditional staffing agencies (costly, slow) or gig apps (hands-off and risky), Spotwork combines:

• 🤖 AI-driven matching

• 📊 Real-time workforce visibility

• 👩‍💼 24/7 white-glove support

Together, these create a reliable, scalable staffing experience for companies and consistent, high-quality opportunitiesfor workers.

Key Benefits:

1. Fill open shifts in as little as 4 hours

2. Reduce staffing costs by up to 30% compared to agencies

3. Access to 250,000+ background-checked workers across the U.S.

4. No conversion fees for full-time hires

5. No upfront costs, volume commitments, or break fees — Spotwork only earns when clients see success

6. 98% worker attendance rate

7. Save more than 2 hours per day in HR administrative work

8. Dedicated 24/7 customer management team

9. Complete compliance documentation for all workers

10. Full visibility into workforce activity, including location tracking, clock-in/out, and timesheets

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