Case Study: One of the Largest Mid-Atlantic Energy Delivery Companies uncovers $300M in hidden labor and saves millions with Beeline VMS

Energy Company Manages Retirees to Fill Skills Gap

Largest Energy Delivery Company faced widespread retirements of engineers and technicians and rehired many as contractors to retain critical knowledge. This created wide variation in pay rates and onboarding/offboarding practices across suppliers, exposing the company to legal, compliance, and misclassification risks; although Beeline had deployed a Vendor Management System (VMS) in 2008, the client was not fully leveraging its analytics and capabilities.

Beeline helped the client add a third‑party MSP and automated onboarding/offboarding through the Beeline VMS, enabling stricter supplier vetting and management. Using Beeline’s VMS analytics, the MSP uncovered more than $300 million in unclassified labor, recovered over $600,000 in sales tax, identified extreme supplier markups, and delivered rate‑card and pricing alignment savings (more than $75,000 plus an additional $100,000), allowing the client to better manage its extended workforce and preserve retiring employees’ knowledge.