At Reed Talent Solutions, we deliver top-tier talent and digital transformation services, strategic procurement, and future-ready skills. Whether you're scaling your workforce, optimising operations, or navigating digital change, we can unlock potential and drive sustainable growth.
Lee leads the strategy, operational governance and product development of our contingent, permanent and consultancy workforce solutions. With deep experience in client-focused delivery, he ensures our services are designed to meet evolving workforce needs.
Matthew leads a specialist team that designs and delivers innovative workforce solutions across multiple sectors. He provides MSP, RPO, total talent and statements of work services that blend technology, insight and human expertise to build long‑term, data‑driven partnerships.
Donna specialises in strategic workforce solutions across the engineering, utilities, and manufacturing sectors, and has extensive experience navigating the complexities, challenges, and emerging opportunities within these dynamic and continually evolving industries.
Philip specialises in delivering complex workforce solutions across the region, bringing deep expertise in RPO, MSP, compliance, risk mitigation and contract‑to‑perm models, supported by strong local market insight and practical experience.
Explore Matthew Rushton’s post‑event reflections from ProcureCon Total Talent 2026, where he breaks down the themes shaping workforce strategy today, from HR‑procurement alignment to AI adoption and the growing need for joined‑up workforce visibility.
His summary highlights the conversations, challenges and innovations that are influencing how organisations navigate a rapidly evolving talent landscape.
In this article, Client Engagement Director, Matthew Rushton discusses the challenges, questions and the lack of a unified approach preventing organisations from fully optimising their SoW programmes.
The article explores the persistent challenges in SoW management, from defining its scope to integrating it effectively within managed service programmes. It calls for a shift in mindset: SoW should be seen as a value-generating procurement strategy, not just a compliance tool.
Since 2017, we have proudly partnered with Zivio, a leading statement of work (SoW) and services procurement technology platform. As Zivio’s first-ever services procurement customer, we’ve had the unique opportunity to collaborate closely from the very beginning of their journey.
Over the years, our relationship has evolved into a Gold Partnership, marked by deep collaboration and shared innovation. We've contributed strategic input and real-world insights that have helped shape the platform’s development - ensuring it meets the complex and evolving needs of modern procurement teams.
Today, Zivio is one of the most advanced, AI-enabled solutions in the services procurement space.
Discover how organisations can unlock greater strategic value from their statement of work (SoW) programmes by strengthening ownership, improving alignment and building solutions designed to deliver clear, measurable outcomes.
Expanding a workforce programme into Europe unlocks new talent but brings complex, country-specific compliance challenges. With the right partner offering local expertise supported by centralised governance, organisations can scale confidently while staying consistent and compliant.
Explore how CHROs, TA leaders and procurement can futureproof talent acquisition by embracing rightsizing, modular RPO and strategic partnerships to build resilient, scalable recruitment models aligned with organisational strategy amid evolving hiring cycles, skills demands and resource constraints.
As procurement teams face rising complexity and higher expectations, Lee Gudgeon, Managing Director of Reed Talent Solutions, explores how new models such as PaaS, managed marketplaces, and AI-enabled solutions are reshaping procurement by unlocking new capacity and capability.