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Need Good Help! Talent Stress Emerges as Top 2022 Challenge for Distributors

Distributors are scrambling to reinforce bench strength as market conditions look good. Here’s what Fastenal, Ferguson, Avnet and others are sharing with MDM on how they’re adapting.

January 24, 2022

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2022 talent issues need help

As a service-focused industry, distribution has always been a talent-first differentiator. But the pandemic has changed the rules. As companies cope with changing workplace and community safety standards in the midst of supply chain challenges — and as employees feel the whiplash of alternating between remote and in-person status — talent management, retention and hiring […]

  • Ensuring employee health, safety and engagement will be among the biggest challenges for companies in 2022, distributors say.
  • Distributors looking for qualified candidates are coming up empty in many areas, as the “Great Resignation” and other pandemic effects make it hard to source new talent.
  • Some companies have become more flexible regarding remote work, but worker fatigue continues to be a concern. “Finding them relief is important but difficult given the labor issues.”

As a service-focused industry, distribution has always been a talent-first differentiator. But the pandemic has…

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