{"id":1730,"date":"2018-03-23T07:56:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T12:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:32:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:32:46","slug":"attracting-and-retaining-top-supply-chain-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/23\/attracting-and-retaining-top-supply-chain-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Attracting and Retaining Top Supply Chain Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The secret is far more carrot than stick in the age of the Millennial workforce.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Amy Drew Thompson<\/em>\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n

The \u201ce\u201d in e-commerce could stand for \u201cexplosion\u201d these days, and it\u2019s showing no signs of slowing down. But we don\u2019t have to tell you that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at a large-scale fulfillment center, whether it\u2019s highly automated or a manual facility, it can actually require two or three times the number of workers that a retail replenishment would have,\u201d says Jason Franklin, product manager, labor and business intelligence for MHI member Intelligrated. \u201cAnd that\u2019s because of the picking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amazon and other large-scale entities may have enlisted the automated help of Kiva robots, he notes, but they still need a human workforce\u2014and so do the rest of the companies in the supply chain. And as online orders continue to pour in, the Baby Boomers continue to age out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got this blue-collar generation that was all about \u2018do what your Dad did, work hard and stay with the same company and you\u2019ll grow,\u2019\u201d Franklin explains. \u201cThose things are out the door now. And because of that, Millennials have a different expectation as to what a job should provide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Franklin tells the story of a Nashville facility that\u2019s dealing with some labor challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother company is building a facility right next door that\u2019s air conditioned and heated,\u201d he says. \u201cSo if you\u2019re someone who\u2019s got a job that pays $10 an hour and you can get the same pay across the street, are you going to choose the one where it hits 110 degrees in the summer or the one that\u2019s climate-controlled?\u201d<\/p>\n

And the competition across town is just as easy to vet. Years ago, job seekers had to visit each potential employer to get a sense of the opportunities available. Today, they can check 10 different listings on their phones at lunch. They can eliminate seven that pay $10 an hour and focus on three that pay $11. And of those three, which is closer to home? Which has better benefits? It\u2019s all out there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at the U.S. labor market from 2016 to now, non-management workforce labor\u2014which means warehouse labor\u2014has gone up nearly 10 percent in roughly two years.\u201d Franklin says it\u2019s the shortage driving the cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking sure you get the right people\u2014and retain them\u2014is becoming that much more important because you not only have less people to choose from, you\u2019re paying the ones you do hire more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attracting top talent these days is about positivity when it comes to management and perks\u2014at the very least, better ones than the warehouse next door\u2014when it comes to motivation.<\/p>\n

Read on to find out what it takes to woo and win the cream of the crop.<\/p>\n

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