Key Takeaways
- Average base salary for wholesale HR managers: $112,000 in 2023
- 78% of wholesale firms offer health insurance to full-time employees
- Bonus payouts averaged 12% of salary in wholesale sales
- Women hold 28% of wholesale HR leadership roles in 2023
- Ethnic minorities comprise 41% of wholesale workforce
- 34% of wholesale boards have gender diversity targets
- In 2023, 45% of wholesale companies reported difficulty in recruiting skilled warehouse workers due to labor shortages
- Wholesale firms saw a 28% increase in time-to-hire for sales positions from 2021 to 2023, averaging 42 days
- 62% of HR managers in wholesale trade use online job boards as primary sourcing method
- Average training hours per employee in wholesale: 28 hours annually in 2023
- 67% of wholesale firms offer digital skills training
- ROI on training investments averaged 4:1 in wholesale
- Annual turnover rate in wholesale trade averaged 38.2% in 2023
- Voluntary turnover in wholesale sales roles reached 25% in 2022
- 42% of wholesale employees cited better pay as reason for leaving
Wholesale HR leaders are boosting retention and total rewards with competitive pay, benefits, and targeted diversity training.
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