Ingram Micro is mercilessly cutting left, right, and centre jobs to save money.
The firm in sunny California is closing a warehouse in Missouri and sending 60 workers to the job centre. Insiders suggest more redundancies, including some of the bosses, are in the pipeline.
Ingram Micro has declined to confirm rumours that it is about to make another round of redundancies, including some of its middle managers. But confirmed it will close an advanced logistics facility this summer.
Ingram Micro has had a few rounds of redundancies, the most recent of which occurred last week. How many people have been made redundant is still being determined.
Several middle management employees were seen collecting their redundancy notices and P45s, and a former employee who was recently made redundant from Ingram Micro, who requested anonymity, said the recent redundancy rounds were illogical.
This has led some to accuse the company of failing to alleviate the low morale or fear of being in the next round of redundancies in a few months or retaining quality staff.
Kirk Robinson, executive vice president and president of the company’s North America business, told employees via an email dated 22 February addressed to “Team” that the company made the “difficult decision” to reduce the workforce.
“You may have heard that today we made the difficult decision to undergo a small reduction in force within our US organisation to align our resources with our current business environment,” the email said. He claimed that the decision was not made lightly, and the company understood the impact this had on valued team members.
“We are committed to supporting all affected employees through this transition and are providing comprehensive assistance, including redundancy packages and outplacement resources,” Robinson wrote. “Be assured that our commitment to delivering an exceptional customer experience to our channel partners and associates remains unchanged, and we are confident that the steps we are taking will position the company for long-term success,” he said.
Ingram Micro has confirmed it will close its advanced logistics facility in Missouri at the end of June, which will result in the elimination of 60 positions. This was part of a larger optimisation plan to provide efficiency and use of processing facilities.
