Employer Spotlight

May 15, 2012

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM)

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM)

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM)

Company: Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM)

Locations: Corporate offices: Santa Ana, Calif.; local office in Buffalo. Other offices and representatives in 26 countries

President/CEO: Alain Monie, President and CEO

Type of business: Value-added Technology Distributor

Current work force (full & part time): 15,500

Clients: Technology manufacturers, resellers, retailers, e-tailers, OEMs, vendors, direct marketers

Company mission: To be an indispensable business partner - the most valued bridge between our vendors and customers. To measurably contribute to the growth and profitability of our customers - both vendors and resellers - in a manner that is difficult to replicate or substitute.

Corporate culture: Business casual in a dynamic environment, with a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Plans for expanding: Ingram Micro is a Fortune 100 company. Our reach extends across 145 countries. We are always innovating and finding new ways to enhance our business and improve our customers' experience. Our growth continues yearly, including a planned expansion of our footprint and presence in the Western New York region.

Training programs: Our goal is to accelerate each associate's advancement potential through ongoing personal and professional growth and development experiences. With a portfolio of more than 100 classroom, on-the-job and online training workshops, our high-performance culture allows employees to grow their careers. Our culture of continuous learning is backed by ongoing investments in state-of-the-art training, leadership-development programs, tuition reimbursement and performancemanagement practices that recognize the outstanding contributions associates make.

What do employees like best about working for your company: At Ingram Micro, we enjoy a diverse workplace where Ingram Micro leadership empowers associates to bring creativity to the workplace, to collaborate as a team to drive success, and to push forward both professionally and personally to grow. We feel very strongly that our people are the foundation for our success, and therefore guarantee them respect while working in an atmosphere that promotes individuality, teamwork, accountability, integrity and innovation.

Community involvement: Ingram Micro operates with a Corporate Social Responsibility policy in place that focuses not only on the community, but its own associates' health and wellness. With operations and offices in 26 countries around the globe, and reaching customers in approximately 145 countries through our supply chain, the world is not just where we do business -- it's where we live, play and raise our families. Ingram Micro is committed to be a corporate citizen, one whose practices are good for our communities, environment, partners, associates and business.

Employee benefits: Our success is driven by our exceptional people and through our strong values. Without them, we would just be another technology distributor. It's the people who work here, combined with the culture we create together, that makes Ingram Micro stand out from the crowd. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision; 401(k) investment savings plan; paid time off; adoption assistance program; tuition reimbursement/continuing education; employee assistance program; health and lifestyle/wellness seminars and guides; an associate purchase program and onsite conveniences that include banking and dry cleaning.

Types of positions: sales, marketing, technology, engineers, executive leadership, administrative, business operations, logistics, vendor business management, market development management, support staff, accounts payable, HR, etc.

Internship/apprentice programs: Ingram Micro offers paid internships.

Apply: www.ingrammicro.com/careers.