CEO Message Overview Team Members Customers Community Environment Supply Chain Governance SASB Index 12 Tractor Supply 2021 Sustainability Report Talent Development We are committed to connecting, empowering and growing our Team Members to enhance their lives and the communities where they live, enabling them to provide legendary service to our customers. Established in 2002, Tractor University provides Team Members at all levels of the organization the opportunity to learn and grow and provides access to additional learning and development resources to further their skills and careers at Tractor Supply. We actively encourage all Team Members to have an individual development plan and talk with their manager about career aspirations. We encourage growth in job experiences, coaching, mentoring and formal learning through our Tractor University courses. 600,000 Over 600,000 hours of training and development completed by our Team Members in 2021. It all starts with our new Team Member “Tractorization,” or company onboarding. All new hires go through a customized orientation that brings the unique culture of Tractor Supply to life. In addition to learning how to perform their job, they learn about our rich history, legacy and our Mission and Values. Our goal is to ensure that our customers have a legendary experience by ensuring our Team Members have a legendary beginning. In 2021, improvements to our store Tractorization included a new onboarding process that combines time with the manager, e-learning and job shadowing. We also give every new hire a “Training Buddy” who serves as a mentor. These changes created a better experience for our new hires while increasing their confidence, improving their morale and reducing our 90-day turnover rate. Talent Development and Training Total Team Member Participants* Total Hours of Training Stores 273,000 475,000 Store Support Center 2,300 4,100 Distribution Centers 5,700 141,000 * Includes Team Members who participated in more than one training event or program. Leadership Development Developing current and future leaders is critical to our success and the achievement of our Life Out Here strategy. We offer leadership development programs for all Team Members, from those in our Store Support Center to those in our distribution centers. We have a core set of competencies as well as People Leader competencies that serve as foundations of the curriculum. All courses have a deep focus on practicing our Mission and Values, taking a servant leadership approach and developing the behaviors and skills needed for legendary leadership. We start with our aspiring and emerging leaders and teach them the fundamentals of leadership, taking a personalized approach to developing our leaders. Leadership Fundamentals is a flagship program for our newly promoted store managers. During this two-day session, new managers hear leadership lessons from the executive team and learn about self-awareness, balance, conflict resolution, the life cycle of a Team Member and how to achieve results through others. District Learning Centers In 2021, we established District Learning Centers (DLC), which are top-performing stores that are committed to high quality and consistent training for our Team Members. These stores provide an immersive and welcoming learning environment to effectively develop competencies and skills required for each role. DLC store managers are leaders among their peers and are individuals other store managers can look to for ideas and suggestions. They are subject matter experts on our processes, and they support the values of Winning Attitude, Communication, Development and Teamwork at the highest levels. Growing Our Talent The Merchandise Development Program and Summer College and High School internship programs focus on attracting and retaining early in career talent. We hire over 45 trainees and interns per year and we strive to ensure our development and internship programs are diverse and representative of all communities. The Merchandise Development Program is an accelerated, rotational training program that introduces our MDP Trainees to the foundations of a retail business. The trainees will apply knowledge gained through participation in classroom, on-the-job, and e-learning activities with the support of a Rotation Manager. Trainees receive an overview of the responsibilities across the Merchandising, Inventory and Planning, Supply Chain, Merchandise Presentation, Marketing, Omni Channel, Product Development and Pricing departments. 560 managers participated in Leadership Fundamentals in 2021 93% overall satisfaction for the program
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