Handleman Company, with annual sales over $1.2 billion, is “the Channel of Choice” for distributing prerecorded music to leading retailers in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. As a category manager, Handleman Company manages a broad assortment of titles required to optimize sales and inventory productivity in retail stores and provides direct-to-store shipments, marketing of the selections and in-store merchandising.



As a strategy-focused organization, our mission is to generate long-term value for all our stakeholders.

We create value in the supply chain by utilizing our intellectual capital to create customers for our customers.

We will grow by leveraging our core competencies with existing and new customers through product diversification and strategic global expansion.

We will deliver on our mission by valuing diversity. Our culture is built on the concepts of inclusion, respect, recognition and collaboration.

Our company values are fundamental to our success:

Honesty & Integrity
Accountability
Continuous Learning & Improvement
Focused on our stakeholders
(Customers, Employees, Vendors, Shareholders)

They are the foundation of everything we do, define who we are and set us apart from the competition.


  • Honesty and Integrity

    • Honesty and integrity are defined as being free from deception, conscientious and adhering to a code of values. In other words, doing the right thing even when it’s not in your own self-interest. Employees are expected to act in the best interest of stakeholders (Customers, Employees, Vendors and Shareholders).

  • Accountability

    • Handleman Company employees are accountable to our stakeholders (Customers, Employees, Vendors and Shareholders). To be accountable one must accept responsibility and be held accountable for the results.

  • Continuous Learning and Improvement - Staying one step ahead of the industry.

    • Handleman’s position as the leader in our industry demands that we must lead and not follow. The Company has an environment of continuous learning and improvement.

  • Focused on our Stakeholders – Customers, Employees, Vendors and Shareholders.

    • Handleman Company wins when our stakeholders win. Everything we do and every decision we make must relate in a way that benefits our Customers, Employees, Vendors and Shareholders.
  • $1.2 Billion annual sales
  • 2,000 employees
  • Manage over 4,000 stores on 3 continents
  • Over 70 years of distribution experience
  • Represent over 11% of all music sold in the U.S., over 25% in Canada and over 9% in the UK


2004
  • Recognized as one of "Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" by the Michigan business & Professional Association (MBPA) for the third consecutive year.


  • Awarded the 2004 Large Wholesaler of the Year Award by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) for the third year in a row.

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