How workload impacts the employee performance and how work stress acts as a mediating variable in shoes manufacturing company

The global industry has been significantly affected by Covid 19, resulting in a reduction in organizational structure, an increase in demand for raw materials and delivery services, and a rise in prices that negatively affect the manufacturing industry. The department responsible for managing these issues is the purchasing department, which will experience a surge in workload and work pressure for its employeesImproving employee performance is a challenge for companies to maintain survival. The thing that needs to be considered is the workload of employees which affects work stress and ultimately causes a decrease in employee performance. The main objective of this research is to examine the effect of workload on performance through work stress. Research using quantitative research methods. The questionnaire has been tested for validity and reliability and distributed to 110 purchasing employees. SmartPLS 3 is used to process data from research results. The results of the study are that there is a negative effect of workload on performance, there is a positive influence of workload on work stress, there is a negative effect from work stress on employee performance, and there is a negative effect of workload on performance through work stress on purchasing employees. The results of this study can be used by companies to improve their performance, especially from factors related to workload and employee work stress.