The point of modernization was to cut costs and that typically means headcount and payroll as that’s the most controlled. Target realized that it was not a great idea and they need to reinvest in process teams because that works. This pilot is them reinvesting and growing headcount in order to gain stability back. I would be shocked if this didn’t result in added positions throughout the country
I wasn't referring to Modernization. What I am talking about happened about 10 years ago and didn't have a snappy name like Modernization.
Not sure where you are getting the attrition but in most leadership org charts have increased headcount’s with the pilot.
Ultra High volume and Super targets will not be run with 6 ETLs. Using deductive reasoning it’s pretty easy to assume that’s the starting point
Yeah, I've been doing all that extra stuff since I started receiving almost 5 years ago. I'm guessing this thing was developed while they were still planning on going forward with that disaster of a receiving pilot
Lol nothing ever changed for that here. We've had the same receiving person here, I'm told, for the last 10 years. Sometimes I think the store would fall apart without them.
I guarantee they are initiating process teams again, but the stores won’t get ANY additional hours.
They'll just initiate some new procedure even worse than the current where you have to call your TL when you start the Uboat, when you finish it, and coach you when you don't keep to the 1 box per minute. Then they'll tell you the paper says you should only take x amount of time, when the paper doesn't account for time spent with guests, backstocking, or trash disposal.
Could you post that full model? It would help being able to see the split of leads and total ETLs shown there
We are going to be a pilot for the death of modernization. My SD told me that we're keeping the same amount of TLs and we're even losing an ETL.
Hmm, we're not as low-volume as we used to be (Fulfillment is huge at my store), but we're not high-volume either. So we don't have a ton of ETLs and TLs to trade for TMs.
Losing or is the ETL S&E becoming the new Merch etl?
Specialty has owned Home, Seasonal, and Domestics for nearly a year now. And moving Tech/Beauty over to GM just balances things out since GM would lose all Inbound operations and Fulfillment. They're already coded as "Essentials & Beauty" and "Hardlines" it a lot of the Greenfield cards, so they're mixed in with standard GM departments.
I agree It’s a positive move.
Don’t really know. i asked but i didn’t really get a good answer lmfao. Either they can move or get fired or once they are no longer with the store. That position will not be replaced with another ETL
With them going back, I wonder if positions are going to have different pay rates again.
I don't think there's a good enough reason for them to do so.
Would be more of a headache than it’s worth. TMs would complain about not being paid enough and that some are paid more and shouldn’t.
Home and sea has been in specialty for a year now . Beauty and tech is moving to gm .
GM keeps inbound under this pilot.
don’t agree. With how Tech, Beauty, and GS (at LEAST) is before this pilot should get paid more than cashiers.
I always thought this made sense when the ETL log used to own presentation. If the person in charge of pushing the truck is also in charge of setting it, it’ll always be set early and sort properly. Freight to floor is so much easier when it’s the same etl.
I agree. We are setting skin care now .
We also had a tug of war with Baby, now it's firmly back in Style's hands.
