Archived ETLs

[HRbuddy]

I am very interested in being an ETL one day...I was just wondering all the different positions there are, what's usually a first position and second. The "best" ETL position. All that kind of stuff, POSITIVE replies are welcome. Thanks guys!

Also any additional information is appreciated. I already know pay, and hours so that's not a problem

 

[EagleEye]

Most of the ETLs do similar jobs while LOD, but if I had to give my vote for best ETL position, it would be ETL-AP.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

At spot, they pick your etl position for you based on business needs after business college.
The fastest way is to be an etl is intern:
From your prior thread:
http://www.thebreakroom.org/index.php?threads/internship.8671/
Intern thread:
http://www.thebreakroom.org/index.php?threads/stl-etl-internship.8550/

 

[Mhugh220]

First position - whatever the district needs
Second - whatever the district needs

ETL-GE - guest experience. Cashiers, Food avenue, SB, and red cards.

ETL-SL - soft lines ( clothes) - hang them, rearrange them, set adjacenies, smell soiled undies, etc.

ETL-HL - hardlines - zone, POG team, ad sets, price accuracy ( sometimes given to SL), make sales floor look good.

ETL-AP - loss prevention. Install cameras in ladies restrooms, spy in the fitting room, kill anyone trying to steal.

ETL-HR - take care of the team or appear to care while applying Target guidelines. Help with hiring and retention. Make team happy.

ETL-LOG - back room, flow team, in stocks, anything logistics (keeping the store pushed to the piece and keeping an organized backroom). Big responsibly for keeping store green.

ETL-Replenishment - same as log but reports to LOG. Mainly responsible for flow process.

ETL-OPs - reviews metrics and helps teams reach or maintain green work centers.

ETL- Sr. Merchant - oversees entire salesfloor. HL and SL ETLs report to this person. I would consider this as an assistant STL.

Best position: HR or AP.
Most likely needed for promotion to STL: Sr. Merchant, LOG, OPS, or HR ( higher pay grades).

Smaller stores have a blend of these positions and higher volumes have multiples of some.

 

[mrknownothing]

Supers may also have an ETL-Food who oversees all the grocery areas.

Stores with very high volume food service areas may have a dedicated ETL-Food Service, but those are few and far between.

And of course we can't forget ETL-Rx.

 

[Mhugh220]

Yes - ETL-Rx is always forgotten but that obviously requires additional credentials that the average TM/TL/ETL does not have. I forgot about ETL-Food - good idea to have this position for grocery.

 

[Coqui]

We used to have an ETL-Food because of how high our volume is in Starbucks for our store but then like a year later we heard that they cut that position. Waste of time in my eyes, they were just as useless as any of our other ETLs.