Archived Receivers Beware

[SFSFun]

I heard today that STLs at the Fall National Meeting were talking about creative ways to save payroll, and one thing that some stores are doing is eliminating the Reverse Logistics position and just having the backroom TMs check in vendors.

There are a million and one reasons why this won't work at all, with reason number one being the fact that receivers do a LOT more than just sit around checking in vendors. But do your STL and ETLs know that?

Luckily our store won't be doing this since our STL has a logistics background and knows how important our receiver is, and she was talking about it in a "can you believe this crazy shit" tone of voice.

However, if you are a receiver at a store that is susceptible to STLs implementing creative ways to save payroll without first thinking them through, be prepared to fight this and explain why it won't work.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

That won't work at my store. My stl has a logistics background too. My receiver never calls out.

 

[Kompa]

Tossing more work on the backroom seems to be the target way

 

[ClarkKent]

Our receiver lost about 10 hours a week already and it's really hurting them.

 

[Bosch]

Yeah that won't work in higher volume stores. Just way to many people going in and out to have backroom try and handle it. And if one backroom person is in the other stock room across the store how are they going to check in anyone?

 

[Coqui]

That won't fly at my store. My STL has a logistics background and we are too high volume to expect the backroom TMs to handle that especially when there's hardly anyone in the backroom room and if they are they are swamped with CAFs.

 

[Circle9]

Well, fuck. As if I didn't dread coming to work as it was. I mean, I don't think the STL or ETL-LOG will try and cut the hours anytime soon, knowing this is a possibility sucks. Don't know the STL weel enough to say, but pretty sure the ETL-LOG understands that my job is more than letting vendors into the building (I've harped enough about ESIM and sweeps for that I think!), at least.

But still. If it turns out they want to cut my hours/position, I might have to "cut" all the helpful documentation and work aids I've collected over the last couple months.

 

[Moosechives]

I applaud these people. They never cease to amaze me. Who would've thought REVERSE logistics TMs only RECEIVE product. *facepalms through face* It's okay though, backroom can totally handle receiving, sweeps, esims, MIRs, credits, paper work, paper work, and paper work on top of cafs, pogs, exfs, research, audits, backstock, ff, etc right?

 

[The Dude Abides]

For fucks sake my receiver is only getting 20 hours a week as it is.

 

[vendordontmesswithme]

Hell the store can't do all the things I do when I'm on vacation.

 

[jenna]

Ah, so this explains a lot.

:kicks rocks:

*keeps quiet*

:shakes head:

 

[missionimpossible]

Hell the store can't do all the things I do when I'm on vacation.

yeah we fall apart back there when our receiver is out that is for certain

 

[Circle9]

Hell the store can't do all the things I do when I'm on vacation.

What's this "vacation" you speak of?

 

[SrTLall]

A lot of stores could probably get away with merging clerical and receiving.

 

[Midoninger]

oh god my STL is likely plotting and scheming stroking her cats back as she evilly laughs in her evil chair. we always know when she is in the store as she does this bird call all day, "cheapcheapcheap"

 

[reverselogistics]

Well that's a bunch of shit. They do need to figure it out that vendors are only a part of the job. When will this company finally realize that cutting hours is not the only answer? Somebody needs to get a clue.

 

[Kompa]

They should just can all the work centers and put everyone under backroom or cashier.

 

[PassinTime]

When will this company finally realize that cutting hours is not the only answer? Somebody needs to get a clue.

When the stores all look like KMart!

 

[smashandthrash]

Why have Billions when you can have Billions.

 

[Bosch]

When will this company finally realize that cutting hours is not the only answer? Somebody needs to get a clue.

When the stores all look like KMart!

I doubt it, they look like Wal-Mart now and they think its awesome! Kmart should be even better cause you can tell the cuts are working..

 

[tgtfla]

So I got a call from the receiver at a supertarget in our district during the week,the back room had shrink wrapped all their remaining back to school product and the receiver was told by the stl to put all the pallets on the sweep truck without any scanning or accounting whatsoever and it wasn't even a merchandise sweep week.The level of ignorance about what happens in receiving is amazing,it will be interesting to see how this situation developes.Management with experience will know how risky this is,unfortunately there are so many that do not know what they are doing and saving more hours will be so tempting.I wish all reverse logistics tms the best of luck.

 

[WalmartDrone]

Won't happen at my store. My STL was an ETL-Log who trusts our receiver. We can barely manage when she's not here.

 

[theanimal]

I guess this makes sense why my store is already talking about getting everyone cross-trained in reverse logistics

 

[SFSFun]

So I got a call from the receiver at a supertarget in our district during the week,the back room had shrink wrapped all their remaining back to school product and the receiver was told by the stl to put all the pallets on the sweep truck without any scanning or accounting whatsoever and it wasn't even a merchandise sweep week.The level of ignorance about what happens in receiving is amazing,it will be interesting to see how this situation developes.Management with experience will know how risky this is,unfortunately there are so many that do not know what they are doing and saving more hours will be so tempting.I wish all reverse logistics tms the best of luck.

I bet the DC will just send them right back on your next truck. We've had something like that happen before.

 

[danimal]

I heard today that STLs at the Fall National Meeting were talking about creative ways to save payroll, and one thing that some stores are doing is eliminating the Reverse Logistics position and just having the backroom TMs check in vendors.

There are a million and one reasons why this won't work at all, with reason number one being the fact that receivers do a LOT more than just sit around checking in vendors. But do your STL and ETLs know that?

Luckily our store won't be doing this since our STL has a logistics background and knows how important our receiver is, and she was talking about it in a "can you believe this crazy shit" tone of voice.

However, if you are a receiver at a store that is susceptible to STLs implementing creative ways to save payroll without first thinking them through, be prepared to fight this and explain why it won't work.

This is probably gonna happen to my store. We have 3 receivers and 2 of them non-stop calls out. The other one is only there for a 4 hr shift 3 days a week.. so.. essentially, it really is lime we don't have receivers.