Gm-ETL makes about $20k more than other ETL position
SE-ETL is probably the lowest paying one. I know a couple of those that make around the 50k mark. GM-ETL’s I know make between 65k-70k.
I can somewhat agree on the GM-ETL role being to much for one person to handle. It’s definitely not an easy role. It just takes the right type of individual. Every successful GM-ETL I’ve met gained success by thinking outside the box and being extremely proactive. The GM-ETL at my current store struggles like no tomorrow because they are the total opposite of this.
100% agree. It's a difficult role, but totally manageable... for the right kind of person. I think where a lot of stores are struggling right now, is that they don't have that kind of person in role. You have to be able to plan like nobody's business, develop and delegate to your TLs, and hold them accountable for things being done. Otherwise you're chasing presentation workload, rolled truck push, overdue price change, bad zones, food quality, 5 hour unloads, high INF, late PCV, staffing/turnover, blown up and dangerous backroom, etc etc. You can't catch up and run a business like that for long.
I've just seen a lot of leaders that can't plan, delegate, and execute to that level. You might have strong TLs but you need that strong ETL leadership to have a cohesive plan and vision across the whole GM/log process.
ASANTS, but I think there are a lot of ETL-GMs struggling right now, especially with everything going on with COVID, so that's why I feel like the struggling stores are getting more support leaders for GM. I know it's doable, but it feels safer across the board to me to run something like:
- ETL GM 1 O/N and Early Morning
•GMTL1-Essentials/Inbound/Revlog
•F&B TL
•Food Service TL
•Add Inbound OPS TL if you have the volume
-ETL GM 2 afternoon and evenings
•GM TL2-Home/Presentation
•GM TL3-Hardlines/Fulfillment
•Closing TL
•Add Fulfillment OPS TL if you have the volume
This way they don't have to backtrack on modernization, but they still get an extra ETL to help manage the GM process open to close.