(USA) Continuous Skills Development Manager

Walmart • Wintersville, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Continuous Skills Development Manager coordinates and oversees job-related activities and assignments, develops relationships with key stakeholders, supports plans and initiatives that meet customer and business needs, identifies goals and objectives, measures progress, addresses improvement opportunities, and promotes adaptability and continuous learning. The role supervises and develops associates through hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, recognition, and fostering a sense of belonging. It ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, mission, values, and ethical standards.

At the facility level, the manager implements training programs and participates in the training network with other facilities to identify and share best practices. The role manages the delivery and quality of assigned change programs, incorporating change-impact assessments, aligning stakeholders, communicating initiatives, and leading interventions. It oversees project teams, establishes and measures change-program indicators, coordinates consistent messaging, directs communications to end users, and develops communication strategies and execution models.

As an active member of the facility leadership team, the manager coaches others and helps drive change initiatives through operational involvement and role modeling. The position coordinates corporate initiatives with facility and home-office associates and leadership, maintains and facilitates training materials and programs, and supports Quality, Safety, and Human Resources training requirements. It guides leadership development and hourly associate training, evaluates training effectiveness, tracks and schedules required training, and works with Implementation Managers to deliver the overall training strategy.

The role supports associate engagement through learning and cross-training opportunities, teamwork, workload and schedule monitoring, issue resolution, and systems-based progress audits. The position is based at Walmart's facility in Wintersville, Ohio. Walmart describes its workplace expectations through Respect the Individual, Act with Integrity, Serve Our Customers and Members, and Strive for Excellence.

Requirements

• At least 6 months of experience as a Walmart Supply Chain associate, or 1 year of experience in a manufacturing, warehousing, or distribution center environment, or 2 or more years of college in Business or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Implement training programs at the facility level.
• Participate in the training network with other facilities to identify current best practices and share learnings.
• Manage execution and quality of assigned change programs, incorporating change-impact assessments into delivery plans, aligning stakeholders, communicating initiatives, and leading interventions.
• Oversee and coordinate project teams supporting change initiatives; establish and measure change-program key performance indicators; ensure consistent messaging; direct communications to end users; and develop communication strategies and execution models.
• Participate actively in the facility leadership team, sharing expertise and coaching others to drive change initiatives and engage program teams in change management.
• Coordinate implementation of corporate initiatives with facility-level and home-office associates and leadership.
• Coordinate training programs, maintain and use training materials, leverage associate expertise to facilitate training, and support Quality, Safety, and Human Resources teams in meeting training requirements.
• Guide and execute the facility Leadership Development process and coordinate hourly associate training programs, such as the Lead Program.
• Assess and calibrate training programs, track and schedule required training, and work with Implementation Managers to deliver the overall training strategy.
• Support associate engagement by providing learning and cross-training opportunities, encouraging cross-functional teamwork, monitoring work plans, workloads, and schedules, resolving issues, and using systems to audit progress and identify concerns.
• Hire, train, mentor, assign duties to, recognize, and develop associates while fostering belonging and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and support the company's mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off, including sick leave
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement leave
• Jury duty leave
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs
• Performance-based bonus awards
• PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed