(USA) Continuous Skills Development Manager
About The Position
The Continuous Skills Development Manager coordinates and oversees job-related activities, develops relationships with key stakeholders, supports plans and initiatives, communicates goals, measures progress, identifies improvement opportunities, and promotes adaptability and continuous learning. The role supervises and develops associates through hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, recognizing contributions, and fostering a sense of belonging. It also ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, mission, values, and ethics standards. At the facility level, the manager implements training programs and participates in a broader training network to identify and share best practices. The role manages the execution and quality of assigned change programs, leads change interventions, aligns stakeholders, oversees project teams and communications, and establishes measures to track change outcomes. As a member of the facility leadership team, the manager coaches others and coordinates with facility and home-office associates to implement corporate initiatives. The manager coordinates training materials and delivery, supports Quality, Safety, and Human Resources training requirements, and leads facility leadership development and hourly associate training programs. The role evaluates training effectiveness, tracks and schedules required training, and works with Implementation Managers to deliver the overall training strategy. It also supports associate engagement through learning and cross-training opportunities, teamwork, workload and schedule monitoring, issue resolution, and systems-based progress audits.
Requirements
- At least 6 months of experience as a Walmart Supply Chain associate, or 1 year of experience in manufacturing, warehousing, or a distribution center environment, or 2 or more years of college in Business or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Implement training programs at the facility and participate in the divisional training network to identify best practices and share learnings.
- Manage the execution and quality of assigned change programs, incorporating change impact assessment results into delivery plans, aligning stakeholders, communicating initiatives, and leading interventions to achieve desired outcomes.
- Oversee and coordinate project teams supporting change initiatives; establish and measure change KPIs; maintain consistent messaging across projects; provide direction to end users; and develop and execute site communication strategies.
- Participate in the facility leadership team by sharing expertise, coaching others, and modeling change management behaviors to engage program teams.
- Coordinate with facility-level and home-office associates and leaders to implement corporate initiatives.
- Coordinate training programs, maintain training materials, use associate expertise and resources to facilitate training, and support Quality, Safety, and Human Resources training requirements.
- Guide and execute the facility Leadership Development process and coordinate hourly associate training programs, including the Lead Program.
- Assess and calibrate training programs for effectiveness, ensure required training is tracked and scheduled, and work with Implementation Managers to deliver the training strategy.
- Support associate engagement by providing learning and cross-training opportunities, fostering cross-functional teamwork, monitoring work plans, workloads, and schedules, resolving issues that could delay deliverables, and using systems to audit progress and identify concerns.
- Supervise and develop associates through hiring, training, mentoring, duty assignment, recognition, and promotion of a belonging mindset.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, 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 and 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
- Annual or quarterly performance bonuses
- Stock compensation for certain positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
