Director Training & Continuous Improvement

Medline • Northbrook, IL

18h • $154,000 - $231,000

About The Position

Direct, design, develop and deliver training programs to employees and senior management in accordance with company initiatives and strategies. Establish objectives for, create, develop, and administer, in whole or in part, a training program including operational fundamentals and training sessions for hourly and salaried personnel. Contribute to, manage and develop strategic goals for the Training Continuous Improvement program. Make decisions to support and provide resources for the field. Identify key areas for training related development. Partner with senior leadership to determine direction and focus of training. Develop and implement training programs that produce a quantifiable ROI to the organization. Lead change implementation throughout Medline Operations. Oversee, design, develop and track training processes and programs. Recommend and create training and development action plans for various functional areas within Operations. Develop and manage continuous improvement programs, assure initiatives produce valuable savings for the organization. Collaborate and work with department leadership on CI initiatives. Partner with the CI leadership to identify current and future skill gaps in Lean, Six Sigma, Change Management, Problem-Solving, and Leadership behaviors. Management responsibilities include: Day-to-day operations of a group of employees. May have limited budgetary responsibility and usually contributes to budgetary impact. Interpret and execute policies/SOPs for departments/projects and develops. Recommend and implement new policies/SOPs or modifications to existing policies/SOPs. Provide general guidelines and parameters for staff functioning. Hiring staff, recommending pay increases, performing performance reviews, training and development of staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Training, Leadership Development or Operations.
• Certification in CI (Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma).
• At least 5 years of management experience.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: changing picture styles, customizing animation and/or setting automatic slide timings).
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in workforce talent and development, Engineering, Business Management or Organizational Development.
• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Lean/CI/Operational Excellence.
• At least 3 years of Medline operations experience.
• Minimum 5 years leading enterprise-wide training or talent development functions within Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Direct, design, develop and deliver training programs to employees and senior management
• Establish objectives for, create, develop, and administer a training program
• Contribute to, manage and develop strategic goals for the Training Continuous Improvement program
• Identify key areas for training related development
• Partner with senior leadership to determine direction and focus of training
• Develop and implement training programs that produce a quantifiable ROI to the organization
• Lead change implementation throughout Medline Operations
• Oversee, design, develop and track training processes and programs
• Recommend and create training and development action plans for various functional areas within Operations
• Develop and manage continuous improvement programs
• Collaborate and work with department leadership on CI initiatives
• Partner with the CI leadership to identify current and future skill gaps in Lean, Six Sigma, Change Management, Problem-Solving, and Leadership behaviors
• Day-to-day operations of a group of employees
• Interpret and execute policies/SOPs for departments/projects and develops
• Recommend and implement new policies/SOPs or modifications to existing policies/SOPs
• Provide general guidelines and parameters for staff functioning
• Hiring staff, recommending pay increases, performing performance reviews, training and development of staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies

Benefits

• Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees