Senior Learning & Development Consultant
About The Position
The Learning and Development Consultant Senior provides professional partnership with the business to diagnose skill gaps and design, deliver, and continuously improve skills‑based learning solutions that drive employee performance and growth at Grainger. Applying Grainger's Essential Skills framework, adult learning theory, and instructional design best practices, the role translates complex business needs into practical, engaging learning experiences across ILT, VILT, blended pathways, microlearning, and performance support. The role serves as both instructional designer and facilitator, creating and delivering learning assets while adapting in real time to maximize learner engagement, application, and sustained behavior change. Acting as a trusted consultative partner, the role owns learning projects end to end and coaches learners, managers, and leaders to apply skills on the job within the enterprise learning ecosystem. This is a hybrid position that is onsite in Lake Forest 2 days a week.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 3+ years designing and delivering skills‑based learning, facilitating live and virtual sessions, and partnering with HR and business stakeholders required
- Consulting, needs assessment, and stakeholder engagement.
- Instructional design, training delivery, and learning solution development.
- Project and program execution with strong problem‑solving capability.
- Measurement, data analysis, and impact evaluation.
- Effective communication, learning technology use, and cross‑functional collaboration
Responsibilities
- Designs and develops skills-based learning solutions using a skill-first (not course-first) approach, grounding all work in adult learning theory and instructional design best practices to drive measurable performance improvement.
- Creates engaging learning experiences across ILT, VILT, blended pathways, microlearning, and performance support to enable skill practice, real-world application, and long-term reinforcement.
- Translates complex business and performance needs into clear, practical learning assets—including facilitator guides, participant materials, job aids, toolkits, and simulations—to support consistent and effective skill development.
- Facilitates and delivers learning experiences in both in-person and virtual environments, adapting content and delivery in real time to maximize learner engagement, relevance, and impact.
- Serves as a hands-on trainer and coach by supporting learners, managers, and leaders in applying skills on the job and sustaining behavior change over time.
- Partners with functional leaders, HRBPs, and Talent teams using a consultative approach to diagnose skill gaps and recommend targeted, skills-based solutions aligned to business priorities.
- Owns learning projects end to end by leading needs analysis, design, delivery, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement to ensure learning effectiveness and business value.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment
- 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
- 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date)
- 6 company holidays per year.
- 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
- Employee discounts
- tuition reimbursement
- student loan refinancing
- free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
- Maternity support programs
- nursing benefits
- up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents
- up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
