Sr Specialist Training

Advantage Solutions•Memphis, TN

About The Position

Senior Specialist Training At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dynamic Senior Specialist Training to work closely with the retail/sales leaders, clients and internal Learning & Development Instructional Designers to drive divisional training projects from start to completion; including needs analysis, project management, facilitation and solution implementation and evaluation. Executes on divisional and national, cross-divisional training projects related to retail business training needs. Assess the training needs of retail teams through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives. Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today! The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today. Position Summary Works closely with the retail/sales leaders, clients and internal Learning & Development Instructional Designers to drive divisional training projects from start to completion; including needs analysis, project management, facilitation and solution implementation and evaluation. Executes on divisional and national, cross-divisional training projects related to retail business training needs. Assess the training needs of retail teams through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job-related experience required
3-5 years of experience in Training/Learning/Development
Knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Excellent written communication and verbal communication skills
Ability to gather data, to compile information, and prepare reports
Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment
Ability to work independently and prioritize duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines
Strong prioritization skills
Ability to make oral presentations
Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers.
Familiarity with tablet (i.e. iPad) technology and functionality

Responsibilities

Support and develop the Retail Supervisor group through one-on-one instruction, annual meetings, and group calls/webinars.
Present information, using a variety of instructional techniques and formats such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures.
Evaluate training materials prepared by instructors, such as outlines, text, and handouts.
Partner with Learning & Development Instructional Designer to utilize encompass to provide support to all training and to better evaluate progress of learners
Contributes to design documents and storyboards for e-learning projects, for both systems and non-systems content.
Conduct evaluations and analyze metrics for programs; provide reports on project metrics
Partner with retail/sales business and client leaders and Learning & Development to scope out divisional training projects.
Analyze retail team training needs, to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs in partnership with retail clients and the Company
Develop project timelines and manage to them
Determines cost effective training approaches to meet the geographical challenges of providing learning programs in a variety of locations
Builds Levels 3 and 4 assessments linked to the learning objectives, under the direction of Learning & Development Managers.
Partner with sales and retail leaders to design Level 5 (ROI) evaluations linked to learning objectives.
Provide regular project updates to retail business leaders and Learning & Development
Ensure projects stay within timelines, budgets, and scope
Partner with other Learning & Development leaders to ensure an integrated and coordinated team approach in providing learning solutions
Develop testing and evaluation procedures in partnership with Learning & Development