Senior Manager, Learning

Job Summary

Responsible for managing the research, design, and development of learning curricula, job aids, and reference manuals to meet the developmental objectives of the targeted audiences. Provide supervisory and instructional design expertise for managers, internal learning teams, contractors, and others who support the development of learning curricula.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

• Collaborates with leadership (line of business, or functional leader and HR leader) to create a learning vision and strategy aligned with achieving business priorities and goals.
• Works with learning resources across the company to develop and implement learning standards and processes for assessment, design, development, implementation and evaluation of learning.
• Determines appropriate learning solutions and delivery methods based on varying stakeholders, systems infrastructure, and learning maturity of different businesses.
• Conducts training needs analysis and develops training objectives, instructional strategies, scope, timing, resource requirements and constraints analysis to design required curriculum.
• Performs task and content analysis with subject matter experts to obtain the specific information to be included in the training and the expected deliverables.
• Delivers/facilitates courses to a wide range of audiences with varying methodologies, including virtual instructor led, instructor led, self paced and blended solutions. Writes and/or reviews training courses, job aids and reference manuals.
• Consults and provides guidance to non-learning professionals conducting or developing training.
• Trains, supervises, and mentors managers, specialists and/or contractors.

Career Level Dimensions

Typical Training/Experience

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
• Generally, 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification.
• Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Problem Complexity

• Solutions require analysis and investigation.

Autonomy

• Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
• May recommend/make decisions regarding new programs/initiatives that have significant impact to the business and carry consequences in unsuccessful endeavors.

Leadership

• Manages a larger team or multiple small teams through direction of subordinate management and/or supervisory staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience in building strategy, common infrastructure, standards and processes, and common training across a highly decentralized organization.
• Proven experience in training delivery and meeting facilitation to include new leader assimilations, personality inventories, strategy sessions, team meetings. Preferred Training/Instrument Certifications/Qualifications include: Achieve Global, Ken Blanchard Situational Leadership II, Stephen Covey, MBTI Qualification, DISC Qualification, and Strengths Finder.
• Experience with various adult learning theory delivery methods to include classroom, virtual classroom (ex: Adobe Connect), eLearning (ex: Captivate); and ADDIE process.
• Demonstrated success in both content development and delivery for a wide range of audiences from executive to individual contributor in topic areas including but not limited to leadership, business, and professional skills.
• Prior experience working in a decentralized environment with a largely non-exempt employee population.

About Core & Main

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main's 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.

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