Learning and Development Specialist

Position Description:

Global Engineering Learning and Development Learning Specialist Responsible for and supporting engineering learning & development strategic initiatives and partnering with product development functional teams to support key competency training/learning solutions. Make a difference! Utilize your skills and passion for continuous learning to drive our organization to the next level

Skills Required:

• Analyst - being able to analyze data and make a recommendation or decision based on the data
• Benchmarking - investigate other companies, methods, processes for innovative and continuous improvement solutions
• Customer Support - being able to support our customers with a positive attitude and understand their needs
• Data Management - manage data, files, reports, notes, etc.
• Event Planning - plan training events
• Financial Analysis - look at invoices to confirm training costs are correct
• Knowledge Management - management training materials in excel, HCM, Degreed
• Learning Strategy - incorporate the learning strategies into your work
• Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows - being able to do work in the Microsoft products
• Problem Solving - able to look work on your own and resolve roadblocks or issues that arise
• Project Management - manage multiple project and be able to prioritize and balance time between projects
• Project Support - support others with projects
• Training - attend it, host it, investigate new trainings, promote it, etc.
• Training And Development - same as above
• Training Coordination - coordinate training events and work with SMEs
• Vendor Management - work with Vendors on external training courses
• Vendor Relationships - build good working relationships with external vendors

Skills Preferred:

• Ariba, Budgets/Timing

Experience Required:

• 2 years of work experience in the areas of learning and development, training and project management, or equivalent business experience.
• Team player with good collaborative decision-making skills with the ability to build and foster strong relationships, establish trust, and achieve alignment across the organization.
• Demonstrated presentation skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to adjust message by audience.
• Demonstrated Project Management Skills and ability to communicate project plans and status using appropriate tools
• Strong computer skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint, OneNote)
• Passion for learning and continuing education
• Must be self-motivated and able to multi-task
• Ability to evolve projects from ambiguity to a defined plan
• Experience Preferred:
• Ariba knowledge desirable

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information:

• POSITION IS HYBRID / 4 DAYS PER WEEK
• Manage strategic learning and training solutions for global engineering learning needs
• Contribute to Learning and Development internal and external communication products
• Continually research industry trends and provide recommendations on improvement initiatives in the areas of technology, delivery, and curation.
• Provide internal support of ongoing Learning and Development initiatives
• Learning Partners
• Build and manage relationships with engineering functional teams to align team training needs to learning solutions.
• Support partnering teams with training planning and implementation, and logistics
• Investigate and identify new training to align with evolving organizational needs
• Assist Learning Partners and their organizations with any training issues or issues with HCM learning system
• Course / Curriculum Management
• Manage local technical training budget, scheduling of classes and process planning to prioritize technical training needs and requests
• Manage Purchase Orders and invoices for vendor technical training
• Communicate, coordinate, host and facilitate in-person and/or virtual training events
• Analyze training needs, manage classes to help resolve inquiries/requests, curriculum development and set priorities
• Collaborate with PD and other cross functional teams to ensure that PD learning catalog is accurate and up to date.