Manager - Learning & Development - Manufacturing Firm (7-15 yrs)

Summary:

The primary focus of this role will be to drive Learning & Development function initiatives for the Group in India. This is a specialist individual contributor Profile with independent accountability of end-to-end learning initiatives. The position will report to the Head of L&D and TM.

Qualifications, Role-Specific Knowledge, and Experience:

- Postgraduate degree in HR

- Relevant work experience of 7+ years in a learning and development role

- Sales Training

- Should have exposure in handling ground-level work starting from designing to execution of projects

- Should have exposure into handling the Leadership programme

- Experience in Audit and Budgeting.

- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

- Excellent communication and presentation skills

- Good detail orientation

- Highly proficient in using MS-Office, exposure to using Analytics

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Responsible for managing the entire training and development process including TNI, training calendar, content finalization, training administration, and effectiveness analysis of training programs.

- Designing, and developing learning & development programs as per the organization framework in consensus with stakeholders. Leading sales, functional/technical, behavioral, digital learning, and development initiatives.

- Leverage technology to enhance the delivery and accessibility of training programs (e.g., e-learning platforms, virtual classrooms, simulations, etc).

- Partner with external training providers, consultants, and educational institutions to access specialized expertise for employee development initiatives. Evaluate and select external training providers and consultants as necessary. Create a pool of external and internal trainer's basic expertise for the future.

- Drive summer training/ internship and campus management programs in the organization

- Lead group learning initiatives for India and manage communications pertaining to employee learning

- Accountable for monthly training MIS, dashboard, and analysis. Drive learning hours in the organization to ensure that learning metrics are met.

- Monitor the compliance to the calendar by all departments and review deviations for quick actions.

- Drive training efficiency and effectiveness ensuring enhancement of learner experience and continuous improvement/upgradation of learning content.