REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Master’s Degree desired.
• 5 or more years of experience in training, learning and/or leadership development in a manufacturing, sales, or corporate environment.

DESIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Building relationships at all levels of the organization
• Leading, participating, or partnering in departmental or enterprise projects/programs
• Engaging custom learning vendors and manage the vendor relationships on key initiative/projects
• Managing successful cross-functional projects and balancing multiple priorities
• Designing, developing, and delivering learning solutions to achieve learning and business goals
• Instructional design capabilities - Desired
• Experience working with Salesforce - Desired

• Actively build relationships with senior-level business leaders and business subject matter experts to gain valuable Commercial, CTSC, Retread, and Aviation business acumen/understanding of all associate and manager roles in the scope of this position.
• Actively participate in business staff meetings, townhalls, and other key business activities to ensure open lines of communication and proactively identify/consult on potential learning needs. Conduct learning needs analysis, audience analysis, and high-level learning design to construct all interventions for success.
• Consult with senior-level business leaders to determine performance goals, learning objectives, and project/program requirements (including technology, time, cost, audience/task analysis, etc.) that span the entire region/enterprise.
• Drive appropriate and sustainable learning/non-learning solutions to fit the target audience, achieve learning objectives, and reinforce desired behaviors. Mentor other Sales and Customer Capability associates on needs analysis and project management.
• Design/Develop instructional materials for instructor-led (classroom or virtual) training (facilitator/participant materials, performance support, and evaluation tools) that are easy to use, visually appealing, and accomplish business/learning objectives.
• Actively and effectively manage multiple projects and/or programs concurrently.
• Deliver in-person and virtual training, facilitate key strategic meetings, and create train-the-trainer strategy/tools that prepare master facilitators.
• Actively research best-in-class learning organizations and processes to understand emerging trends, tools, and processes in sales learning to work to incorporate these trends, tools, and processes within Goodyear. Inform/Communicate to Sales and Customer Capability team on these trends that align with business needs and strategies, as well as diverse needs of learners within the Sales organization.
• Manage third-party design/development vendor relationships and engagements throughout the entire procurement process.
• Participate in annual operating plan (AOP) process by forecasting annual learning spend, developing business case, and managing learning engagements to meet established AOP requirements.