Corporate Trainer

Position Summary:

Vallen's Corporate Trainer is an individual contributor position responsible for the coordination, development and delivery of associate soft skill development and/or IT application training.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists with assessing organizational training needs for associate professional skill development, knowledge of company products, processes, work roles, and/or technologies; identifies skill or knowledge gaps among the organizations associate population. Develops training content in response to identified training needs and/or modifies 3rd party developed training materia! l as required; develops training programs and required materials or analyzes vendor offerings and makes recommendations for purchase. Selects training tools or training delivery mechanisms, based on the material being taught and the audience being targeted. Maintains existing course content, manuals, or other training materials. Facilitates classroom, web-based, and/or individualized training. Coordinates and ensures appropriate training facilities, equipment, materials are available for training activities. Maintains accurate associate training records in the company's Learning Management System; produces reports for assessing training objectives as required. May assist with and/or administer the company's document control systems; ensures required ISO compliance; may lead or participate in ISO-related audits. Provides leadership and/or consultation for change management! . Participates and may lead special projects. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Business Administration, Communications, Education, etc.) coupled with 3+ years relevant work experience Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Demonstration of successfully developing and delivering associate training programs highly preferred. Computer proficiency and MS-Office products required; company-specific applications preferred. Demonstrated knowledge with and application of LEAN principles. Distribution or related industry experience preferred.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position This position requires public speaking and the ability/desire to present in front of others. Associates are regularly required to sit, stand and bend. This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, binding machines, filing cabinets, etc. Position requires long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive key-boarding activities. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. May be required to handle hazardous materials and wear various forms of protective equipment (shoes, gloves, protective eyewear, etc.). Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice. May be required to lift up to 10 lbs.