Job Description

Vallen’s Trainer is an individual contributor position responsible for the coordination, development and delivery of associate 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 material as required.
• Select training tools or training delivery mechanisms, based on the material being taught and the audience being targeted.
• Facilitates classroom, web-based, and/or individualized training.
• Coordinates and ensures appropriate training facilities, equipment, materials are available for training activities.
• Participates and may lead special projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business Administration, Communications, Education, etc.) preferred coupled with 3+ years relevant work experience
• High level of knowledge in SXe and Storeroom with ability to train users on the systems
• 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.
• Up to 50% travel may be required