Learning and Development Specialist

Company: Morries Automotive Group
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: September 12, 2022

Job Description:

Morrie's is a place to move your career forward, find your place and fulfill your purpose. We value our people, and we provide for them. Our benefits include full medical and dental coverage, paid vacation and volunteer hours. Because we maintain relationships like we maintain our cars. We check in and check up regularly to keep things rolling smoothly. We put our talents to work-at work and in our communities.Ours is a culture and an environment of collaboration and caring. We have fun. We work hard, and we take joy rides. We do what's right. We keep it simple. What's best for you, that's what's best for us. Customers and employees alike-these are our people.Come join our Morrie's team as a Learning and Development Specialist. The Learning and Development Specialist is responsible for the facilitation of Morrie's organization-wide training initiatives, including specific Buy Happy sales training, service initiatives, and customer management.Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct individual and group training sessions for Employees on a variety of topics that include: Sales and Service process, technology resources, and general compliance topics.
• Facilitate the week-long classroom training of new Sales Consultants and Managers.
• Assist in the development of classroom training and topics.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating all Morrie's training manuals, lesson plans for ongoing classes being delivered, delivery techniques using accelerated learning and adult learning philosophies.
• Conduct annual training needs evaluations and partner with internal business partners to develop/purchase appropriate solutions to meet those needs.
• Work with management to evaluate the progress of trainees/new employees by observing individuals while in training and when assigned to a specific store.
• Work with internal and external subject matter experts to identify training needs, create content, and coordinate training sessions.
• Deliver on-demand training session as needed.
  Qualifications/Skills:
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of training experience experience in service and sales capacity, preferably in the automotive or retail industry.
  • Thorough understanding of adult learning and effective curriculum development.
  • Consulting experience with all levels of management and proven ability to develop relationships throughout all levels of an organization.
  • Ability to effectively establish and obtain a commitment to business goal, while constructively motivating employees to achieve superior results.
  • Proven oral and written communication skills, including experience developing and delivering presentations.
  • BA/BS degree required.#MAG

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