
Manager - Training and Development - Midwest
Required skills
- Sales Training
- Territory Managers
- instructional design
- stand-up training
- web-based training
- project management
- multimedia
- audio-visual equipment
Nice to have
- complex business environment
- cross functional groups
- sales hiring
Role summary
Stonhard is seeking a Manager of Training and Development to design and implement its Four Phase Sales Training Program for new Territory Managers. This role involves identifying, implementing, and improving sales training solutions, collaborating with sales leadership to align strategies with corporate goals, and monitoring sales performance. The manager will also assist in designing training for Area Sales Managers, ensure program quality through continuous evaluation, and provide direct on-the-job coaching and field rides for new Territory Managers. Sales hiring assistance may also be required. The position requires a Bachelor's degree, 5 years of related experience, and extensive experience in sales training program development and delivery, with strong instructional design and stand-up training skills.
Essential Functions:
- Develops and implements Stonhard’s Four Phase Sales Training Program for all new Territory Managers in their first two years with the organization.
- The Training & Development Manager will identify, implement, benchmark and improve sales training and performance solutions for all TMs with a value based sales approach
- Required to work closely with the Director of Sales Training and VP Sales to develop, launch and manage the appropriate sales training strategies to meet area/regional and corporate goals and objectives.
- Monitors all TM performance and communicates with Sales managers to determine the best possible methods of assistance in problem areas.
- Assist in the design and development of training programs for the Area Sales Managers to assist in the continued education of all field personnel.
- Ensure quality of sales training programs through continuous monitoring and evaluation
- Initiates follow-up field rides with new TM’s providing direct on-the-job training and coaching.
- Assists in sales hiring as necessary.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
- 5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Previous sales training experience in a complex business environment.
- Ability to work with cross functional groups for whom the trainer will have no reporting relationship.
- Knowledge of multimedia and audio-visual equipment required.
- Extensive experience developing and delivering sales training programs.
- Strong instructional design skills.
- Excellent stand-up training platform delivery skills. Experience with development of sales orientated web-based training programs.
- Superb listening, writing, and coaching skills.
- Ability to work independently with teams.
- Strong project management skills.
- 75% travel..
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
- The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- This position requires minimal physical activity but does require computer usage.
Compensation:
Base Salary Range: $95,000 - $115,000
Bonus potential (First 2 years average): approx. $50,000 - $75,000
Supplemental Pay Types: Uncapped Commission Pay, Bonus Pay, car allowance, expenses
Benefits: 401k w/ company match after 6 months, Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, flexible schedule, life insurance, tuition reimbursement
These ranges are an estimate based on potential employee qualification operations, needs and other considerations permitted by law.
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