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What You Need To Know

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is North America's preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

At Southern Glazer's, you'll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you're looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

As an Instructional Designer/Program Manager, you will design and develop engaging and effective learning solutions for various audiences and platforms. You will also evaluate the effectiveness of learning solutions and make recommendations for improvement. This position will also partner with Sr. Mgrs. Business Relationships & HR Business Partners (HRBPs) on programs that build engagement at all levels, increase individual and organizational capability, and drive business growth.

Primary Responsibilities

• Apply adult learning theory, instructional design models, and user-centered design principles to create new courses or revise an existing curriculum, leading to high-quality learning experiences that meet the needs and preferences of diverse learners.
• Design and develop various types of learning solutions, such as e-learning modules, videos, simulations, games, job aids, assessments, and instructor-led training, using authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360 etc.
• Develop and organize training materials, including manuals, course materials, guides, handouts, and visual aids, for assigned Talent Development (TD) programs.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, project managers, and other stakeholders to conduct needs analysis, define learning objectives, create storyboards, and develop instructional materials using sound instructional design principles and best practices.
• Analyze, update, and refine existing content.
• Lead train-the-trainer (T3) delivery of assigned training programs via eLearning, instructor-led, and remote workshops.
• Using AI-generated insights, identify patterns, strengths, opportunities, and areas for improvement in the program content.
• Research new technologies and review current courses to determine the best ways to optimize the learning process.
• Partner with People Analytics to develop and leverage tools, processes, analytics, and dashboards to analyze/report on and support TD programs, including the effectiveness of training, ROI, and recommendations for improvement of programs.
• Conduct formative and summative evaluations to measure the effectiveness of learning solutions and report on key metrics and outcomes.
• Support the development of internal and external communications and content from the TD team that are informative, visually appealing, and engaging to stakeholders.
• Use strong instructional design principles and learning theories to design and develop microlearning content.
• Consult, coach, train, and partner with facilitators to ensure the effective and high-quality execution of TD strategies.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines and quality standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, instructional design, education, or a related field is strongly preferred; at least three (3) years of experience in instructional design, preferably in a corporate sales-driven Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) organization.
• Proven track record of success in applying instructional design principles and methods for curriculum and training design, facilitation of training activities, implementing talent development processes and programs, adult learning theory, training material delivery techniques, and measurement of training effectiveness and ROI.
• Demonstrated competence with various learning modalities and technologies, such as e-learning, instructor-led training, webinars, videos, podcasts, simulations, games, etc.
• Demonstrated proficiency with instructional design applications such as Articulate (required)- Storyline 360, Rise 360; Adobe Creative Cloud (preferred), Camtasia (preferred) andMicrosoft Office.
• Knowledge of HRIS/LMS (SuccessFactors or similar preferred).
• Demonstrated initiative, creativity, and enthusiasm for learning and exploring new technologies and solutions; knowledge of or interest in emerging technologies, such as cloud, artificial intelligence, etc.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include considerable time spent sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device.
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping.
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs.
• Travel 15%.

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.