Training Manager

Adidas

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

To manage the learning and development process for all Retail, Franchise and Wholesale channel workforces through LMS, instore and classroom based training programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify training needs by consulting with stakeholders in alignment with the brand’s requirement’s (adidas & Reebok)
• Design learning strategy, yearly calendar and budget for own retail, franchise, field & key accounts to leverage people management skills of the store managers and to build sales capability based on our service model
• Ensure best in class implementation of upcoming global sales academy initiatives being the first point of contact with global/regional sales academy teams
• Adapt/localize the training materials depending on country, channel and store specific requirements
• Keep up to date with developments in learning tools and techniques and provide innovative ideas to effectively develop store staff as well as through a motivated and educated team of in-store trainers and training champions.
• Deliver training programs seeking different training methods to improve the effectiveness of the trainings provided.
• Coach both SMs and SIMs in the field to leverage people management skills
• Develop measures and methods to evaluate effectiveness of learning imparted. Share insights with the management team depending on the evaluations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Visionary thinking
• Strategically acting
• Ability to create and communicate vision and translate into action
• Strong training delivery skills
• Good interpersonal skills and proactive nature
• Action plan orientated
• Logical and analytical mindset
• Excellent command of English and Turkish
• Excellent MS Office skills in particular PowerPoint

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree with related to business
• At least 5 years of experience in multinationals companies
• Proven track record of increasing retail & sales KPIs through training and development programs.