Engineering Functional Development Manager

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. 
 
At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

 

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.
 
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

LOCATION: Solon, OH (Greater Cleveland Area) strongly preferred, or within close driving distance of a Nestle USA factory

 

TRAVEL: 25-50% travel required

 

POSITION SUMMARY:
As a member of the Corporate Engineering team, this position’s primary focus is on assessment and development of capability building and talent development strategies that support the entire engineering organization. This position partners with HR Teams, Engineering Leaders, and Functional L&OD to support individual, team, functional performance, capability, and career development across the function.  

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Capabilities: Build & Maintain engineering Capability Assessment & Development Programs:

1. Develops and executes functions training strategy in accordance with the T&P functional L&OD strategic roadmap
2. Define, develop and manage Training Matrices, Competency Matrices, Training/Learning Plans, and Training Documentation in support of functions training requirements.
3. Strategically partner with Corporate Engineering leadership team to assess and analyze learning needs based on development strategies and needs assessment data. Identify learning solutions for technical business needs. 
4. Responsible for defining and identifying gaps in multiple employee populations (hourly and salaried)
5. Designs and facilitates key routines and learning strategies and programs to ensure relevant sharing and competence building is happening to build individual capability and performance
6. Define, develop, and manage a standardized onboarding and learning path for key roles, which includes leadership, functional, and technical competencies
7. Monitor external market best practices relating to adult learning, engineering capabilities, technology advancements, etc.
8. Assess and monitor the effectiveness of all learning and development initiatives against predefined metrics
9. Develop and manage engineering training budget

 

Project Management:

1. Design, Develop and Deliver training solutions to drive business results using the A.D.D.I.E. Model
2. Compile data and analyze past and current year training requirements to help determine training priorities and best use of budgets. Assess effectiveness of overall training and impact to performance and makes adjustments as needed.
3. Manage external vendor relationships, as necessary following preferred vendor standards
4. Partner with corporate Learning and Organization Development to deploy training solutions
5. Participate in corporate Learning Council as requested

 

Talent Management & Career Development:

1. Support development and understanding of Career Development framework at Nestlé
2. Develop and deploy programs and resources to accelerate career development
3. Support leaders with development resources 

 

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:

• Bachelors in Engineering or a related field required.

 

EXPERIENCE:

• 7+ years of L&D experience (assessing, developing and deploying capability building), or relevant/transferable functional engineering or category experience
• Proven demonstrated experience and success in curating effective learning solutions based on combination of “build-from-scratch” and customized “off-the-shelf” content (or relevant transferable engineering/category functional expertise)
• Experience developing and delivering engineering development capability building programs (or relevant transferable engineering/category functional expertise)
• Experience in driving major initiatives in a complex environment
• Strong program management experience
• Experience in managing people and initiatives remotely