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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

The Manager Talent Development will be responsible for promoting talent development solutions and fostering partnerships with all internal clients, across all functions (e.g., sales, supplier/product education, national accounts, marketing, national call center etc.). This position requires a visionary leader with exceptional business acumen, strong relationship-building skills, and a deep understanding of talent development practices and trends. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, nurturing client relationships, and contributing to the overall growth strategy of the talent development department.

Primary Responsibilities

+ Act as a consultant to the business - identify, recommend, and promote talent development solutions to address the talent factors affecting the client’s ability to reach its strategic objectives.

+ Conduct detailed assessments of clients’ training requirements; collaborate with internal teams to develop and deliver customized talent development solutions that meet client requirements.

+ Develop and execute campaigns (e.g., e-internal newsletters, success stories), phone calls, and emails to promote talent development’s services and attract new clients.

+ Develop strategies to elevate career development and internal mobility in the organization; develop and align external partnership learnings to employee career paths; build learning journeys (by channel/convenience store, independent store etc.)

+ Support and promote assigned vendor relationships (e.g., Guild); identify opportunities to increase employee engagement; review and align services with the learning strategy; monitor services to ensure that they meet contractual agreement standards.

+ Based on client interactions, identify opportunities to improve/rebrand talent development programs (e.g., during OND); identify competencies and recommend updates.

+ In partnership with Talent Development Analyst, leverage data and analytics to track client and employee adoption, usage, and consumption of learning offerings.

+ Design, develop, and maintain all SharePoint applications and sites; ensure consistency and continuity among all applications.

+ Create and sustain a culture of continuous, self-directed learning in the organization.

Additional Primary Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience strongly preferred.

+ Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, marketing, or a related field with experience in corporate sales or a related area in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) business operations is preferred.

+ Proven experience in business development, lead generation, managing relationships with business partners and clients to support organization-wide talent development programs.

+ Proven consulting experience in working with executives and senior leaders.

+ Strong understanding of talent development practices, trends, and challenges; knowledge of or interest in emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR), and a passion for emerging trends in educational technology.

+ Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze data, identify opportunities, and develop actionable plans.

+ Demonstrated project management skills, including prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.

+ Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

+ Demonstrated competence in HRIS/LMS (preferred, not required).

+ Expertise in design, development, and maintenance of SharePoint applications and sites (preferred, not required).

+ Working knowledge of retail and supplier business systems, demonstrated experience in wine and spirits product knowledge (preferred, not required).

+ Travel 20-30%

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.

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. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. 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.

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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.