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We are looking for dedicated employees to join our team to help our customers have the best experience possible every time they enter a JD Finish Line store.
Our employees are key to our success.
- This position should be based in any location within Region 1 or Region 7 - including but not limited to New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina, with the ability to frequently travel and commute to anywhere within those Regions.
The Learning & Development Partner (Retail) will be responsible for planning, oversight, and delivery of strategic training initiatives within a designated retail territory within JD North America. They create and facilitate in-store and classroom training focused on sales, service, business acumen, policies, procedures, and leadership skills in support of driving organizational performance. They will also serve as a key resource for the leadership team in each store within their territory. This individual should effectively exhibit JD Finish Line’s core values of Customer, People, Winning, Community, and Financial Responsibility in everything they do by performing the following key duties:
- Partners with Retail leadership, to align on priorities and goals of training to achieve training vision.
- Develops and maintains training content and resources within the e-learning platform and L&D connect page.
- Oversees execution of, tracks, and reports upon in-store training within a designated territory.
- Coordinates and delivers retail pathways. Selecting, developing, and leading management members while ensuring full support. Interviews program applicants and manages those within the program.
- Orientates and trains new and internally promoted managers on policies and procedures through training plans and learning modules to ensure stable integration within their new roles.
- Follows up with managers who have attended training to confirm their understanding of all policies and procedures.
- Manages junior Manager's Programs through sign-off processes to ensure they have been orientated into their new role per company policies and procedures.
- Works closely with regional and area-level leadership to solve specific training opportunities.
- Works cross-functionally across the organization to maximize opportunities in relevant territories.
- Identifies stores with good practices and availability to welcome and train new team members and Management.
- Incorporates business changes, changes in best practices, and new priorities into training strategy and execution.
- Partners with the People Team to align and make available learning programs for store training and development.
- Recommends process improvements to management as information is obtained from training feedback and development gaps.
- Builds effective partnerships with retail employees around training initiatives and succession.
- Supports new store openings.
- Additional duties and projects as required.
Required Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or equivalent retail management experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 2-4 years of training experience required, preferably in a retail store setting. Internal JD Finish Line experience is strongly preferred.
Required Computer and/or Technical Skills
Should have basic to intermediate knowledge and abilities with Google Suite Products.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Sit for more than 6 hours per shift
- Use hands to finger, handle, and feel
- Reach with hands and arms
- Talk and/or hear
- Stand for up to 2 hours at a time regularly
- Walk or move from one location to another regularly
- Periodically may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally
- Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.
- The average work week is (40-50) hours, which can vary depending on business needs.
- The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy setting.
- Spending up to around 50% time traveling (by air or land).
The base pay range for this position will be $63,000-$75,000 with a 10% bonus target, and the starting salary will vary depending on location. This role will be eligible for benefits including PTO, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy.
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Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy.
EEOC Statement:
The Finish Line, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local EEO laws. The Finish Line, Inc. prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on the individual's race or color, religion or creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, sex, pregnancy status, age, military status, disability, or any other protected characteristic or class protected by law. The Finish Line, Inc. provides reasonable accommodation for disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.
Need accessibility assistance to apply?
Applicants who require accessibility assistance to submit an employment application can either call Finish Line at (317) 613-6890 or email us at talentacquisition@finishline.com. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will respond as soon as reasonably possible. (This email address and phone number is only for individuals seeking accommodation when applying for a job.)
