Learning & Development Business Partner

Company: Post Holdings, Inc.
Location: Jonesboro
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Business Unit OverviewHeadquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.BrandPost Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we're growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That's where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we're just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that's evident on grocery store shelves and families' tables across North America.Location DescriptionPost Consumer Brands in Jonesboro, Ark. is home to more than 200 team members. Jonesboro may be a smaller town, but it has a strong performing arts scene, multiple schools, and a diverse geography with sports and outdoor recreation opportunities for everyone. The Post Jonesboro team supports the community through food pantry volunteering and an annual toy drive during the holiday season.ResponsibilitiesOverview:The Learning and Development (L&D) Business Partner serves as the site-level learning and development lead, responsible for creating and sustaining a culture that values and prioritizes the ongoing learning and development of all employees. The L&D Business Partner must be able to establish credibility and deliver high quality programs both directly and by building a strong network of local trainers. In addition to building a strong learning culture, primary areas of responsibility include program and project management, learning technology and data management, training content development and delivery, train-the-trainer, stakeholder management and change management. This role reports to the Sr. Manager of Manufacturing L&D and is a member of the L&D Community of Practice. Ongoing skill and career development for all employees is a critical part of our talent strategy at Post Consumer Brands; the L&D Business Partner is central to bringing this strategy to life.Responsibilities and Accountabilities:Learning Culture and Stakeholder Management

• Serves as site-level learning and development lead and champion; partners closely with site leaders to create and sustain a culture that values and creates time and dedicates resources for meeting learning objectives.
• Facilitates strong relationships and connections between shifts via effective communications and shift transfer meetings; occasionally available to work off-shifts (2nd and 3rd), including holidays and weekends.
• Leads and mentors others in the usage of Problem Solving tools, such as Go-See-Think-Do's, the 8-Step Problem Solving Methodology, 5S, and more.
• Actively participates in and contributes to a Learning and Development community of practice. Stays up to date on emerging trends in Learning and Development, actively engages in continuing education, contributes to building a stronger enterprise learning and development community.Training Development and Delivery
  • Partners closely with central L&D and peer network to identify training needs, contributing to curriculum development and content/program design.
  • Partners with HR to develop and deliver onboarding training, including New Hire Orientation.
  • Develops and implements a train-the-trainer model, ensuring job instruction trainers are prepared to execute localized training programs effectively.
  • In collaboration with central L&D and in keeping with standards, makes minor changes to custom content on an ad hoc basis using authoring tools (e.g. Articulate).Program & Project Management
    • Builds annual training calendar in close collaboration with site stakeholders, network L&D peers and central L&D.
    • Ensures plans and resources are in place to effectively execute on annual training calendar and priorities; effectively navigates competing site-level needs with network standards.
    • Oversees the preparation and roll out of training programs, coordinating with trainers and managing logistics to ensure smooth delivery.
    • Collaborates with site stakeholders to identify and prioritize learning gaps; puts plans in place to address both short-term tactical gaps and long-term strategic gaps.
    • Serves as Standard Work Pillar Steering Team Lead; directs a cross-functional team charged with building and sustaining a culture of Continuous Improvement.Learning Technology and Data Management
      • Site-level learning management system (LMS) administrator. Loads computer-based content, tracks ILT attendance, pulls standard reports, provides audit support, aligns to enterprise LMS standards. Fluent in Sumtotal LMS.
      • Site-level Redzone Learning Module administrator. Accountable for ensuring proper configuration of the software following PCB's enterprise standards.
      • Populates learning management system and assists in developing operator task lists and job break-down sheets.
      • Site level owner for all learning metrics and reporting. Provides standard metrics and reporting to site leadership; collaborates with central L&D to provide rollup metrics for assessing network L&D health.
      • Analyzes training data to measure effectiveness, identify areas of improvement and generate insights.QualificationsEducation:
        • Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business-related discipline or equivalent experience required.Experience:
          • 4+ years' experience in a full-time training, education, or learning and development role.
          • Experience in a manufacturing environment a plus.
          • Excellent facilitator/trainer using adult learning principles to design, develop and deliver learning solutions to meet learning objectives.
          • Proficient at using Learning Management Systems; experience with remote and e-Learning preferred.
          • Content development experience preferred.
          • Experience with measuring and reporting on training effectiveness and business impact.
          • Experience coordinating and gaining alignment among a diverse range of stakeholders.
          • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
          • Expertise in the development, delivery and evaluation of training initiatives to support ongoing improvements in knowledge, skills, processes and engagement.
          • Highly detailed, organized, efficient, and deadline driven on all project and administrative tasks.
          • Superior project management skills and ability to steward a team through a project.
          • Strong skills in PowerPoint and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
          • This role may require occasional travel (up to approximately 10%).
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