Senior Manager, Learning & Development (Northfield, IL)

Job Summary

This role will be primarily focused on the design, development, and delivery of Executive development programs and innovative learning experiences across Medline. The Senior Manager will lead the creation and implementation of high-impact learning solutions tailored for senior leaders, ensuring alignment with Medline’s strategic objectives. By leveraging best practices in learning experience design and collaborating closely with business and HR leaders, this position will drive the continuous growth and effectiveness of executive talent, supporting a culture of high performance and leadership excellence throughout the organization.

Job Description

Major Responsibilities

• Engage and consult with business leaders and HRVPs to gain understanding of business unit objectives, key initiatives, talent strategies, and organizational challenges.
• Partner with Business leaders and provide coaching and education in how team and leadership development can impact their business/organizational needs and the subsequent needs of their teams to learn, thrive and grow.
• Partner with business stakeholders and HRBP to understand the learning needs of key audiences.
• Ensure L&D team conduct needs analyses to assess the state of the business, identify key performance and skills/knowledge gaps, and recommend performance solutions, both training and non-training, to drive organizational results.
• Oversee the diagnosis, design, and delivery of high-impact team and leader interventions, leveraging existing methodologies, tools, vendors and resources and in close partnership w/ respective HR business partners.
• Ensure L&D team creates and delivers learning experiences to develop leader and team capabilities with the purpose of support high performing and healthy organizations.
• Build relationships with leadership, vendors, and stakeholders within Medline to collaborate on training priorities, training quality, train-the-trainer certification, and delivery of training programs.
• Raise the bar on best practices and serve as a thought leader by staying up-to-date on the latest research and current trends that promote healthy high-performing organizations and effective leaders and teams.
• Management responsibilities: Typically oversees professional employees/teams OR manages non-professional employees through Supervisors in manufacturing, distribution or office environments; Day-to-day operations of a group of employees; May have limited budgetary responsibility and usually contributes to budgetary impact; Interpret and execute policies for departments/projects; develop, recommend and implement new policies or modifications to existing policies; Provide general guidelines and parameters for staff functioning; Hiring staff, recommending pay increases, performing performance reviews, training and development of staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in the fields of organizational psychology, effectiveness and leadership development.

Certification / Licensure

• DISC, Insights Discovery.

Work Experience

• At least 5 years of corporate business experience to include at least 4 years of experience in a L&D organization.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong analytical skills; ability to make decisions using data to drive recommendations for performance solutions. Ability to refine insights and data into concise, relevant presentations for an executive audience.
• Knowledge of training methodology in each phase of the training lifecycle, i.e., assessment, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Knowledge of consulting on learning practices including needs analysis, skill and performance assessments, organizational interventions, facilitation, and the design and delivery of content for various audiences.
• Interpersonal skills; ability to build alliances with leadership and key partners to gain commitment and implement performance solutions.
• Demonstrated mastery of diagnosis, coaching, consultation, design, facilitation and measurement with senior leaders, leadership teams and organizational assessment.
• Experience supporting organizations through scale and change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary to interact effectively with all levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated experience with Instructional Design principles and development applications, e.g., e-learning software, image and media editing software, etc. - Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Graduate level work in the fields of organizational psychology, effectiveness and leadership development.
• Prior experience as a learning & development business partner or L&D program manager.

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position:

$110,240.00 - $165,360.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.