Hybrid Category Management Trainer & Instructional Designer

Acosta, Inc.; Rogers (AR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Acosta seeks a Training Designer to develop, design, and deliver BI training for associates, clients, and customers. Lead live virtual courses, e-learning modules, videos, and materials on BI topics; collaborate with SMEs to tailor curricula.

Work across cross-functional teams to deliver insights-driven training, focusing on category reviews, KPI reporting, and data-driven recommendations; travel ~10% and three days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• Develop, Design, and deliver engaging live and e-learning courses on BI-related topics.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining attention to detail and prioritizing effectively.
• Collaborate with leaders to identify training needs and build targeted instructional materials.
• Provide training to strengthen client management skills and position Acosta as a strategic advisor.
• Evaluate Training Effectiveness, collect feedback, assess learning outcomes, and recommend improvements.
• Analyze data and offer strategic recommendations across product, pricing, promotion, and placement.
• Train associates in maximizing category reviews using data, tools, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Guide teams in building impactful sales presentations using syndicated and shopper data, with a focus on tools like Foresite.
• Deliver KPI-driven reports to track progress and validate performance.
• Summarize analysis results and create case studies to highlight success stories.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging live virtual courses, e-learning modules, videos, and training materials on a variety of BI topics and software.
• Work with subject matter experts to identify the target audience’s training needs and develop courses and curriculums to meet objectives.
• Analyze complex data and provide thoughtful, proactive guidance and recommendations that address the 4-Ps (product, pricing, promotion, placement).
• Understand the category review process through the 3-call process while engaging with cross-functional teams to provide a complete category management solution.
• Knowledge of building compelling sales presentations using syndicated data and other sources that provide in-depth analysis and solutions that address current business issues.
• Understand client KPIs that drive profit & sales and deliver data reports to the scorecard or validate progress.
• Provide materials that train associates on follow-up and summarize results of analysis; create case studies and success stories.

Skills

BI training design

Course development

Project management

Client communication

Data analysis

KPI reporting

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Storyline/Rise

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Category Management certifications (preferred)

Space Management Certifications (preferred)

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Rise

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Video editing software

Job description

Acosta seeks a Training Designer to develop, design, and deliver BI training for associates, clients, and customers. Lead live virtual courses, e-learning modules, videos, and materials on BI topics; collaborate with SMEs to tailor curricula.

Work across cross-functional teams to deliver insights-driven training, focusing on category reviews, KPI reporting, and data-driven recommendations; travel ~10% and three days in the office weekly.