Strategic Enablement Leader

The J.M. Smucker Company; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Company is seeking a Lead, Enablement to collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and IS teams, supporting strategy, process improvements, and capability development.

Hybrid work arrangement entails onsite presence a minimum of 9 days per month at Orrville, OH with core weeks determined by the Company. Responsibilities include developing onboarding, coordinating learning opportunities, and delivering proprietary training content using Articulate and other tools, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading, creating and delivering training independently and/or with teams or external vendors.
• Experience leading or partnering on change management initiatives.
• Ability to work cross functionally and understand interdependencies among teams.
• Strong presence, influence, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work with and influence multiple levels and disciplines throughout the company.
• Excellent in MS Office365 (Outlook, SharePoint, Forms and the Office Suite).
• AI productivity tools experience (preferred Copilot proficiency).

Responsibilities

• Influence the prioritization of projects to drive development of identified skillsets that advance capabilities within the supported organization.
• Create and maintain onboarding plans to support strong entry and transition within supported teams.
• Connect individuals and teams to development opportunities, identify gaps and promote areas of interest through Quarterly Learning Day or ad hoc training.
• Develop and deliver proprietary training content (in-person and virtually) through collaboration with subject matter experts, research and historical knowledge utilizing Articulate software and other tools.
• Assist with third-party vendor relationships.
• Drive results against complex strategic roadmap projects/activities while maintaining executional excellence of cyclical work.
• Own annual connected planning to support an efficient process while driving continuous improvement.
• Create and maintain effective process documentation (DAIOs) resources that are easy to navigate and informative to promote repeatable processes.
• Assist with enterprise events (NASM, Marketing University, Quarterly Business Reviews) as needed.
• Lead and develop change management plans and implement through change agents.
• Collaborate with functional partners to elevate and streamline messaging to drive the business forward and funnel content through appropriate channels.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Facilitation

Change management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office365

SharePoint

Articulate

AI productivity tools

Job description

The J.M. Smucker Company is seeking a Lead, Enablement to collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and IS teams, supporting strategy, process improvements, and capability development.

Hybrid work arrangement entails onsite presence a minimum of 9 days per month at Orrville, OH with core weeks determined by the Company. Responsibilities include developing onboarding, coordinating learning opportunities, and delivering proprietary training content using Articulate and other tools, while