Contract Instructional Designer

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

Magna is more than one of the world's largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.

Job Responsibilities:

Introduction: This role is primarily accountable for the design of a global training program to support one Magna Procurement strategy and standards. This role will work across Divisions, Groups, and business experts to align a program that sets consistent baseline knowledge and strengthens commercial performance.

Responsibilities:

Program Design

• Consult with Business SMEs and Learning and Development (L&D) Team to conduct training needs assessment and identify critical knowledge and skills required for a set of key procurement roles.
• Define a scalable global training curriculum for each procurement role in accordance with Magna L&D design principles and standards.
• Design and develop training content (ex. presentation material, participant material, facilitator guides, manager guides, job aids, etc.) following the ADDIE model, including a feedback process from SMEs and critical Stakeholders at important design milestones.
• Using a blended approach, leverage up to date learning technology and multimedia tools (ex. Content authoring tools, virtual classroom, simulations, adaptive learning tools, audio, video, and graphics, etc.)
• Establish a process for maintaining and updating training material to ensure content is kept up to date, including any regional content customizations and language translations.
• Act as the central point of contact to manage the overall project and coordinate cross-group training activities.
• Establish a Procurement intranet site as a central entry point for all procurement related training and resources.
• Establish a Procurement communication hub to share relevant information to division/group/category
• Set up training evaluations consistent with L&D tools and processes, at all levels of the Kirkpatrick model and identify areas for improvement based on evaluation results.

Vendor Management (if applicable)

• Collaborate with external partners to deliver quality content that aligns to the program learning objectives, L&D design principles, standards, and overall L&D strategy.
• Work with external eLearning providers as needed to curate content to compliment the program curricula.

Knowledge and Education

• Practical experience and expertise in Procurement and / or Supply Chain
• Expertise in adult learning principles, instructional design process, learning evaluation and methods for measuring learning outcomes.
• University degree or college diploma in Business, Human Resources, Adult Education or related experience
• Expertise in content authoring, video creation and graphics software (ex. Articulate 360, video creation/editing tools, Adobe Captivate and other graphic design tools)
• Proficiency with MS Office 360 applications

Work Experience:

• 5+ years' experience in an Instructional Design role
• 5+ years' experience in Supply Chain Management and / or Procurement.
• Experience working in complex de-centralized or matrix, multinational organizations an asset.
• Experience in the automotive industry or manufacturing sector.

Skills and Competencies

• Enjoy a "hands-on" approach to working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Able to translate broad or complex concepts into simple, practical terms for all types of audiences.
• Strong communication skills - verbal and written.
• Able to work through ambiguity and uncertainty to achieve objectives.
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong project m