Product Trainer

Job description / Role

Job Summary
• The role is responsible for conducting product training to all staff in Sports division.

Accountabilities

Strategic Responsibilities:
• Enhance the skills set of staff working in brand's across the region
• Ensuring consistent and relevant product knowledge across the region
• Orientation (Induction) and introduction of product knowledge to new employees
• Sharing knowledge and promoting Learning and Development initiatives

Core Responsibilities:
• Design, develop and update training material, training aids and assessment tests based on the identified training needs and source training material.
• Prepare training schedule as per the Product Training Calendar with Line Manager
• Conduct training sessions in line with the training needs for the product specialists identified for his category.
• Perform post training evaluation for training sessions and follow up on knowledge transfer to the work place
• Identify areas for improvement as per the feedback from trainees and implement changes accordingly.
• Monitor and Communicate attendance status, evaluation results and training feedback to line manager.

People Management:
• Liaising with Stores regarding training initiatives and support

Requirements

Experience:
• With at least 3-5 years of experience in delivering sales and product knowledge training for sales staff. Experience in Sports retail and handling product training

Additional skills:
• Planning and organizing
• Interpersonal
• Presentation
• Judgement and decision making

About the Company

Established in 1978, by the Baker family who still own and manage the company today, Gulf Marketing Group is one of the Middle East's leading, family owned companies. Gulf Marketing Group operates regionally, across the GCC and boasts a diverse portfolio of brands, retail outlets and services. Gulf Marketing Group subsidiaries operate in key sectors such as retail and distribution of sporting goods and lifestyle brands, health and fitness, food and food processing, integrated 3PL logistics, real estate, healthcare and pharmacies, education and technology. Since 1978, Gulf Marketing Group has introduced more than 90 international brands into the Middle East, as well as building the reputation of our homegrown brands as reliable and quality driven companies.

We are proud to be one of the top 10 retailers in the Gulf region with:

• More than three decades experience managing international brands in local environments
• A prestigious portfolio of world class brand partners
• Anchor tenancy in all major GCC shopping malls
• A proven track record of securing exclusive retail and distributor agreements
• An experienced management team
• Strong customer relationships