Are you passionate about developing people, improving ways of working, and building impactful training programs that support business success? We are looking for a Training Manager for the Market Area Southern Europe to design, implement, and continuously improve training and onboarding across the region within internal organization and dealer network. This position is located in Elancourt, France.

About the role

In this regional role, you will work closely with departments and stakeholders to identify training needs, develop practical learning solutions, and support managers in implementing and following up on training activities.

You will play an important part in ensuring that employees have the knowledge, tools, and capabilities needed to succeed in their roles, while helping strengthen onboarding, training quality, and consistent working methods across the region.

The role suits a confident, energetic communicator who is comfortable delivering training sessions personally, facilitating groups, engaging with new people, and influencing stakeholders through collaboration, urgency, and initiative.

Your key responsibilities

Collaborate with departments and stakeholders to identify training needs and ensure alignment with company objectives.
Design and develop training programs for new hires and ongoing competence development.
Build and maintain a sustainable onboarding program.
Analyse existing work processes and contribute to the development of improved working methods.
Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and drive continuous improvement.
Work closely with other Training Managers across Europe to share ideas, align ways of working, and benefit from a strong peer network.
Support managers with implementation, follow-up, and practical application of training activities.
Support train-the-trainer activities by helping trainers become more effective in their roles.
Deliver and facilitate training sessions personally, ensuring an engaging, practical, and business-relevant learning experience.
Contribute as a member of the Market Area Southern Europe management team, bringing a training and capability development perspective to business priorities.
Act as the point of contact for external training providers.

What we are looking for

A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience are required, preferably in areas such as Consultative Sales, Sales Training, Learning & Development, or related commercial functions.
Candidates should demonstrate a strong understanding of sales methodologies, adult learning principles (pedagogy and work science), and the ability to design, facilitate, and deliver impactful training programs that support business objectives and drive effectiveness.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into simple, digestible spoken and written concepts.
Experience and confidence in presenting, facilitating, and delivering training sessions to various audiences.
A strong commercial mindset, business drive, and the ability to connect training activities to market area goals and measurable impact.
A collaborative, influencing approach that helps managers, trainers, and employees embrace new skills and practical ways of working.
Adaptability to adjust training style to different adult learning needs, audiences, and business contexts.
Willingness to travel
Good knowledge of French, English at business level, knowledge of Spanish and/or Italian would be a plus

What we offer

This is an opportunity to take on a regional role where you can make a meaningful impact on employee development, onboarding, and ways of working across Market Area Southern Europe.

You will collaborate with colleagues across functions and countries, support business priorities, and help strengthen learning culture and capability development in the organization.

You will not be alone in this role: You will be part of a wider European training community, collaborating with other Training Managers to exchange best practices, solving challenges together, and build consistent capability across the region.

In this role you will report to the Market Area Southern Europe & MENA Vice President.

Interested?

If you are motivated by developing people, improving processes, and creating practical training solutions that support business success, we would be pleased to hear from you. Apply now (Kathleen.vandevoorde@delaval.com) and join us in building strong capabilities for the future!

Working at DeLaval

Our core values Passion, People, Professionals and Partnerships connect individuals across entities and geographies. Success is far more than knowledge – it is strongly related to behaviours. At DeLaval we are all guided by our three behaviours, Setting Direction, Make things happen and One DeLaval.

DeLaval is the market leader in milking equipment, employing 4 300 people in more than 100 markets around the world. Our dairy farming partners benefit from over 130 years of industry experience, sharing complete solutions with trusted local support and service. Our research and development programs ensure that farmers can rely on DeLaval to help them preserve cow health and support the production of quality milk. For more information, please visit www.delaval.com

DeLaval is a company of the Tetra Laval Group.

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