Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.
Job Summary
The Learning & Organizational Development (L&OD) Specialist is responsible for designing, facilitating, and supporting initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, team effectiveness, and organizational performance.
The Specialist facilitates leadership learning experiences, supports talent and engagement initiatives, assists with change management and team effectiveness efforts, and helps ensure leaders have the tools and resources needed to develop themselves and their teams. This role combines facilitation excellence, relationship management, project coordination, and organizational development expertise to drive business and talent outcomes.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities
Leadership Development Facilitation
- Facilitate instructor-led in-person, virtual, and blended learning experiences for leaders at all levels.
- Deliver leadership development programs, workshops, cohorts, and development experiences.
- Create engaging learning environments that encourage participation, reflection, and practical application.
- Reinforce learning through coaching conversations, development activities, and follow-up support.
- Partner with leaders and HR teams to identify leadership capability needs and development priorities.
- Collect participant feedback and recommend enhancements to improve learning effectiveness.
Leadership Development Program Support
- Support the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of leadership development programs.
- Assist in maintaining curriculum, facilitator guides, participant materials, toolkits, and learning resources.
- Coordinate leadership assessments, development planning activities, mentoring initiatives, and related programs.
- Track participation, completion, and effectiveness measures to support program evaluation.
- Help ensure consistency and quality across leadership development offerings.
Organizational Development & Effectiveness
- Assist with team effectiveness, change management, engagement, communication, and organizational development efforts.
- Support the development of tools, resources, and learning experiences that enhance leadership, collaboration, and organizational performance.
- Help identify organizational needs through feedback, survey data, talent insights, and business input.
- Participate in the design and implementation of organizational development interventions and solutions.
Talent & Employee Development Support
- Support talent review, succession planning, performance development, and engagement-related processes.
- Facilitate development planning conversations and workshops.
- Assist with leadership assessments, feedback sessions, and development recommendations.
- Partner with stakeholders to support leadership readiness and career development initiatives.
- Help leaders translate development insights into practical action plans.
Stakeholder Partnership & Consultation
- Build strong partnerships with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and functional teams.
- Serve as a trusted resource on leadership development, adult learning, and organizational development practices.
- Conduct needs assessments and recommend learning or organizational solutions aligned to business priorities.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to support development initiatives and special projects.
- Support enterprise-wide talent and organizational development initiatives as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, Business, Psychology, Communications, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in learning and development, leadership development, organizational development, talent development, HR, or a related discipline.
- Experience facilitating classroom, virtual, and/or workshop-based learning experiences.
- Strong presentation, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence across varying levels of the organization.
- Strong organization, project management, and execution skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, Teams, and learning technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience facilitating leadership development programs.
- Experience supporting talent reviews, succession planning, engagement initiatives, or organizational change efforts.
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies.
- Experience with leadership assessments such as DiSC, MBTI, Insights, Hogan, CliftonStrengths, 360 feedback tools, or similar instruments.
- Certification or coursework in coaching, facilitation, organizational development, or change management.
- Experience working in a multi-location operational environment.
This information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this role. It is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this role. This description supersedes any previous or undated descriptions for this role. Management retains the right to add or change the duties of the position at any time.
Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.
None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.
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Skills Required
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must pass applicable pre-employment assessments
- Master’s degree in industrial or organizational psychology
- Bachelor’s degree and 1–3 years of related experience
What We Do
Core & Main is a leading distributor of water, sewer, storm drain, and fire protection products in the United States, serving contractors and municipalities with solutions for new construction and aging infrastructure.
