Learning & Development Manager Tokyo - Global Manufacturing

Are you an experienced Learning & Development (L&D) Manager looking to drive employee development and training strategy within a global manufacturing organisation?

Join a global leader in construction equipment and heavy machinery in Tokyo, where you will lead the strategic planning, development, and delivery of training programmes for employees, dealers, and customers.

This position combines talent development, people management, corporate training, and technical learning within a highly specialised industrial environment. You will play a key role in strengthening workforce capabilities, supporting business performance, and ensuring training programmes meet the needs of diverse audiences.

Working across corporate offices, manufacturing facilities, and sales branches, you will have the opportunity to develop impactful learning initiatives while collaborating with international stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Learning & Development Strategy: Develop and implement comprehensive training strategies aligned with organisational objectives, workforce development needs, and business priorities.
• Training Programme Development: Design, deliver, maintain, and continuously improve learning programmes for employees, dealers, and customers.
• Team Leadership & People Management: Lead and manage the training team, providing direction, coaching, performance management, and professional development support.
• Organisational Management: Oversee training operations, establish effective processes, and ensure learning initiatives are delivered consistently across the organisation.
• Employee Training & Development: Plan and execute internal training programmes for corporate employees, factory personnel, and sales branch teams.
• Dealer & Customer Training: Develop and coordinate training programmes that strengthen product knowledge, technical capabilities, and customer understanding of construction equipment and heavy machinery.
• Training Delivery & Facilitation: Oversee the effective delivery of classroom-based, practical, and other relevant training activities to support different learning requirements.
• Programme Management & Maintenance: Regularly review training materials, learning content, and programme effectiveness to ensure relevance, quality, and alignment with business needs.
• Training Schedule & Resource Management: Manage training calendars, schedules, resources, and operational requirements to ensure efficient programme execution.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal departments, international teams, dealers, and customers to identify learning needs and deliver appropriate training solutions.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Experience:

• People Management: At least 5 years of people management experience, including leading teams, managing performance, and supporting employee development.
• Learning & Development: Proven experience in L&D, corporate training, or employee development, including planning, developing, and executing training programmes.
• Internal Training: Hands-on experience organising and delivering training initiatives for employees across different business functions.
• Customer Training: Experience planning and implementing training programmes for customers, external partners, or other business stakeholders.
• Training Strategy & Execution: Ability to translate organisational learning needs into structured training plans and deliver programmes effectively.
• Programme Management: Experience coordinating training schedules, resources, programme content, and delivery requirements.
• Education: Bachelor's degree.

Soft Skills:

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication abilities to engage effectively with employees, customers, dealers, and senior stakeholders.
• Leadership: Ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams while maintaining high standards of training delivery.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and logical thinking skills to identify training challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Organisational Skills: Excellent planning, prioritisation, and coordination abilities to manage multiple training programmes and resources.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and build productive relationships across different business areas.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to address the learning needs of diverse audiences, from corporate employees to technical personnel and external customers.

Language Requirements:

• Japanese: Native-level proficiency for employee training, stakeholder communication, and programme delivery in Japan.
• English: Business-level proficiency for communication and collaboration with global teams and international stakeholders.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in manufacturing, industrial equipment, construction machinery, or other technical industries.
• Familiarity with developing training programmes for technical products, equipment, or specialised industrial operations.
• Experience supporting dealer networks, sales teams, factory employees, or customer-facing training programmes.
• Understanding of talent development, organisational learning, and employee capability-building initiatives.
• Experience coordinating training activities across multiple business locations or departments.
• Previous experience working within a multinational organisation or collaborating with global L&D teams.

About the Company

Our client is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of construction equipment and heavy machinery, recognised for its established brand and strong presence in the industrial sector.

Operating in a highly technical environment, the organisation serves customers and business partners who rely on specialised equipment, product expertise, and professional support.

The company places importance on developing the capabilities of its employees, dealers, and customers. Through structured learning and training initiatives, it supports technical knowledge, operational effectiveness, and professional development across corporate offices, manufacturing facilities, and sales branches.

This opportunity offers the chance to combine human resources leadership and technical industry expertise within a globally recognised manufacturing business.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Globally Recognised Employer: Join an established international leader in construction equipment and heavy machinery with strong brand recognition.
• Strategic L&D Leadership: Take ownership of training strategy, programme development, and delivery across a diverse organisation.
• People Management Opportunities: Lead a training team and contribute directly to employee development and organisational capability building.
• Diverse Training Audiences: Design and oversee training for corporate employees, factory personnel, sales branch teams, dealers, and customers.
• Technical Industry Exposure: Build valuable expertise in construction machinery, heavy equipment, and industrial operations while applying your L&D knowledge.
• Global Collaboration: Work with international colleagues and stakeholders, using your English communication skills in a multinational environment.
• Business Impact: Help strengthen workforce capabilities, product knowledge, and training effectiveness across the organisation.
• Professional Growth: Expand your experience in learning strategy, talent development, training operations, and organisational leadership.
• Human-Centred Role: Bring the human element to a technically focused business by helping employees and customers develop the skills and knowledge they need.

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