WHSmith North America · 14 hours ago
Planning Transformation Enablement Analyst
WHSmith North America is a leading global travel retailer, and they are seeking a Planning Transformation Enablement Analyst to support their transformation initiatives. This role involves developing enablement strategies, creating training materials, and coordinating communications to facilitate user adoption and engagement across the organization.
Retail
Responsibilities
Report directly to the Planning Transformation Manager, providing regular updates on enablement, communication, and training activities
Support the manager in executing the overall planning transformation roadmap, with a focus on change readiness and user adoption
Prepare status reports, dashboards, and materials for leadership and steering committee updates
Coordinate enablement timelines and deliverables with the broader transformation plan
Escalate adoption risks, training gaps, and stakeholder concerns with clear recommendations
Support the Planning Transformation Manager in cross-functional coordination across Operations, IT, and business teams
Assist in defining and tracking success metrics related to communication effectiveness, training completion, and adoption outcomes
Act as a trusted partner to the Planning Transformation Manager by proactively identifying opportunities to improve engagement, learning, and change outcomes
Support planning transformation initiatives by developing enablement strategies that drive awareness, understanding, and adoption
Identify stakeholder impacts and readiness risks; help design mitigation and adoption plans
Track adoption metrics and feedback to inform continuous improvement
Develop and execute clear, targeted communications for planning transformation milestones, changes, and releases
Create communication materials such as emails, FAQs, presentations, intranet content, and executive-ready updates
Ensure consistent messaging across functions and stakeholder groups
Design, develop, and maintain training materials including job aids, user guides, process documentation, and training decks
Coordinate and deliver training sessions (live and recorded) for end users, super users, and leadership
Support onboarding and ongoing learning for new planning tools, processes, and capabilities
Act as a liaison between transformation teams and business users to capture feedback and improve user experience
Support workshops, demos, and roadshows to promote understanding and engagement
Partner with process owners and system teams to ensure training and communications align with solution design
Support transformation project plans with enablement-related milestones and deliverables
Maintain documentation repositories and version control for communications and training assets
Assist with change impact assessments and readiness reviews
Qualification
Required
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience creating training materials and delivering training to diverse audiences
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Frequent sitting
Limited standing, walking, climbing, crouching, bending, pushing, or pulling
Limited travel or overnight
Occasional travel or overnight
Frequent travel or overnight; including international
Normal or corrected vision and hearing
Can distinguish varying or specific colors, patterns, or materials
Fluency in English is required for training, customer interactions, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
Typically, indoors
Typically, in a consistent temperature
Lift 0-25 lbs
Use of fine motor hand functions
Preferred
Familiarity with Microsoft and all tool associated with the platform
Experience working in cross-functional, matrixed environments
Benefits
Employee Discount
Employer-Paid Life Insurance
Flex Time Off
Disability Insurance
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
401(k) with company match
Company
WHSmith North America
About WHSmith North America WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide.
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