About the job:
Job description of an Organizational Development Manager in a factory that has 2500 employees, covering but not limiting to the following focus areas:
- conduct a series of training to assist the group of managers to enhance their managerial effectiveness
- partner with the group of managers to enhance the performance-driven work culture
- engage external upstream talent supply stakeholders to substantial the workforce required
- champion the factory's Learning & Development Roadmap, linking Annual Performance Review and personal development plan
Position Summary:
The Organizational Development Manager will play a critical role in enhancing the overall performance, leadership effectiveness, and workforce capability of a large-scale factory workforce of approximately 2,500 employees. This role will focus on driving a performance-based culture, strengthening managerial competencies, advancing the factory’s Learning & Development (L&D) roadmap, and establishing strong talent pipelines through external partnerships.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Managerial Capability Building
• Design, deliver, and evaluate structured training programs and workshops aimed at improving managerial effectiveness, including but not limited
to performance management, coaching skills, conflict resolution, and team engagement.
• Conduct needs assessments and gap analyses in collaboration with department heads to identify leadership and functional capability needs.
• Develop toolkits and frameworks for managers to apply leadership learnings in real work scenarios.
2. Performance Culture Enablement
• Act as a strategic partner to functional managers and supervisors to embed a performance-driven mindset across all levels.
• Support in the implementation of performance management systems, including mid-year and annual reviews, ensuring alignment with business
goals.
• Drive initiatives that reinforce accountability, recognition, and continuous improvement across operational teams.
3. External Talent Pipeline Engagement
• Build and maintain partnerships with technical schools, vocational institutions, universities, and workforce development agencies to strengthen the
factory’s upstream talent supply.
• Collaborate with recruitment and operations teams to align talent pipelines with workforce planning and production demand cycles.
• Represent the factory at talent outreach programs and career fairs to position it as an employer of choice in the local community.
4. Learning & Development Roadmap Champion
• Lead the execution of the factory’s Learning & Development Roadmap in line with business strategy, workforce needs, and future skill
requirements.
• Ensure alignment between individual Personal Development Plans (PDPs) and the outcomes of Annual Performance Reviews.
• Monitor L&D program effectiveness using clear KPIs such as training ROI, performance improvements, and employee engagement metrics.
5. Organizational Development & Change Support
• Lead or support organization-wide initiatives such as change management, culture transformation, and employee engagement surveys.
• Facilitate team effectiveness interventions, cross-functional collaboration workshops, and OD diagnostics.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to co-develop and implement solutions tailored to departmental challenges.
Key Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or related field. A Master’s degree or professional certification in OD, L&D, or
Coaching is preferred.
• Minimum 6–8 years of relevant experience in Organizational Development, Talent Development, or L&D, ideally within a manufacturing or large operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in training design and facilitation, leadership development, and managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Strong interpersonal and consulting skills with the ability to influence senior managers and drive initiatives across a diverse workforce.
• Excellent project management, communication, and data interpretation skills.
• Familiarity with adult learning principles, competency frameworks, and digital learning platforms.
We would love to speak to you if you are keen to walk the world with us to create the footprints of tomorrow.
ECCO is characterized by an international organization, with many nationalities in many countries. We aim at reflecting the same multi-cultural culture across the organization. All qualified applications are therefore very welcome, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, age or ethnical background.
For more information on this position, please contact Phenrat Visetpricha (pvi@eccco.com), ECCO Shoes (Thailand) Co., Ltd, on telephone +66 89 112 1919. Apply as soon as possible at enter.ecco.com, as we stop the search when the right candidate shows up.