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Hybrid in Alcorcón·Full-time·Added 4 days ago (last checked 26 Oct)
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Our summary
- Hours
- Jornada intensiva on Fridays and in summer
- Work mode
- Hybrid, Alcorcón
- Contract
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- University degree
- Benefits
- Private health insurance, flexible pay plan, meal vouchers






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Skills
This job advert was originally written in Spanish.
Requirements
What we're looking for
Proactivity, autonomy, and commitment to excellence.
Ability to provide solutions and collaborate in a team.
Great capacity to contribute and create new ideas that enrich and strengthen our culture. If you are passionate about working in a diverse and dynamic environment, we want to meet you!
Nice to have
Minimum of five years of experience in training, Learning & Development, or similar positions, with at least three years leading projects, teams, or trainer networks.
Experience in retail, multi-site, or distributed operational team environments.
University degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Pedagogy, Education, Business Administration, Marketing, or related disciplines. Specialization in Learning & Development, instructional design, or digital training will be valued.
Experience in designing itineraries, content, and in-person, digital, and on-the-job learning experiences.
Previous knowledge or experience in the animal sector, animal welfare, specialized retail, or related fields will be valued.
Ability to plan, organize, and manage projects, providers, budget, and multiple stakeholders.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with LMS, authoring tools, virtual classrooms, surveys, and training analytics.
Strategic vision, business and customer orientation, analytical capacity, influence, communication, and transversal leadership.
Autonomous, decisive, innovative profile oriented toward results and continuous improvement.
Proactive attitude to identify trends and best practices in training, retail, and the animal sector, staying up to date and translating learnings into innovative and business-applicable training solutions.
Solid digital competencies and technological curiosity, with the ability to use artificial intelligence tools in a practical, responsible manner oriented toward improving training design, personalization, efficiency, and measurement.
Passion for animals and a genuine commitment to their welfare, with the ability to convey this purpose to store teams.
Availability to travel throughout the store network and, occasionally, to Madrid or Málaga.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
What do we offer our people? Our value proposition, #HappyIskaylife, brings together initiatives that promote well-being in its 5 dimensions: physical, emotional, social, professional, and financial, with measures such as:
A strategic project with a direct impact on team development, customer experience, and the results of a large store network.
The opportunity to build and consolidate a scalable, homogeneous, and data-driven training model.
Transversal work with Talent, Operations, expert areas, and an internal network of trainers and managers.
A dynamic, collaborative environment committed to continuous learning, innovation, and improving the people experience.
Flexible start and end times, with a hybrid model (50% remote work) and intensive working days on Fridays and in July and August.
#petfriendly environment: you can bring your pet to the office!
Possibility of flexible compensation (restaurant vouchers, childcare, and transport), health insurance for you and your family, and psychological support services.
We invest in your talent with continuous training and professional development tailored to you.
Erasmus Program with the opportunity for temporary or permanent relocation to our offices in Málaga, Madrid, or Porto.
And this is only part of it; we have many more initiatives designed to take care of you and accompany you in your day-to-day life.
The role
Join the Leading Group in Animal Care!
Grupo IskayPet is born from the union of the Kiwoko ecosystems (physical and online stores, Mundo Belleza grooming salons, and Kivet Veterinary Centers) and Tiendanimal (physical and online stores, Salón de Belleza grooming salons, and Clinicanimal Veterinary Centers) following the acquisition by EMEFIN, a Peruvian family business group with over 80 years of experience in retail. Both ecosystems maintain their own identities while combining capabilities to offer the most complete proposal in pet care.
Today, with a presence in Spain and Portugal, more than 300 workplaces, and 4,000 people, we work to be benchmarks in animal welfare, under our mission: "To care for animals and make life better".
We are currently looking for a person for the position of Training Manager (M/F) Stores in the People department for our Madrid offices.
We are looking for a profile to design, lead, and ensure the Store training model, aligning it with the business strategy, customer experience, and IskayPet culture.
The objective of the person joining will be to ensure that teams have the necessary knowledge, skills, and tools to perform their role, drive commercial results, and offer an excellent and consistent experience throughout the network.
We are looking for a person with strategic vision and execution capacity, who acts as a training benchmark for Stores and connects business needs with scalable, practical, and measurable learning solutions.
What you'll do
Define the annual Store training plan based on strategic, commercial, and operational priorities.
Design learning itineraries by role and professional stage: onboarding, consolidation, specialization, and development.
Design and lead leadership training programs for Assistant Store Managers, Managers, Area Managers, and Regional Managers, adapted to each level of responsibility.
Reinforce leadership as a lever for the smooth functioning, development, engagement, and performance of teams.
Identify and prioritize needs together with Store Operations, regional managers, managers, and expert areas.
Design and deploy in-person, virtual, digital, and on-the-job learning experiences.
Coordinate the creation, updating, and validation of content with internal experts and providers.
Coordinate training on product and service news, connecting Stores, Clinics, and Grooming salons to offer a coherent and integrated customer experience.
Ensure that programs integrate content on processes and procedures, customer service, and animal welfare, working in a coordinated manner with expert areas.
Ensure a national deployment adapted to campaigns, openings, launches, and peak activity periods.
Coordinate, support, and develop the network of internal trainers, mentors, and store references.
Manage calendars, calls, sessions, participants, resources, providers, and budget.
Manage subsidized training, coordinating its planning, communication, documentation, justification, and follow-up, and ensuring compliance with applicable requirements and deadlines.
Ensure the proper use of LMS/Talentia, the traceability of activity, and the quality of training data.
Define and monitor indicators for participation, completion, satisfaction, learning, application, and business impact.
Prepare reporting, detect deviations, and drive action plans and continuous improvement.
Drive a culture of continuous learning and support the adoption of new processes, tools, products, and ways of working.
About Grupo IskayPet
Grupo IskayPet is a pet-care group operating in the Iberian Peninsula, describing itself as an integral and pioneering proposal in the companion-animal care sector. It was formed by bringing together the leading pet-care ecosystems in Iberia, whose brands combine physical stores and online sales with services such as dog grooming and veterinary centres. Its job listings reference retail brands including Kiwoko — which the careers page describes as the leading pet-store chain with more than 190 stores in Spain and Portugal — as well as Tiendanimal and Kivet, with roles spanning store sales, veterinary care, grooming, logistics, finance, legal, CRM and Salesforce development.
In Spain, the group lists offices in Alcorcón (Madrid) and Málaga, alongside a location in Alfena, Portugal, and hires across a very wide geographic footprint, with current openings in regions from Andalusia and Catalonia to Galicia, the Canary Islands and the Balearics. Its careers portal is available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish, and the group publishes an ethical code and ESG commitments in Spanish, Portuguese and English — relevant context for international professionals seeking retail, veterinary or corporate roles across its Spanish store and office network.
- Industry
- Pet Retail
- In Spain
- Madrid, Málaga
Good to know if you are moving
- Group brand Kiwoko operates more than 190 stores across Spain and Portugal, offering a wide network of retail locations for store-level roles.
- The group lists offices in Alcorcón (Madrid) and Málaga in Spain, plus Alfena in Portugal.
- The careers portal is available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
- Beyond retail stores, the group runs services such as dog grooming and veterinary centres, creating varied role types for animal-care professionals.
- Current openings span many Spanish regions, including Andalusia, Asturias, Catalonia, Galicia, the Canary Islands, Murcia and the Valencian Community.
In their own words
Additional information
*Grupo IskayPet S.L. (Tiendanimal, Kiwoko, Clinicanimal, Kivet) is committed to equality and opportunity among all candidates participating in selection processes, and is also committed to the integration of people with disabilities, paying special attention to those candidates holding a disability certificate.
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