A growing, multi-site manufacturing group is seeking a strategic Learning & Development Business Partner to elevate capability, high-potential development and succession planning across the organisation.
Operating within a complex, commercially driven environment, this role will shape and modernise the group’s learning strategy during a period of operational growth and structural evolution.
The role:
This is a strategic build-and-embed role.
You will define and implement a group wide learning & development framework incorporating:
- Succession planning governance and workforce planning cadence
- Executive and senior leadership coaching
- Mentoring frameworks
- Rotational and cross-functional development pathways
- Assessment tools and learning diagnostics
- Structured learning journeys with measurable impact
- Formal tracking, reporting and programme governance
Working cross-functionally, you will collaborate closely with HR Business Partners, senior leaders and subject matter experts to ensure consistency, credibility and measurable outcomes across all business units and sites.
You will:
- Create a learning framework for the entire organisation
- Advise potential leaders and their line managers on career development and progression
- Enable robust, actionable development plans aligned to future capability requirements
- Modernise existing learning programmes and embed new frameworks
- Define KPIs and talent metrics in partnership with HR and leadership teams
- Interpret people data to inform strategic programming decisions
- Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Lead succession planning processes and ensure continuity of leadership pipeline
- Deliver executive and leadership coaching interventions
- Facilitate team development sessions, workshops and assimilation events
- Support employee engagement interventions and change management initiatives
- Scope and design bespoke leadership and team programmes based on business need
- Ensure programme governance, tracking and reporting are embedded and scalable
- Implement LMS
- Ensure the front line manufacturing teams have received all functional training in a timely and engaging way
The person:
We are seeking a credible Talent Development specialist with executive presence and operational awareness.
Degree educated or equivalent professional qualification
Coaching certification
Experience within a multi-site, fast-paced corporate environment (manufacturing or FMCG experience advantageous)
Strong exposure to succession planning, high-potential frameworks and engagement strategy
Experience working directly with senior leadership teams
You will demonstrate:
- Strategic thinking with strong attention to process and detail
- Ability to operate cross-functionally and influence without authority
- Ability to design, develop and deliver exceptional L&D programmes
- Strong analytical capability and comfort using people data
- Confident facilitation skills across varied audiences
- Discretion and professional judgement in sensitive matters
- Ability to manage competing priorities within tight timelines
- Commercial awareness aligned to organisational growth objectives
- Experience leveraging digital learning platforms and structured development tracking systems will be beneficial.
To apply please email your CV to kate.hamilton@hprtalent.com
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