Learning & Development Business Partner

Written By Cherish Harding

Learning & Development Business Partner

Wiltshire (with UK travel)

£50,000–£65,000 + benefits

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:

  • High-potential identification methodology

  • 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

  • Excellent written and verbal communication

  • 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

Cherish Harding
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