Director of Commercial

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