Learning and Development Manager

Company Description

Culina Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides logistics, warehousing, distribution, and other services for the food and drink industry in United Kingdom and Ireland. It provides chilled, ambient, contract packaging, and bonded logistics services, as well as value-added services, such as online visibility and systems integration, pallet management, and supply chain management.

Job Description

The role of the Group Learning and Development Manager is to work within our L&D team, providing proactive and professional direction and support to our operational teams. This role will utilise learning and development methods to deliver key learning solutions across Culina Group, applying best practice HR solutions and aligning L&D services to the business needs.

You will be responsible to lead a team of 3, dealing with senior stakeholders and driving KPIs.

We are looking for an individual who is able to travel to various sites across the UK to both build relationships with the operational teams and at times deliver key training.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hour week.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Key Duties of a Learning and Development Manager:

• Lead, manage and develop a team of 2 L&D Partners and one Digital Content Creator to ensure they are well supported in their wellbeing and personal development including regular 121s.
• The management and promotion of the mentor scheme.
• Accountability for the Groups PDP results plus other KPI’s.
• Responsible for ensuring the L&D prospectus is fit for purpose and is regularly reviewed to align with the business needs. Developing products further to make them more interactive and engaging.
• The delivery of Senior Leadership programme circa 50.
• Collaborating of senior management to create skills matrix.
• Management of the Investors in People process.
• Overseeing training calendars for the L&D team.
• The induction of all new L&D colleagues.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to design career development paths
• Improve Employee Engagement. 
• Designing a Training Strategy with the support of the HR team.

Qualifications

• Experience within a training delivery role or an operational environment at the front line.
• PETTLS level 3 or equivalent training qualification is highly advantageous.
• Previous experience managing and support a team.
• Design of leadership programmes.
• Experience of delivering management, leadership and personal development programmes.
• Track record of achieving targets and KPI’s.
• Experience of LMS/system roll out.
• Knowledge of logistics and warehousing is desirable. 
• Experienced in reporting to senior management/board colleagues.
• Designing multi-faceted learning programmes e.g webinars, face to face, e-learning etc.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer.
• Car allowance - Business need 
• Life Assurance -  4 x your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!