Senior L&D and Talent Manager

Location: Head Office, Birmingham

Working Hours: Hybrid - In office 3 x per week , Monday - Friday

Salary: Competitive + Car Allowance + Bonus

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that's eager to launch their procurement career. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Learning & Development and Talent Manager to lead the L&D agenda across the UK Poultry Division. This role will focus on Leadership & Management Development, Apprenticeship Levy strategy, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and Succession Planning. This role is responsible for strategic capability building and long-term talent development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make the role your own, build on existing foundations, and shape a forward-thinking L&D function within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the divisional L&D strategy aligned to business objectives
• Design and implement leadership and management development programmes
• Own and optimise the Apprenticeship Levy strategy and early careers development
• Lead succession planning and talent development initiatives across UK Poultry
• Partner with SLT to support performance reviews, talent mapping, and capability planning
• Provide strategic L&D insight to support organisational growth and change

About You

You are a seasoned L&D leader with experience in food manufacturing. You are comfortable operating in a standalone role, taking ownership of the full L&D agenda. You combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and are confident influencing and presenting at senior leadership level.

You are creative, commercially aware, and technology-savvy - able to leverage systems and digital tools to modernise learning delivery while ensuring tangible business impact.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven L&D experience within Food Manufacturing/ Food Service/ Food Retail or Food Logistics
• Demonstrable experience leading and implementing L&D strategy
• Strong background in leadership and management development
• Experience managing Apprenticeship Levy programmes and early careers pathways
• Succession planning and talent development expertise
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at SLT level
• Creative yet pragmatic approach to learning design and delivery

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave inclusive of the bank holidays
• Company matched pension contributions
• Death in Service
• Private Medical
• Refer a friend scheme
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid are free and confidential support services 365 days a year
• Boparan Restaurant Group Discount - 50% discount for friends and family.
• Cycle2Work Scheme

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasise promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.

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