Learning and Development Specialist (Commercial)

Job Title : Learning and Development Specialist (Commercial)

Location : Cumbernauld or Middlebrook, Bolton (Hybrid) - regular travel expected

Reports to: Learning and Development Manager

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter! 

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.

Employing over 1,000 people across four business units and ten UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

And we’re growing, thanks to some exciting acquisitions in recent years, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us!

What we’re looking for…

A passionate and experienced L&D Specialist, you will work in close collaboration with the Learning and Development Manager to support our commercial learning agenda.

With developed experience creating and executing successful learning strategies and programs that align with the company's requirements - you will primarily concentrate on assisting in the delivery of our internal development initiatives, particularly in the areas of People Leader Development and Talent Development.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Focus on Commercial Learning and Development, supporting with learning needs as required
• Understanding the annual learning needs of the business, aligned with business planning
• Designing and delivering a variety of internal courses, as well as coordinating our in-house development programs
• Developing and delivering suitable training courses and programs to meet specific learning needs. Evaluating the quality and results of completed training to assess the return on investment
• Providing Central guidance and partnership to functional teams as needed to facilitate information sharing and collaboration
• Coordinating the expansion and promotion of e-learning to all employees. Identifying appropriate providers and content to cover various areas such as leadership, sales, and career development
• Collaborating with the QSE team to ensure support for mandatory QSE training by implementing engaging eLearning methods
• Working with specific functions to develop functional competencies that will be utilised in our Talent Management processes
• Providing support for training colleagues on our systems, such as Clear Review

What you will bring:

• The ability to adapt learning to different audience needs, whether it's online, face to face, or self-led research
• An understanding of the business' strategic goals in order to provide meaningful learning solutions
• Close collaboration with the HR Team to deliver relevant learning interventions for the business
• Proficiency in using various learning media, including coordination of e-learning initiatives
• Prior experience with competency frameworks is desirable for this role
• Ideally, experience of L&D in a commercial environment
• Extensive travel to all company locations is required due to high degree of mobility

What we offer…

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard.  Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• Flexible Pension Scheme
• Automatic life Assurance
• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Up to 33 days holiday
• Flexible holiday trading
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Range of flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
• Annual salary review 
• Ongoing professional development

And much more! 

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Latest closing date for applications is 04th August 2024

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!