Learning Management System (LMS) Lead

Samworth Brothers; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Health & wellbeing support

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Extended leave

Free on-site parking

Training and growth opportunities

Job summary

Samworth Brothers is seeking an LMS Lead to own the rollout and ongoing development of a new Learning Management System across the group. You will manage suppliers and stakeholders, drive adoption and build a mature platform from go-live onward.

You will lead configuration, content, reporting and user support while shaping the LMS roadmap and ensuring compliance across sites. This is an on-site role with strong collaboration across learning and business teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience implementing an LMS, ideally multi-site.
• Ability to translate business requirements into system solutions with reporting.
• Experience with testing, change management and supporting users through implementation.
• Experience building digital learning content using authoring tools.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and Teams skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and development of the Learning Management System.
• Act as the main point of contact for LMS users, stakeholders and external system providers.
• Manage LMS configuration, user permissions, learning pathways and system updates.
• Work with learning and business teams to upload, organise and maintain learning content.
• Monitor system performance, learner engagement and completion rates, providing insights and recommendations.
• Ensure learning records are accurate and compliant with internal and external requirements.
• Support reporting needs by creating dashboards, analysing data and tracking key learning metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve the learner experience through system enhancements and process improvements.
• Provide guidance, training and support to colleagues using the LMS.
• Stay informed on learning technology trends and recommend new functionality or best practice approaches.

Skills

LMS implementation

Translate business requirements

Testing & change mgmt

Digital content authoring

Excel, PowerPoint, Teams

Job description

About The Role

Are you passionate about creating great learning experiences through technology? Do you enjoy improving systems, driving engagement and helping people access the learning they need to succeed? As LMS Lead, you play a key role in shaping how learning is delivered across our business. We are implementing a new LMS across the Group and you will own that roll out and system development end to end from go live through to developing a mature platform. You will deliver phase one and a roadmap for what comes next, managing the supplier and key stakeholder relationships and driving adoption across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and development of the Learning Management System.
• Act as the main point of contact for LMS users, stakeholders and external system providers.
• Manage LMS configuration, user permissions, learning pathways and system updates.
• Work with learning and business teams to upload, organise and maintain learning content.
• Monitor system performance, learner engagement and completion rates, providing insights and recommendations.
• Ensure learning records are accurate and compliant with internal and external requirements.
• Support reporting needs by creating dashboards, analysing data and tracking key learning metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve the learner experience through system enhancements and process improvements.
• Provide guidance, training and support to colleagues using the LMS.
• Stay informed on learning technology trends and recommend new functionality or best practice approaches.

About You

We believe success comes from collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we value team players who are driven to achieve great results together. You’ll bring the following skills and experience:

• Implemented and owned an LMS, ideally multi-site
• Can turn business requirements into system solutions and use reporting to back up decisions
• System testing, change management and supporting users through implementation
• Built digital learning content using authoring tools
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and Teams

What We Offer

• Company pension scheme
• Access to health and well-being support, such as healthcare, optical and dental discounts
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Opportunity for extended leave
• Free on-site parking
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

About Us

Samworth Brothers is a fourth-generation family business, trusted by many of the UK’s best-known retailers to produce high-quality own-label products. Alongside these, we’re proud to craft and deliver our own iconic brands, including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company, and Walker & Son.

With over 10,000 talented colleagues working across our modern, well-invested food manufacturing sites nationwide, we’re committed to excellence in everything we do—from the food we make to the careers we build.

At Samworth Brothers, you’re more than just an employee, you are part of our strong family culture. Our collaborative approach and strong team spirit help us support one another and achieve great things together. As part of a well-established group, we offer stability, opportunity, and a place where you can truly thrive.

Ready to make a difference? Join us and be part of something special! We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer making diversity and inclusion a core part of everything we do. We also actively welcome applications from neurodivergent individuals and are committed to a recruitment process that’s fair, respectful, and free from bias. If you need any adaptations to the application or interview process, please do let us know.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.