Talent Development Partner

Greencore Group plc; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Company pension

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Greencore Group plc is seeking a seasoned Talent & Performance Manager to shape and deliver talent and performance management strategies across our organisation. You will partner with senior leaders to build capability, strengthen succession pipelines, and support colleagues through key career transitions.

You will design programmes, utilise CPD tools, and drive measurable ROI on talent initiatives while coordinating budgets and external partnerships.

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre and CIPD qualified (Level 3/5).
• Capable of building credibility with senior leaders in an FMCG/private label business.
• Excellent understanding of best practice and innovation in performance, talent, and career management.
• Evidenced consulting skills with ability to identify root causes before proposing options/solutions.
• Project management and coordination experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills.
• Proficient in using raw data to draw insights and drive change.
• Strong facilitation and delivery skills.
• Experience coaching people; active listener and mentor.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the business to design, develop and deliver talent and performance management approaches, programmes and interventions to build organisational capability.
• Strengthen succession pipelines and support colleagues through key career transitions.
• Lead assessment and governance activities to identify capability risks and opportunities across the organisation.

Skills

Talent management

Performance management

Consulting skills

Project management

Communication

Data insights

Coaching/mentoring

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Graduate CIPD Level 3/5

Job description

• Support the design and implementation of our approach to performance and career management, including assessment of potential, capability, and bench strength to inform development plans and succession pipelines
• Contribute to an annual talent review in the organisation to identify capability risks, strengths, and opportunities to attract, develop and retain talent
• Define and deploy a suite of suitable and effective talent assessment tools e.g., EQI, 360 feedback, managing associated software, platforms, or microsites
• Take ownership for, track, administer and report on budgets across the whole team, to ensure they are maximised and adhered to, including the overseeing of all purchase orders, cross charges, ensuring accuracy in budget tracking, setting up and managing supplier communications, and working with Finance to ensure budget controls remain in place
• Lead the delivery, development and evaluation of coaching and mentoring provision, including partnering on associated development tools, managing the technology solution, and driving CPD within the coaching and mentoring community.
• Report on and evaluate success of talent initiatives, platforms, and interventions to demonstrate a clear return on investment and effective talent management
• Source and manage suitable external supplier relationships which support talent programme delivery e.g., learning providers, education partners, universities.
  Graduate calibre and CIPD qualified (Level 3/5)
• Capable of building credibility with senior leaders in an FMCG or private label business
• Excellent understanding of best practice and innovation in performance, talent, and career management
• Evidenced consulting skills, able to understand the root causes and identify the problem before proposing the options/solutions
• Project management and coordination experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills to multiple layered audiences
• Proficient in the use of raw data to draw insight and effect change
• Great facilitation and delivery skills
• Experience of coaching people/active listener and operating as a mentor
  Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you'll be doing

To partner with the business to design, develop and deliver talent and performance management approaches, programmes and interventions that build organisational capability, strengthen succession pipelines, and support colleagues through key career transtions.

These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment

What You'll Get in Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

At Greencore, we value individuality and believe our diverse teams are key to our success. You'll be supported with continuous development opportunities and the chance to grow your career within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.