Talent Lead - Greencore : Job Details

Hybrid role with an expectation to regularly visit sites predominantly in the Yorkshire area.

Why Greencore?

We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. Join us and be part of our great team. In FY23 we manufactured 779m sandwiches and other food to go products, 132m chilled prepared meals, and 245m bottles of cooking sauces, pickles and condiments. We carry out more than 10,400 direct to store deliveries each day. We have 21 world-class manufacturing units across 16 locations in the UK, with industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We generated revenues of £1.9bn in FY23 and employ approximately 13,600 people. https:// and find your future in food. For further information go to www.greencore.com or follow Greencore on social media.

What you'll be doing

Lead the performance and talent approach, sourcing, designing, and delivering talent and early careers interventions in line with organisational capability priorities.

* Preparing for annual talent review - building or enhancing materials, calibration packs, tools, engaging and preparing our HR teams etc.

* Preparing the outputs of the completed calibrations and talent review for executive and board review, including working with the functional lead to draft board materials, memos and papers

* Delivering the resulting group wide action plan from talent reviews throughout the year, which can be varied and include new initiatives as well as leading current/established ones

* Supporting the functional lead in managing our focus list (high potential leaders) engaging directly with them about their development

* Managing Cranfield, our executive education provider, and the programme that we have c20 leaders on a rolling basis, liaising with leaders regularly and coordinating the inhouse aspects of the programme

* Leading our Coaching & Mentoring programme, the technology platform and developing and growing the coaching pool, including delivering and facilitating a CPD annual calendar for them

* Supporting our work on strategic workforce planning, and associated talent led activities

* Leading bespoke mentoring initiatives within the functions e., g operations mentoring

* Overseeing all development centre programmes, specifically taking a personal lead on those for critical roles, e.g. senior/functional leader roles and the resulting actions for individuals/drafting feedback reports, and enabling development

* Career management, developing our existing tools and resources to help people manage their career

* Managing the team of 5 people, ensuring processes, procedures and SOP's are in place for all our talent work processes

* Supporting our TD&I functional leader in all areas of talent, and more broadly enabling our team, and acting as deputy where required

What we're looking for

* Graduate calibre and CIPD qualified (MCIPD/FCIPD)

* Demonstrable track record of leading talent and succession planning in a large or complex/multi-site business

* Demonstrable success in 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

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you'll get in return

* Competitive salary and job-related benefits

* Car allowance

* Performance related bonus

* Performance share plan

* Private medical insurance

* 25 days Holiday p.a.

* Pension up to 8% matched

* Life insurance up to 4x salary

* Company share-save scheme

* Greencore Qualifications

* Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

* Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.