This role is for you if you have:

• Proven experience of operating at a Senior level within Learning and Development
• A passion for learning and development and for all colleagues to achieve their potential.
• Up to date knowledge with the latest L&D thinking, research and technologies and a good network to share and develop ideas.
• An understanding of different leadership and learning models and excellent skills at all stages of the learning and development cycle (analysis, design, facilitation and evaluation).
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to influence and gain credibility with key customers.
• An engaging delivery style be it during a one to one coaching session or delivering face to face training
• Chartered Membership of the CIPD or similar Learning & Development qualification

What you'll do

Leading the central L&D team you will;

• Own the content and delivery for our Career Pathways programmes
• Develop and own the succession plan mechanic for the business working with functional heads to deliver the plan
• Own our Competency Frameworks, Performance Development Review processes and 360 Feedback mechanisms ensuring alignment across all areas of the business
• Identify and manage future talent pipelines – Apprenticeships, Graduate programmes
• Own the induction programme for colleagues at Greggs House
• Steer the development and growth of our digital L&D platform
• Support the development of training across group wide leadership initiatives such as D&I
• Contribute to the Senior People team agenda

What we can offer you

As well as working with a great team we have the following fantastic benefits to offer the right candidate.

• Company car or car allowance
• You will be invited to participate in our Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 17.5% of your salary, subject to the Company meeting certain performance criteria
• Your holiday entitlement starts at 25 days (pro-rated for part time), in addition to Bank Holidays, which increases with service
• After 6 months service you may be eligible for our profit share scheme
• Our Greggs Employee Discount Scheme is very generous, offering you up to 50% off our food
• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
• In joining the Pension Scheme, then you will receive free life assurance.  This is a death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your annual salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is free to you and subsidised for your dependants
• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme should you be unable to work

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us!   We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views. We recognise the importance of having diverse teams and the positive impact this can have and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Next steps

During the application process we’ll keep in touch every step of the way and we’ll work hard to keep you up to speed on how your application is progressing.  With your help we can make your application as quick and as smooth as possible.