Bakkavor
Learning Manager
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Learning Manager
Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension up contributions, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Elveden
Ways of Working: Site base
Hours of Work: Monday – Friday | 08:30 – 17:00
Contract Type: Permanent
Why Greencore?
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
As a Learning Manager, you will lead a team of Learning Associates to deliver learning interventions across our London sites. You will ensure that people development supports Greencore's business strategy, driving compliance learning and building an industry-leading training offer.
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Role Accountabilities
- Lead, develop, and drive your L&D team to deliver Greencore’s learning strategy.
- Understand learning needs at site or regional level through collaboration with HRBPs, GMs, and compliance teams; develop and maintain a learning plan for your zone.
- Prioritise learning needs and ensure governance processes are applied to achieve desired outcomes.
- Drive efficient delivery and effectiveness of learning interventions across your zone.
- Work with relevant GMs to resolve conflicts or changes in the learning plan and ensure compliance training is delivered.
- Manage Learning Associates to deliver the learning plan and provide training where appropriate, liaising with other zone leads for technical or specialist training.
- Deliver learning within budget while driving standardisation and ROI across the zone.
- Monitor and report performance of learning interventions against KPIs.
- Provide feedback to the Learning Design Team and identify themes for improvement.
- Oversee on-the-job learning provision to meet Group Talent and Development requirements.
- Collaborate with Early Career Managers and apprenticeship providers to support individual development.
What we’re looking for
You will be a passionate and dynamic L&D professional who thrives on making a tangible impact through learning and development. You will build strong, collaborative relationships across all levels of the business and will influence and inspire others to embrace learning as a driver of performance and growth. You will be strategic yet hands-on, designing and delivering innovative training solutions while ensuring compliance and consistency across the organisation.
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You will lead and develop a high-performing team, champion learning best practices, and continuously evolve approaches to reflect the latest thinking and technologies. You will be analytical and results-driven, measuring the impact of learning initiatives and demonstrating clear value to the business. Above all, you will be motivated by seeing individuals and teams thrive and will help shape a culture where learning is at the heart of Greencore’s success.
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
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
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