Learning Partner - Scotland in London

Please note: As this role works across a number of areas and/or regions, you will be required to travel to stores and sites within your area multiple times per week.

Why join us

By joining Sainsbury’s as a Learning Partner, you will be part of a dynamic regional team (Aberdeen/Fife/Glasgow/Edinburgh) dedicated to helping colleagues and managers grow, thrive and deliver outstanding results. You don’t need to come from a People or HR background — what matters most is your ability to build strong relationships, collaborate across a region, and ensure learning is deployed brilliantly in a fast‑paced retail environment. We will provide full facilitation and learning‑delivery training, enabling you to bring your strengths in communication, organization and teamwork to a role that truly shapes the colleague experience. As we continue to build a culture of inclusion, continuous improvement and operational excellence, you will make a meaningful impact on individuals and the wider business.

What You’ll Do

• As a Learning Partner, you will create a welcoming, consistent and inspiring learning environment that enables colleagues and managers to grow and thrive.
• You will take ownership of deploying learning across your region, ensuring that every colleague receives a high‑quality experience – whether attending induction in a training store, joining a virtual session, or learning on the job.
• You will partner closely with training stores to shape and deliver exceptional induction and learning programmes for new and existing managers, supporting them with regular check‑ins and tailored development conversations as they progress.
• Working collaboratively with Regional Store Directors, Area Managers and People teams, you will help ensure every new manager receives a brilliant and consistent welcome, and that talent pipelines at all levels are supported through timely development opportunities.
• Using data, insight and feedback, you will continually evaluate how learning is landing across your region, identify performance opportunities and recommend interventions that can make a real difference.
• You will champion our learning products and policies, becoming a trusted expert for store leaders and training store managers, coaching and challenging teams to strengthen people processes and drive high performance.
• Your role will also involve supporting regional people activity and contributing to key transformational projects such as store openings, closures and refreshes, coordinating the delivery of both technical and behavioural training to ensure change is well‑supported.
• At the heart of your work will be a commitment to consistency, operational excellence and empowering colleagues to take ownership of their development by fostering a strong, self‑serve learning culture across the region.

Who You Are

You thrive on building relationships, understanding people, and helping others grow. You don’t need to be a People professional already – but you enjoy connecting with others, working as part of a regional team, and driving high‑quality execution of learning and people processes. With curiosity and a forward‑thinking mindset, you understand how learning supports store performance and contributes to wider business priorities. You value inclusion and create an environment where colleagues feel supported, confident and encouraged to develop. You’re organised, proactive and comfortable navigating retail operations to ensure learning lands brilliantly and consistently across your area.

Essential Criteria

• Strong relationship‑building skills, with the ability to connect with colleagues at all levels and support learning in a busy retail operational setting.
• Confidence delivering messages, guiding groups, or supporting learning – even if you haven’t facilitated formally before (we’ll provide full training).
• Ability to follow processes accurately and consistently, ensuring learning and people activities are deployed brilliantly across multiple stores.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across a regional landscape.
• Experience using insights or data to understand performance or identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a regional team, sharing best practice and contributing to continuous improvement.

Benefits

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, welcoming you wherever you work. Opportunities for development, recognition, flexible working and a range of benefits support your career and well‑being. Examples of benefits include:

• Colleague discounts – starting with 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% off at Sainsbury’s on Fridays and Saturdays and 15% off at Argos every payday.
• Financial security – pension scheme and life cover.
• Performance‑related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on company performance.
• Annual holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional holiday.
• Season ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance and access to a wide range of retail discounts.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to four weeks’ pay for paternity leave.