Group Capability Leader

Hybrid - Flexible across UK sites

Salary DOE + Excellent Benefits

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a global manufacturing organisation with the recruitment of a Group Capability Leader to lead the design, development and implementation of a long-term learning strategy across an international division. This is a rare opportunity to shape Learning & Development for a global corporation throughout the UK, Europe and wider international markets, a highly strategic position where you'll partner with Managing Directors, senior leaders and operational teams to understand capability gaps and design scalable learning solutions across a large international manufacturing division.

You'll play a key role in developing a long-term L&D strategy, creating consistent learning pathways across multiple business functions, whilst ensuring learning initiatives support both operational excellence and future business growth.

This is what you’ll be doing as Group Capability Leader:

• Develop and implement a long-term Learning & Development strategy across an international division consisting of over 60 manufacturing businesses globally.
• Build strong relationships with Managing Directors, senior leadership teams and department managers to identify capability gaps and future development needs.
• Create scalable learning programmes that can be implemented consistently across multiple sites and countries.
• Work closely with operational, manufacturing, engineering and support functions to understand role-specific training requirements.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to gain buy-in and drive adoption of learning initiatives across the business.
• Utilise the company's newly implemented digital learning platform to design, deliver and monitor learning programmes.
• Coordinate Subject Matter Experts across the division to capture knowledge and develop high-quality learning content.
• Develop structured learning pathways for roles across manufacturing, engineering, operations, commercial and support functions.
• Monitor programme effectiveness through reporting, analytics and continuous improvement activities.
• Drive a culture of continuous learning, capability development and organisational excellence.
• Support business transformation projects through effective capability planning and workforce development.

The qualities and experience you’ll bring:

• Previous experience within a Commercial Group, Divisional or Regional Learning & Development position.
• Experience developing Learning & Development or similar strategies across multiple business units or locations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership teams.
• Experience working within manufacturing, engineering, industrial, aerospace or another technical environment.
• Commercially aware with the ability to align learning initiatives with business objectives.
• Experience implementing or managing Learning Management Systems (LMS) or digital learning platforms.
• Ability to design scalable learning programmes for a wide variety of business functions.
• Excellent communication, project management and organisational skills.
• Passion for improving organisational performance through people, capability and collaboration.

And this is what you’ll get in return:

• Leading salary in line with experience.
• Yearly company performance bonus (up to 10% of annual salary).
• Internal progression routes.
• Hybrid working.
• Flexible working hours - 37.5 hour working week.
• 24 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service).
• Company laptop & mobile phone.
• Contributory Pension.
• Company summer & Christmas events.
• Two-week Christmas shutdown.
• Excellent long-term career development.
• Opportunity to shape Learning & Development across an international manufacturing division.

Are you ready to make an impact? This role will suit someone who can combine strategic thinking with practical delivery, influence senior leaders and turn complex business needs into capability solutions that work across different functions, sites and countries. If you have led capability or organisational development across a complex manufacturing business and want the opportunity to shape something with genuine divisional impact, apply now.

Please note: Due to high application volumes, we can't respond to every applicant. If you haven't heard from us within 7 days, unfortunately you've not been successful on this occasion. Please check our website for other opportunities.