Talent Development Manager

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

This role offers an agile 3,2 working pattern with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

This role will oversee the activation of the performance talent cycles across the UKI region working in close partnership with the HR Business Partners across the region to bring to life the cyclical process and best in class initiatives to drive ahead our focus on growth and transformation. Working in collaboration with the wider Talent Centre of Excellence (Talent Acquisition and L&D) the role will focus on enhancing manager capability, using data to analyse and create insight as well as utilise a growth mindset to identify opportunities to enhance the pladis talent agenda. The role holder will also play a central role in the programme management of our talent development initiatives across emerging talent and high potential programmes.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Performance and Talent cycle – Working in collaboration with the global teams activate and implement the pladis globally aligned processes across the UKI region ensuring HR and leadership engagement. Develop tools and training to enhance local implementation and enhance performance management culture.
• Talent and succession planning – active management on talent actions in collaboration with the HR Business Partners to drive momentum and future proofing activities.
• Talent programmes – working in collaboration with the wider Talent Centre of Excellence to design and deliver talent initiatives to support the pladis brand and regional agenda (e.g. emerging talent and high potential programmes).
• Data & Analytics – Using both internal and external data to track talent and performance trends. Use insight to inform broader HR strategy and leadership engagement on priority focuses.
• Inclusive workplace - Support broader EVP and IDE agendas through embedding our pladis values across our moments that matter in the talent space.

Bring your experience.

Essential

• Understanding of the end-to-end talent and performance cycle (in a Talent or HR Generalist role).
• Curiosity – Growth mindset continuously looking for opportunities to improve the status quo.
• Insights driven – Comfortable working with data to analyse and build insight.
• Collaboration and influence - Experience working in a global / matrixed organisation.
• Agile and Resilience – ability to work at pace to adapt to changing priorities to support changing commercial needs.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach to problem solving with ability to identify and implement continuous improvements.
• Comfortable navigating data, joining the dots and drawing insights to inform decisions.

Desirable

• Similar experience in a talent or performance focused role in a commercially led organisation.
• Workday system understanding.
• Emerging Talent programme management.
• FMCG experience.

What does pladis offer you?

• Annual Car allowance, paid monthly (if eligible by grade).
• Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) – this is the business’s annual bonus scheme.
• Opportunity to self-enrol into Health Cash Plan.
• Private medical Insurance (if eligible by grade).
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance Cover ~ upon enrolment to Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
• 25 days + bank holidays.
• Holiday Enhancement Scheme.
• 1 Volunteering Day per year.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted gym membership – Carlisle and Chiswick only.
• Discount and Cashback Scheme – make your everyday spending work hard for you on major high street brands, supermarkets and services.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Financial Wellbeing Support.
• Access to great training and development opportunities.

pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.