Job Title: Talent Development Partner – Functional Programmes
Location: Hybrid - Peterborough office and Home-based, with some UK and international travel
Contract and Shift details: Permanent
Package includes: Salary from £45,000 plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, including discretionary performance related bonus, private healthcare, car allowance and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%
If you’re someone who gets genuine satisfaction from helping people grow and seeing that translate into stronger business performance, this could be a role where you’ll do some of your best work. You’ll be shaping how we build capability across AB Agri, ensuring our people have the skills, confidence and opportunities to succeed now and into the future.
You’ll sit at the heart of our global talent agenda, working closely with leaders and People & Performance colleagues to design and deliver development programmes that are practical, inclusive and closely aligned to business priorities. It’s a role with real visibility, where you’ll influence how we strengthen succession, close capability gaps and create meaningful career pathways across our functional teams.
What you'll be doing:
- Designing, delivering and managing our award‑winning Ruminant Technical Excellence Programme (RTEP), alongside developing new functional excellence programmes.
- Bringing our sales capability framework to life through innovative and impactful people development solutions.
- Creating targeted development solutions that address talent, capability and succession gaps across the AB Agri portfolio.
- Using strategic workforce planning insight to identify opportunities to reskill and upskill internal talent.
- Partnering with leaders and People & Performance teams to build robust development and succession plans.
- Supporting Talent Council conversations and driving actions that enable internal mobility and progression.
- Demonstrating the value of development interventions through clear and timely ROI.
What you'll bring:
- Experience designing and delivering talent development programmes with demonstrable impact.
- Strong capability in workforce planning and using insight to shape practical development solutions.
- Experience delivering development initiatives such as coaching, 360 feedback and high‑potential programmes.
- The ability to influence and partner effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- A collaborative, organised and solution‑focused approach, with a commitment to inclusive practice.
Where growth meets purpose
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.
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