L&D Specialist

Learning & Development Specialist

Confidential Search | Recruiting on behalf of a leading UK motor retail group

I’m supporting a highly regarded, national automotive retailer to appoint a Learning & Development Specialist to strengthen their onboarding and early-career learning offer. This is a brilliant opportunity for a confident facilitator who enjoys high-impact delivery, building relationships across the business, and helping people thrive from day one.

• £36,000

• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays (increases with service)

• Company car or car allowance

• Life assurance & contributory pension

• Discounts on car purchase, servicing and more

• Access to exclusive shopping and lifestyle perks

• Referral bonuses up to £2,000 (internal scheme)

Working pattern: Full-time |
Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week
Travel: National travel required (blended virtual + face-to-face delivery)

Reporting into a Senior L&D Specialist, you’ll play a key role in delivering and continuously improving onboarding, induction and core learning programmes. You’ll design and facilitate engaging learning experiences (virtual and in-person) that help colleagues build capability and demonstrate company values from the start.

• Deliver weekly induction and welcome webinars for new starters

• Facilitate the first 3-month onboarding journey for new colleagues

• Design and enhance engaging virtual and in-person training using available tech

• Deliver training across induction, onboarding, sales, service and customer experience

• Maintain accurate, compliant, up-to-date onboarding/induction materials

• Partner with hiring managers to support smooth onboarding in role

• Provide coaching, feedback and follow‑up support to embed learning in the workplace

• Manage your diary, travel and course prep proactively (No line management responsibility in this position.)

• Proven experience delivering online and face‑to‑face onboarding/induction programmes

• Confident facilitator comfortable with high‑volume new starter training

• Strong understanding of learning design principles and Learning Needs Analysis

• Passionate about people development and creating an inclusive learning environment

• Excellent stakeholder management-able to build relationships across a national business

• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable working autonomously

• Confident using technology to deliver blended learning

• Willing to travel nationally as required