Talent Development Manager (OD & Leadership)

City Electrical Factors Ltd (CEF) is the UK’s leading Electrical Wholesaler with over 390 branches.  We are a multi-national Electrical Wholesaler with locations in the UK, North America, Ireland, Spain and Australia.  In addition to our wholesale operations, we also have a number of manufacturing and distribution companies.

We are a caring family — At CEF, we care about our people, as friends, as a community, and as one team.

We are humble & honest — At CEF, we are modest and act with integrity, always holding ourselves to the highest standard.

We are passionately curious — At CEF, we are resourceful, we encourage our teams to take the initiative with a strong desire to be curious and seek out opportunities to learn and grow. We work together to find creative solutions.

The Role:

We’re seeking an experienced Talent Development Manager to partner with our teams across the whole of CEF in the UK.  Based within the People, Culture & Talent team, you will work closely with stakeholders across our business, to design, develop and deliver end-to-end Talent Development solutions, programmes and philosophies —enabling teams to grow, develop and perform. 

In this newly created position, you will provide expert guidance on talent development, leadership capability, employee experience and performance and results driven cultures.  Implementing organisational wide development initiatives and delivering solutions that strengthen capability and support business objectives and functional goals.

You’ll be tech-savvy, AI aware and commercially astute, with strong talent analytic skills and the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies. As our team continues to evolve and support wider teams, considering external talent trends, and new ways of working you will play a key role in helping leaders adapt roles, skills and operating models in a structured and people centred way. Equally, you’ll be passionate about building strong relationships and bring a people-centred mindset—helping to close critical gaps while reflecting our purpose, goals and values.

The Responsibilities:

Strategic partnership: Collaborate with leadership to align PCT strategies with business goals and act as a strategic advisor. Support leaders in navigating organisational change and evolving operating models. 

Talent development lifecycle: Own end to end strategic roadmap and planning of organisational development and leadership learning solutions and practices

Talent management: Partner with functional leaders and the talent acquisition and talent development  teams on workforce planning, retention, and succession planning. Support performance management and development frameworks that reflect changing role expectations and skill needs. Contribute to the ongoing evolution of roles as work becomes increasingly digital and automation assisted.   

Coaching and development: Coach managers on leadership skills, performance, and team motivation. 

Leadership development: Partner with external experts to identify needs, design and deliver commercially relevant development solutions

Organisation development: Support organisational design, restructuring and change initiatives across functions.  Help leaders build effective, inclusive and high performing teams. Embed cultural transformation aligned to company values and ways of working. 

Line Management: Lead the Talent Development Partner, providing guidance, support and direction.

Data analysis: Use people data and insights to inform decision making, identifying trends and where interventions may be needed.  Balance historical and engagement data with forward looking indications such as capability readiness, role clarity and change absorption. Translate insight into practical actions that support future organisation needs. 

Programme implementation: Implement and continuously improve People, Culture and Talent programmes, initiatives, and systems.

The Requirements:

CIPD L5 or above

Experience in managing HR / L&D systems and processes

Three years plus generalist Leadership Development experience

Ability to work independently, make decisions and deliver solutions

• A track record of communicating and influencing at all levels of an organisation
• Experience in collaborating across and connecting matrix teams
• Data literate with the ability to interpret insight in context and translate into action.
• Capable of operating at both a strategic and operational level
• Flexible, consultative, and adaptable in nature
• Previous experience in a multi-site/multi-channel and ideally multi-country business
• Ability to travel extensively across the UK

Up to £80,000PA 

• Employee discount
• Profit sharing
• Company car
• Store discount
• Company pension