Learning & Development Business Partner

At DCS Group, our people are our greatest asset – and developing our managers is key to unlocking performance, engagement, and long-term success. We are seeking a Learning & Development Business Partner with a specialist focus on People Manager and Leadership Development. This role is central to building a high-performance culture through capability development, coaching, and the design and delivery of learning interventions that empower leaders across our business.

As a trusted partner to stakeholders across departments, you’ll identify needs, design targeted solutions, and embed development frameworks that align with our business strategy and values.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of learning initiatives for current and aspiring people managers across all functions.
• Partner with business leaders and HR colleagues to assess capability needs and create learning pathways that drive performance and engagement.
• Design and deliver engaging, impactful learning content (workshops, toolkits, coaching frameworks, and digital learning).
• Oversee the implementation and continuous improvement of the DCS Leadership Framework.
• Champion our talent and succession programmes, ensuring clear career development routes for our future leaders.
• Evaluate learning effectiveness using data and feedback to continuously enhance the learning experience.
• Support broader L&D projects and initiatives across the organisation as part of the L&D team.
• Build strong relationships across all levels of the business to support a culture of learning, curiosity, and accountability.

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in an L&D or HR Business Partnering role, with a focus on leadership and management development.
• Strong understanding of learning methodologies, coaching practices, and adult learning theory.
• Experience designing and delivering face-to-face and digital learning solutions.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to align learning to business priorities.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple programmes and priorities.
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience is desirable.
• Coaching qualifications or accreditation would be a distinct advantage.

Why Join DCS Group?

We’re a fast-paced, commercially driven business that combines the scale of a national distributor with the agility of a manufacturer and brand owner. Our commitment to people development is stronger than ever, and we are investing in building a workplace where everyone can grow.

We offer:

• Life Cover
• Pension Plan
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised On-Site Café (including free breakfast, capped at a set amount)
• On-Site Staff Shop
• Ongoing learning and development support
• Regular social events and a collaborative team culture

Apply Today

If you’re passionate about developing people, delivering measurable results, and influencing the future of leadership at DCS, we’d love to hear from you.

DCS Group is the UK’s leading Distributor, Manufacturer and Exporter of Health Beauty and Household products. As the uniquely appointed representatives for Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Kenvue, PZ Cussons, SC Johnson to name a few, DCS has unrivalled multi-channel insight and category expertise. Our latest exciting plans to develop and grow our new Food distribution business has seen major brands such as Whitworths and Danone joining forces with DCS.

DCS Group is passionate and proud about all that we do, the customers we serve and our people. Operating out of two amazing sites, we have the 26-acre Banbury Head Office and warehousing facilities as well as our new state of the art Health and Beauty manufacturing facility occupying 100,000 sq. ft based in Redditch. As a family-owned business, we are very proud of our ethos, our people and 30 years of successive growth. We offer a very special opportunity of being able to join a welcoming, dynamic, fun place to work, and to work directly with the world’s biggest FMCG power brands.

Core benefits of working for DCS Group: As a family business, we place a great deal of importance on the well-being and happiness of our staff and the benefits they can enjoy. Life Cover Pension Medical Cash Plan Cycle to Work Scheme Well-being Social Events here’s no place quite like DCS Group and we’re proud of that, which is all down to the people who work here. If you want to be part of our expanding company which offers exciting opportunities for career progression, we would love to hear from you!

Apply Now: Ready to make an impact? Send your CV to recruitment@dcsgroup.com. Join DCS Group and shape the future of our talent and communications strategies!