Product Learning Specialist - Learning Development

Product Learning Specialist Partners and Wholly owned brands
Product Learning and Development
Lets Take it On

Head Office Leicester with regular travel to partner sites.
Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in office with core hours flexible between 8am6pm.


Shape the Future of Talent in Product

Join our dynamic Product Learning & Development team and be at the forefront of transforming our learning and development offering for both our internal product teams and valued partners. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in developing future talent and upskilling existing employees at all levels. If youre passionate about growth impact and being part of a forwardthinking team this is the challenge for you..

Your role:

As a Product Learning Specialist you will be instrumental in empowering our partner and whollyowned brand merchandising teams. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering impactful training: Providing comprehensive system training (Stock Planning Line Flow Range Builder) alongside merchandising theory and best practices to partner merchandising teams.
• Designing engaging learning experiences: Creating effective and tailored training materials specifically for our partner product teams.
• Facilitating seamless integration: Supporting the successful integration of our product systems with partner operations.
• Championing our Learning Experience Platform: Assisting with the implementation of our new Thrive platform for partners including designing uploading and managing partnerspecific content.
• Driving partner success: Identifying onboarding challenges sharing best practices and pinpointing knowledge gaps to optimise partner workflows and trading strategies.
• Building strong relationships: Developing strong networks and effectively influencing stakeholders within partner organisations. This clientfacing role requires regular travel between our Enderby office and partner sites with the flexibility to be away from home for consecutive days when delivering onsite training.
• Contributing to internal development: Occasionally delivering jobspecific and merchandising skills training to trainees and assistantlevel employees within NEXT as part of our new Product Academy.

What Youll Bring:

• You are adynamic and creative individual who thrives on takinginitiative and beingproactive.
• You aredriven by the opportunity to make a tangible impact through thetraining and development of others.
• A strongbackground in merchandising and a deep understanding of ourproduct systems and processes are essential.
• While an L&D background isnt mandatoryexperience in training or mentoring team members would be advantageous.
• You possessexcellent communication skills including strongquestioning techniques and the ability to explain complex information clearly and concisely.
• Patience resilience and confidence are key attributes.
• You have the ability toconnect with and inspire individuals at all levels within partner organisations.
• You have a genuinepassion for building and developing training programmes that empower others to grow and succeed.
• You are acollaborative and enthusiastic team player who takesownership of projects.
• Crucially you areagile and flexible in your approach adapting to the unique and evolving needs of our partners.
• You areforwardthinking and innovative constantly seeking ways to improve and enhance the partner learning experience.

Ready to Make a Real Impact
If you are a driven and creative individual with a passion for merchandising and developing others we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of talent within our product teams and partner network!

Your benefits (take out for internal)
Well discuss more of what youll get when you work for Next at interview but heres an overview of what you can expect:

• Profitrelated bonus
• 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more
• Contributions into a pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Sharesave scheme which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success
• Staff shop
• 25 staff discount on most Next products either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk
• Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
• National and local discounts on goods and services
• A digital GP healthcare service

Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or longterm condition feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include Workplace Adjustments in the subject line) or call us on 0 and leave a voicemail.


We encourage early applications for our roles as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position this advert may close earlier than planned