Learning and Development Project Specialist

Uniphar - Who we are

With a workforce of more than 3000 employees spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA, and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world's best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Supply Chain Retail & On Demand, Uniphar Med Tech and Uniphar Pharma.

Supply Chain & Retail

Supply Chain Services provides both pre-wholesale and wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, healthcare and animal health products to pharmacies and hospital nationwide. The business supports a diverse customer base through the provision of strong service levels coupled with innovative commercial initiatives. In addition, the business provides services and supports that help independent community pharmacy to compete more effectively in an increasingly difficult environment and runs a network of Uniphar-owned pharmacies under the Life, Allcare, McCauleys and Hickeys symbol brands.

Pharma - On Demand

The On-Demand business is a specialist medical supply business that sources and distributes pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and consumable supplies to healthcare professionals in over 160 countries worldwide. We have offices in Ireland, UK, Europe, USA and New Zealand. The company's main divisions encompass everything from International Sales through Sales to NGO's and Charities, Clinical Trials Supply, Imported (Unlicensed Medicines), Sexual Health Supplies, and the storage and distribution of medical products and devices for third parties.

Click here to find out more: About Us - Who we are | Uniphar

Culture at Uniphar

Uniphar is a combination of many businesses each with its own identity, culture, values, and ways of working. Our overarching culture narrative is inclusive of each of these stores. Uniphar lives and breathes four key pillars which unpin and support our culture.

We have a people first approach - we do the right thing. We support entrepreneurial spirit where adaptability, commitment & resilience is embodied in our way of working. We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.

Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the core of what we do and is deeply embedded in our business strategy. We want to contribute positively to the people and the world around us. Running our business in a sustainable way ensures that Uniphar will continue to prosper in the long-term. We are focused on ensuring that each of the five pillars of our sustainability strategy are a fundamental part of our decision-making process.

The role

This is a fixed term contract for 2 years​

• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs): Partner with SMEs from our outsourced company to design, develop, and deliver comprehensive learning interventions focused on SAP S/4HANA systems and new processes in Supply Chain, Procurement, Purchasing, Fulfillment, Pricing, Customer, Operations and more.
• Project Management: Support the Learning & Development (L&D) element of "Project Dawn," including the planning, execution, and successful rollout of all learning initiatives. Ensure that project milestones are met, and deliverables are aligned with the broader project goals.
• Continuous Learning: Support, create and implement strategies to maintain ongoing learning around new processes and procedures post-launch. Collaborate with project leads, SMEs, and experts to deliver a variety of L&D interventions that ensure continuous upskilling and knowledge retention.
• Evaluate Learning Outcomes: Assess the effectiveness of SAP S/4HANA learning programs, utilising feedback and performance data to drive continuous improvements and ensure that learning objectives are achieved.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including HR, project leads, and SMEs, to conduct thorough learning needs analysis and identify both current and future learning requirements related to SAP S/4HANA and the associated process changes.
• Innovate Learning Solutions: Apply modern adult learning theories and evaluation methodologies to create structured and impactful learning paths. Innovate and integrate a range of learning materials, including digital content, guides, and manuals, to support the transition to SAP S/4HANA.
• LMS Management: Support the integration and ongoing maintenance of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and other relevant tools, ensuring that all SAP S/4HANA learning content is accessible and up-to-date.
• Facilitation: Act as a confident facilitator, delivering training sessions and workshops that engage learners and reinforce new SAP S/4HANA processes and systems.
• Collaborative Approach: Work both independently and collaboratively as part of a broader project team, ensuring that L&D initiatives are seamlessly integrated into the overall project timeline and objectives.

Key Skills and Experience

• Learning & Development Expertise: Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Learning & Development Specialist, with a proven track record of designing and delivering effective training programs.
• Project Management: Demonstrable experience in managing complex learning projects, preferably within the context of system implementations or large-scale process changes.
• Relationship Building: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and guide stakeholders at all levels, from SMEs to senior leaders.
• Process Improvement: Aptitude for identifying opportunities to simplify, streamline, and enhance processes to ensure optimal learning outcomes and efficient project execution.
• Content Development: Experience in producing a diverse array of learning materials, including e-learning modules, instructional guides, and manuals. Familiarity with SAP systems or similar enterprise software is highly desirable.
• Facilitation Skills: Confident and engaging facilitator, with experience in delivering learning to diverse audiences.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively as part of a team, contributing to shared goals and supporting collective success.
• Adaptability: A proactive and flexible approach, with the ability to adapt to changing project needs and evolving business requirements.

How we'd like to work together

Due to the expected key outcomes associated with this role by its nature it will be a role based out of one of our offices across the UK or Ireland. There will be an element of hybrid working available, but this role will also involve travel to our global sites. It is important to note that we do not expect this job to be a '9 to 5' type position. In return for your flexibility, you will be joining an environment that understands how inter-twined work and life have become - and both the benefits and challenges that brings - and therefore offers a flexible, progressive way of supporting it.

If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. We are an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.

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