We Make Morrisons…
From a Bradford market stall to the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, we are proud to be the Yorkshire food retailer serving customers across the UK with almost 500 stores and an online home delivery service.
Our business primarily focuses on food & grocery, and uniquely, we source & process most of the fresh food we sell through our own manufacturing facilities.
We’re recruiting for a high-performing Trading Manager to help our business continue to grow and succeed.
Ensuring our stores are fully stocked is key to delivering a fantastic customer experience, making this role vital to our success. The Trading Manager is responsible for providing the best availability and standards across all departments, ensuring compliance with legal and safety standards.
Reporting to the Store Manager, your responsibilities will include:
* Leading the team to maintain the highest standards and ensure the best shopping experience for every customer
* Planning and organizing current promotions and in-store events
* Listening to customer feedback and responding appropriately
* Ensuring market-leading product availability across the store
* Collaborating with other managers to lead a supportive and performance-driven department
* Managing all personnel routines, including scheduling, absence management, performance reviews, and talent development
* Delivering training to empower the team to perform confidently in their roles
* Motivating colleagues to work confidently across various departments
* Identifying and developing talent within the department
* Building effective relationships with other operational departments
* Leading colleagues to achieve outstanding performance against all relevant targets
* Taking a leadership role within the store
* Planning resources thoroughly to meet store needs
What’s in it for you?
You will play a vital role in our business and have a significant impact on our success. We offer excellent training, ongoing support, and development opportunities, along with a competitive salary and superb benefits package.
Our benefits include: a generous bonus scheme, an attractive pension plan, private healthcare, and a colleague discount shared with friends and family. We also provide family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave, neonatal and fertility leave.
To get a glimpse of our operations beyond the store, explore our warehouses and colleague canteens via our 360-degree virtual tour.
About you
Whether you have retail experience or come from hospitality, service, or travel & tourism, if you are passionate about delivering exceptional customer service, we want to hear from you.
What do we need from you?
* Experience managing a team in a fast-paced environment
* Excellent communication skills to share knowledge and best practices
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and remain flexible
* Adaptability to change and the ability to challenge effectively
* Active listening skills and responsiveness to customers and colleagues
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About us
With over 125 years of experience, we love providing our customers with a unique shopping experience. Operating nearly 500 stores across the UK, our colleagues work as one team to offer essential foods, great service, and an enjoyable shopping environment. Our customers keep coming back because of our focus on freshness and quality.
As the UK’s 5th largest supermarket, we deliver great value and high-quality groceries to over 11 million customers weekly. Our focus on preparing more fresh food in-store than any other supermarket makes us stand out. It’s a challenging, fast-paced environment, but our friendly team is dedicated to exceeding customer expectations, from Market Street to checkout.
At Morrisons, we invest in our colleagues through industry-leading training programs. Many store managers started on the shop floor, understanding firsthand what it takes to support colleagues and serve customers effectively.
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