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 through 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 vital for providing a fantastic customer experience, making this role crucial to our success. The Trading Manager's job is to provide the best product availability and standards across all departments, ensuring compliance with legal and safety regulations.
Reporting into the Store Manager, your responsibilities will include:
* Leading the team to the highest standards and striving to ensure the best shopping experience for every customer
* Planning and organizing current promotions and in-store events
* Listening to and responding to customer feedback appropriately
* Ensuring market-leading product availability across the store
* Collaborating with other managers to lead a supportive and performance-driven department
* Managing staffing routines, including scheduling, absence, performance, and talent development
* Delivering training to enable 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 relevant targets
* Taking a leadership role within the store
* Planning resources thoroughly to meet operational needs
Why do we say thank you?
You will play a vital role in our business and have a significant impact on our success. In return, we offer excellent training, support, and development opportunities, along with a competitive salary and superb benefits.
Interested in more?
Our benefits include a generous bonus, an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare, and a colleague discount that you can share with friends and family. We also offer family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave, neonatal and fertility leave.
You might have shopped in our stores before, but why not explore behind the scenes—our warehouses and colleague canteens—via our 360 tour, available here.
About you
Whether you have previous 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 across all areas, remaining 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 history, we love providing our customers with a unique shopping experience. With nearly 500 stores across the UK, our colleagues work as one team to deliver essentials, excellent service, and a vibrant shopping environment. Our customers keep coming back because of our commitment to quality and freshness, with more fresh food prepared in-store than any other supermarket. It’s challenging and fast-paced, but our friendly team is dedicated to exceeding customer expectations.
At Morrisons, we invest in our colleagues and industry-leading training programs. Many of our store managers started on the shop floor, understanding firsthand what it takes to succeed and support our teams and customers effectively.
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