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 mainly focuses on food & grocery, and uniquely, we source & process most of the fresh food we sell through our own manufacturing facilities.
We are 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 providing a fantastic customer experience, which is why this role is so vital to our success. The Trading Manager is responsible for providing the best availability and standards possible for our customers across all departments, ensuring they remain legal and safe.
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 and reacting accordingly
* Ensuring market-leading product availability across the store
* Collaborating with other managers to lead a supportive and performance-driven department
* Managing all people routines, including scheduling, absence, performance, and talent development
* Delivering training to enable the team to perform confidently and effectively
* 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
How do we say thank you?
You will play a vital role in our business and have a significant impact on our success. We offer excellent training, support, and ongoing development, along with a competitive salary and superb benefits package.
Interested in more?
Our benefits include a generous bonus, an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare, and a colleagues' 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.
Many of our store managers started on the shop floor, and we provide industry-leading training programmes to support your career growth. Explore our facilities through the 360 tour here.
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 history, we are dedicated to providing our customers with a great shopping experience. Operating nearly 500 stores across the UK, our colleagues work as one team to offer food essentials, excellent service, and a lively shopping environment. Our focus on freshness and in-store preparation makes us stand out as the UK’s 5th largest supermarket, serving over 11 million customers weekly. We believe in investing in our colleagues and industry-leading training programmes, supporting career development from the shop floor to management roles.
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