Trading Manager – Morrisons
Morrisons is the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, serving over 11 million customers each week. We’re proud to be a Yorkshire food retailer dedicated to providing excellent food and grocery through our 500 stores and online home delivery.
We are recruiting a high‑performing Trading Manager to help our business continue to grow and succeed. The Trading Manager reports directly to the Store Manager and plays a key role in ensuring product availability, standards and a fantastic customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the team to the best standards and ensure the best shopping experience for every customer who walks into our store
* Plan and organise current promotions or in‑store events
* Listen to and respond to our customers’ feedback and react accordingly
* Ensure market‑leading availability across the store
* Work with other store Managers to lead a supportive and performance‑driven department
* Efficiently manage all people routines, taking accountability of department(s) scheduling, absence, performance and talent conversations
* Deliver training to ensure the team has the capability and confidence to deliver their role
* Motivate and lead colleagues to work with confidence across various departments
* Identify and develop talent within the department
* Build effective relationships with other operating departments
* Lead colleagues to work with purpose, delivering outstanding performance against all relevant targets across the department(s)
* Take a leadership role within the store
* Ensure resource is planned thoroughly
Benefits & Compensation
The role offers a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package, including private healthcare, pension scheme, an excellent bonus, a colleague discount and flexible family‑friendly policies such as 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave, neonatal and fertility leave.
Qualifications
* Experience managing a team in a fast‑paced fast‑retail environment
* Great communication skills, able to share knowledge, experience and best practices
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across all areas while remaining flexible
* Adaptability to change, able to challenge effectively
* Strong customer focus, actively listening to and responding to customers and colleagues
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About Us
Shopkeepers for over 125 years, we love providing our customers with a great shopping experience they won’t find anywhere else. At just under 500 stores across the UK, our retail colleagues work as one team to provide plenty of food essentials, great service and a buzz people enjoy. The UK’s 5th largest supermarket, we provide great value for money and good quality fresh food and groceries to over 11 million customers every week. Our focus on freshness makes us stand out as we prepare more fresh food in‑store than any other supermarket.
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