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 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 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, 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 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 effectively
* Ensuring market-leading product availability across the store
* Collaborating with other managers to lead a supportive, performance-driven department
* Managing all people routines, including scheduling, absence, performance, and talent development
* Providing 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 targets
* Taking a leadership role within the store
* Planning resources thoroughly to meet operational needs
How do we say thank you?
You will play a vital role in our business, impacting our success significantly. In return, we offer excellent training, ongoing support, a competitive salary, and a superb benefits package.
What’s in it for you?
Our benefits include a generous bonus, an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare, and a colleague discount shared with friends and family. We also provide family-friendly policies such as 26 weeks’ maternity and adoption leave, neonatal and fertility leave.
Interested in seeing behind the scenes? Explore our warehouses and colleague canteens through our 360° virtual tour here.
About you
If you have experience in retail, hospitality, service industries, or travel & tourism, and a passion for 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
* Flexibility and adaptability to change, with effective challenge skills
* Active listening skills to respond effectively 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 pride ourselves on providing a unique shopping experience. With nearly 500 stores across the UK, our team works together to offer essentials, excellent service, and a lively shopping environment. Our focus on freshness and in-store preparation makes us stand out, and our friendly team is committed to exceeding customer expectations.
We invest in our colleagues through industry-leading training programs. Many store managers started on the shop floor, gaining the experience needed to support colleagues and serve customers effectively.
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