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's job is to provide the best product 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 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 people routines, including scheduling, absence, performance, 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 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 development opportunities, along with a competitive salary and superb benefits package.
Want more?
Our benefits include a generous bonus scheme, an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare, and a colleague discount available to share with friends and family. We also have family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave, neonatal and fertility leave.
No doubt you'll have shopped in our stores before, but why not explore areas like our warehouses and colleague canteens through our 360-degree virtual tour? Click here to view.
About you
Whether you have experience in retail, hospitality, the service industry, 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, experience, and best practices
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders while remaining flexible
* Adaptability to change and the ability to challenge effectively
* 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
Shopkeepers for over 125 years, we love providing our customers with a unique shopping experience. With just under 500 stores across the UK, our colleagues work as one team to offer essentials, excellent service, and a lively shopping environment. Our customers keep coming back because of our focus on freshness, with more fresh food prepared in-store than any other supermarket.
At Morrisons, we believe in investing in our colleagues through industry-leading training programs. Many store managers started on the shop floor, gaining experience and understanding the business from the ground up, enabling them to support colleagues and serve customers effectively.
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