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 & groceries, 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, which is why this role is 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 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
* Working with other managers to lead a supportive and performance-driven department
* Managing staffing 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
What we offer in return:
You will play a vital role in our business, impacting our success significantly. We provide excellent training, ongoing support, and development opportunities, along with a competitive salary and superb benefits package.
Our benefits include: a generous bonus, an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare, and a colleague discount to share with friends and family. We also offer 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 tour here.
About you
If you have experience in retail, hospitality, travel & tourism, or 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 and 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
With over 125 years of history, we pride ourselves on providing a great shopping experience. With nearly 500 stores across the UK, our colleagues work as one team to offer food essentials, great service, and a lively shopping environment. Our focus on freshness and in-store preparation makes us stand out. Our colleagues are dedicated to going above and beyond for our customers, from Market Street to checkout.
At Morrisons, we invest in our colleagues through industry-leading training programs. Many store managers started on the shop floor, understanding firsthand what it takes to succeed and support our team and customers effectively.
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