Trading Manager

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 primarily focuses on food & grocery, and uniquely, we source & process most of the fresh food we sell through our own manufacturing facilities.

We're 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'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, you will also:

• Lead the team to the highest standards and strive to ensure the best shopping experience for every customer
• Plan and organise current promotions and in-store events
• Listen to customer feedback and respond accordingly
• Ensure market-leading product availability across the store
• Collaborate with other store managers to lead a supportive and performance-driven department
• Manage all staffing routines, including scheduling, absence, performance, and talent development
• Deliver training to empower the team to perform confidently in their roles
• Motivate colleagues to work confidently across various departments
• Identify and develop talent within the department
• Build effective relationships with other operational departments
• Lead colleagues to achieve outstanding performance against all relevant targets
• Take a leadership role within the store
• Plan resources thoroughly

How do we say thank you?
You will play a vital role in our business with a significant impact on our success. We offer excellent training, support, and development, along with a competitive salary and superb benefits package.

Want more?
Our benefits include a generous bonus scheme, an attractive pension plan, private healthcare, and a colleague discount for you and your family. We also support family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave, as well as neonatal and fertility leave.

Explore behind the scenes of our stores, warehouses, and canteens with our 360 tour here .

If you have experience in retail, hospitality, travel & tourism, or a service industry, and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service, we want to hear 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
• Adaptability to change and 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.

With over 125 years of history, we pride ourselves on providing a great shopping experience. With nearly 500 stores across the UK, our team works together to offer food essentials, excellent service, and an enjoyable shopping environment. Our focus on freshness and in-store preparation distinguishes us in the market. We believe in investing in our colleagues through industry-leading training programs, supporting career growth from the shop floor to management roles.