Productivity Specialist - Logistics Improvement

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Bonus scheme

Staff discount 15%

Family discount 10%

Career progression

Canteen

Free parking

Pension & life cover

Healthcare benefits

MyPerks discounts

Charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a proactive Productivity Project Lead to join our Bradford-based team. You will own the successful implementation of productivity projects across multiple sites, shaping how we roll out improvements while protecting the customer journey.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills, plus experience in retail or logistics. You will coordinate schedules, track progress, and secure buy-in from senior managers to deliver benefits on time

Qualifications

• Significant retail or Logistics experience.
• Strong understanding of retail or Logistics and site operations.
• Ability to manage the implementation of multiple projects across multiple sites.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• A good understanding of financial, payroll, and commercial impact.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).

Responsibilities

• Defining the implementation strategy for all productivity improvements to ensure the customer journey is not impacted.
• Producing timely, effective, and clear site communications plans that can be understood by all stakeholders.
• Ensuring alignment of implementation schedules to minimise the impact on sites.
• Building strong relationships and engagement with Senior Managers while implementing initiatives.
• Updating progress tracking reports and communicating progress to senior stakeholders.
• Monitoring, identifying, and actioning issues or risks to project delivery.
• Creating an implementation plan and delivering benefits to agreed time and costs.
• Gaining approval from productivity managers for all implementation briefs, training plans, and 'what good looks like' documents.
• Contributing to Productivity Planning Sessions to support productivity managers in hitting their targets.

Skills

Retail experience

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Financial awareness

Office software savvy

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

MS Office

Job description

More About The Role

We're on the look out for great people to join our Productivity team at Morrisons. Do you want to be part of our growth and success? Together, we tackle business challenges, enhance our performance, and unlock the true potential of our data to drive forward the Productivity function.

This role is fast-paced, and you'll be at the heart of decision-making, using data and influence to make improvement and change. The role is there to manage the introduction, day-to-day feedback, and resolve any immediate issues related to each project.

As a member of our team, you will take ownership for the successful implementation of all productivity projects, with a focus on ensuring a smooth transition into our sites. You'll be responsible for:

• Defining the implementation strategy for all productivity improvements to ensure the customer journey is not impacted.
• Producing timely, effective, and clear site communications plans that can be understood by all stakeholders.
• Ensuring alignment of implementation schedules to minimise the impact on sites.
• Building strong relationships and engagement with Senior Managers while implementing initiatives.
• Updating progress tracking reports and communicating progress to senior stakeholders.
• Monitoring, identifying, and actioning issues or risks to project delivery.
• Creating an implementation plan and delivering benefits to agreed time and costs.
• Gaining approval from productivity managers for all implementation briefs, training plans, and 'what good looks like' documents.
• Contributing to Productivity Planning Sessions to support productivity managers in hitting their targets.

More about you

So that you are set for success, we are looking for self-starters, who are exceptional communicators with the ability to influence at all levels. You will work as part of a versatile team with a can-do culture, so it's important that you are tenacious and strive for excellence. We're looking for people who are enthusiastic and ready to make a difference!

We are also looking for the following:

• Significant retail or Logistics experience.
• Strong understanding of retail or Logistics and site operations.
• Ability to manage the implementation of multiple projects across multiple sites.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• A good understanding of financial, payroll, and commercial impact.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).

More About Our Perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking! At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues. There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!