Store Manager

Morrisons; Blyth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a passionate and experienced Store Manager to lead their store in Blyth. The role involves driving store performance, fostering a positive team culture, and ensuring an excellent customer experience. Ideal candidates will have extensive food retail management experience and strong leadership skills. Join us in a growing business and make a significant impact within the community.

Benefits

Generous bonus scheme

Car allowance

Competitive pension scheme

Private healthcare for you and your family

Colleague discount of 15%

Up to 6 weeks of annual leave, increasing with service

Competitive incentive plan

Qualifications

• Experience managing a store in a fast-paced food retail environment.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to coach team members.
• Adept at fostering collaboration and diversity within the team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic initiatives for store performance.
• Listen to customer and colleague feedback.
• Cultivate a high-performance culture through talent development.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Team orientation

Problem-solving

Building trust

Communication

Job description

Are you passionate about leading a team to succeed, creating a customer-centric culture, and being the best in the market?

Our Store Managers work hard, using strong leadership, to ensure their stores are a great place for people to work and shop, making sure our core supermarket offering is strong and competitive. They play a crucial role in our business, and we’re always looking for great Store Managers across the UK to join us and embody these values. If you're ready for a change and want to explore opportunities in a growing business at an exciting time, get in touch or apply via this advert.

About the role

Reporting to the Regional Manager, your responsibilities will include:

1. Developing and executing strategic initiatives to enhance store performance and profitability by continually challenging current ways of working. Store Managers should foster a culture of innovation and openness to new ideas.
2. Listening and responding to customer and colleague feedback, ensuring their experience is central to decision-making.
3. Cultivating a high-performance culture through talent development, succession planning, and supportive leadership.
4. Working with Head Office teams to ensure optimal product availability, making Morrisons a one-stop shopping destination.
5. Building and managing relationships with the local community, marketing your store to stand out as a community pillar.

Experience managing a store in a fast-paced food retail environment is essential. Strong leadership skills, coaching ability, talent spotting, and creating a team-oriented culture are crucial. You should be adept at resolving challenges, building trust, setting clear objectives aligned with Morrisons' priorities, and fostering collaboration and diversity within your team.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

If you don't meet every requirement, don't worry. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience isn't a perfect match, we encourage you to apply—you might be the right candidate for this or other roles.

About you

As a Store Manager, you'll play a vital role in our business. We offer a generous salary and excellent benefits, including:

• Generous bonus scheme
• Car allowance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Colleague discount of 15% and 10% for a friend or family
• Up to 6 weeks of annual leave, increasing with service
• Competitive incentive plan

We seek individuals with experience as a Store Manager in food retail who are passionate, supportive leaders eager to drive change in a growing business. If this sounds like you, get in touch!

About us

Shopkeepers for over 100 years, we love providing our customers with a unique shopping experience.

With just under 500 stores across the UK, our retail colleagues work as one team to provide essentials, excellent service, and a vibrant shopping environment. Our customers keep coming back because of our focus on freshness and quality, 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 of our store managers started on the shop floor—understanding our business from the ground up helps them support colleagues and serve customers better.