Trading Manager

Morrisons; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Trading Manager for its Eastbourne store to ensure optimal product availability and lead a high-performing team. This role is vital for creating an exceptional shopping experience, requiring strong leadership and communication skills. The successful candidate will receive comprehensive training, a competitive salary, and a generous benefits package.

Benefits

Generous bonus scheme

Attractive pension plan

Private healthcare

Colleague discounts

Family-friendly policies including maternity and adoption leave

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Leading the team to ensure the best shopping experience.
• Managing staffing routines, including scheduling and performance.
• Ensuring market-leading product availability across the store.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer Service

Team Management

Flexibility

Job description

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 we uniquely 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 crucial for a fantastic customer experience, which is why this role is vital to our success. The Trading Manager is responsible for providing 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 ensuring 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 store managers to lead a supportive and performance-driven department
• Managing staffing routines, including scheduling, absence, performance, and talent development
• Delivering training to enable your 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’s in it for you?
You will play a vital role in our business, making a significant impact on our success. We offer excellent training, ongoing development, a competitive salary, and a superb benefits package.
Our benefits include: a generous bonus scheme, an attractive pension plan, private healthcare, colleague discounts, and family-friendly policies such as 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave, neonatal, and fertility leave.

We invite you to explore behind the scenes of our stores, including warehouses and colleague canteens, via our 360-degree tour. Click here to start exploring.

About you

If you have experience in retail, hospitality, service industries, or travel & tourism, and 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
• The ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Flexibility and adaptability to change
• Active listening skills and responsiveness 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 experience, we pride ourselves on providing a unique shopping experience. With nearly 500 stores across the UK, our colleagues work together to offer essential food, excellent service, and a lively shopping environment. Our customers keep returning because of our focus on freshness, quality, and value.

We believe in investing in our colleagues through industry-leading training programs. Many of our store managers started on the shop floor, gaining the experience needed to support colleagues and serve customers effectively.