Trading Manager

Morrisons; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

Discretionary bonus

15% staff discount

10% discount for friends

Leadership development

Free parking

Pension & life assurance

Healthcare benefits

MyPerks and wellness discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Trading Manager to lead store-wide trading routines, ensuring product availability, smooth promotional events and safe, compliant operations. Reporting to the Store Manager, you’ll drive a high-performing team across departments and focus on delivering an exceptional shopping experience for customers.

You will plan resources, manage daily trading priorities, and work closely with other store teams to meet operational and sales targets while developing colleagues for

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing teams in a retail environment.
• Strong focus on delivering excellent customer service and store standards.
• Ability to manage shifts, plan resources and drive sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Put customers first: lead the team to deliver outstanding service and plan promotions.
• Lead and support your team: manage shifts, attendance and training to empower flexible work across departments.
• Drive performance and availability: guide colleagues to meet operational and sales targets with purpose.
• Keep operations running smoothly: plan resources, manage daily routines and build cross-department relationships.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer focus

Shift management

Operational planning

People development

Job description

More about the role

Making sure our shelves are fully stocked is key to a fantastic shopping experience, which is why our Trading Managers are so vital to our success.

Reporting directly to the Store Manager, you’ll bring a hands-on approach to managing store-wide trading routines. You'll lead your team to deliver market-leading product availability, run smooth promotional events, and ensure every aisle is safe, legal, and ready for trade.

In this role, you’ll be on hand to:

• Put customers first: Lead your team to deliver outstanding shopping experiences, planning promotions and acting on customer feedback to keep standards high.
• Lead and support your team: Manage shift rotas, attendance, and talent development, delivering training so colleagues have the confidence to work flexibly across departments.
• Drive performance and availability: Lead a supportive, performance-driven department, guiding colleagues to work with purpose against all operational and sales targets.
• Keep operations running smoothly: Plan resources thoroughly, manage daily team routines, and build strong working relationships with other store departments.

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 in-store cafe or shop floor ranges
• 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

More about you

Whether your background is in retail, hospitality, leisure, or travel, if you care about great service and bringing out the best in people, you'll fit right in with us.

You'll be the kind of person who:

• Leads and steps up with confidence: Has experience leading and supporting a team in a fast-paced environment, confidently running shifts and handling daily trading priorities. You’ll be confident to step up as Manager in Charge when required.
• Builds strong, supportive teams: Communicates naturally, shares knowledge, and deals with everyday challenges calmly to keep the team working well together.
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