Trading Manager

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

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Trading Manager to enhance customer satisfaction by ensuring best stock availability and team performance. This role requires strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to adapt in a dynamic retail environment. Enjoy competitive benefits, ongoing development, and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Generous bonus

Attractive pension scheme

Private healthcare

Colleague discount

Family-friendly policies

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

• Lead the team to the highest standards for customer experience.
• Plan and organize promotions and in-store events.
• Ensure market-leading product availability across the store.

Skills

Team management

Communication

Flexibility

Active listening

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 for 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 is responsible for delivering the best availability and standards across all departments, ensuring compliance with legal and safety standards.
Reporting into the Store Manager, you will also:

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

How do we say thank you?
You will play a vital role in our business and have a significant impact on our success. In return, we offer excellent training, ongoing development, a competitive salary, and superb benefits.
Want more?
Our benefits include a generous bonus, an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare, and a colleague discount that you can share with friends and family. We also offer family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave, neonatal, and fertility leave.

Explore our stores, warehouses, and colleague canteens through our 360-degree virtual tour by clicking here.

About you

Whether you have retail experience, or come from hospitality, service, or travel & tourism, if you’re passionate about 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
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Flexibility and adaptability to change, with the 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.

About us

With over 125 years of experience, we love providing our customers with a unique shopping experience. Across nearly 500 stores nationwide, our team works together to offer essential food, great service, and a lively shopping environment. Our focus on freshness and in-store preparation sets us apart. It’s challenging, fast-paced, but rewarding. Our store managers often start on the shop floor, supporting colleagues and understanding the customer experience firsthand.