Trading Manager

Morrisons; Sefton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% staff discount

Career progression opportunities

Free parking

Healthcare benefits

Pension

MyPerks discounts

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Trading Manager to lead a store-wide trading team, ensuring excellent product availability and smooth promotional events. You will report to the Store Manager, drive customer-focused service, and foster flexible teamwork across departments.

You’ll plan staffing, develop talent, and monitor daily routines to hit safety, stock and performance targets in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and supporting a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build supportive teams.
• Active listener who adapts to feedback and new ways of working.
• Keeps a firm grip on basics: safety, stock availability and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage store-wide trading routines, ensuring top product availability and smooth promotions.
• Plan rosters, attendance and staff development; train colleagues to work flexibly across departments.
• Drive performance and availability; guide the team to meet operational and sales targets with purpose.
• Coordinate resources and build strong relationships with other store departments to keep operations running smoothly.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer focus

Communication

Adaptability

Safety & standards

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.
• Listens and adapts: Active listener who acts on customer and colleague feedback to make things better every shift, staying open and flexible to new ways of working.
• Keeps a firm grip on the basics: Takes a practical approach to managing department routines, keeping a close eye on safety, stock availability, and operational standards.