Trading Manager - #1689042

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 uniquely, we 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 key to providing a fantastic customer experience, making this role vital to our success. The Trading Manager's job is to provide the best availability and standards possible for customers across all departments, ensuring compliance with legal and safety standards.

Reporting to the Store Manager, you will:

1. Lead the team to the highest standards and strive to ensure the best shopping experience for every customer


2. Plan and organise current promotions or in-store events


3. Listen to and respond to customer feedback and react accordingly


4. Ensure market-leading product availability across the store


5. Collaborate with other managers in the store to lead a supportive and performance-driven department


6. Manage all people routines, including scheduling, absence, performance, and talent development


7. Deliver training to empower the team to perform confidently in their roles


8. Motivate and lead colleagues across various departments


9. Identify and develop talent within the department


10. Build effective relationships with other operational departments


11. Lead colleagues to work with purpose, achieving targets across all relevant areas


12. Take a leadership role within the store


13. Plan resources thoroughly to meet operational needs

How do we say thank you?

You will play a vital role in our business and have a significant impact on our success. We offer excellent training, support, and ongoing development, along with a competitive salary and superb benefits package.

Want more?

Our benefits include a generous bonus, an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare, and a colleague discount. We also promote family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave, neonatal and fertility leave.

Experience our stores firsthand—explore areas like our warehouses and colleague canteens through our 360° tour here.

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


• Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, remaining flexible


• Adaptability to change and the ability to challenge effectively


• Active listening and responsive skills to customers and colleagues

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

With over 125 years of experience, we love providing our customers with a unique shopping experience. With nearly 500 stores across the UK, our colleagues work as one team to offer food essentials, excellent service, and a lively atmosphere that keeps customers coming back.

As the UK’s 5th largest supermarket, we deliver great value and quality fresh food to over 11 million customers weekly. Our focus on freshness and in-store preparation sets us apart. It’s challenging, fast-paced, but our friendly team strives to go above and beyond for our customers.

At Morrisons, we believe in investing in our colleagues through industry-leading training programs. Many store managers started on the shop floor—they know how to support colleagues and serve customers effectively.