Term: 18 months FTC
About The Role
We’re looking for a Trading Manager within our Commercial team to support our Category Optimisation work.
The Trading Manager will partner Trading Directors and their teams to review their category strategy, range and merchandising analysis, supplier engagement, as well as co-ordinating stakeholders across the business such as Marketing, Pricing and Space Planning to maximise sales, margin and market share.
You’ll help to deliver exceptional, customer-led ranges which drive sales and margin across multiple categories. You will build on the capability of our Trading team by engaging with different teams across the business to translate customer Trading insights into competitive customer propositions, ensuring quality and value.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
Facilitating the development of the category plan for a high spend, complex area
Driving sales and profit through acting on our customer insight to deliver the right range and customer proposition
Delivery of margin targets through negotiation and robust supplier scenario analysis
Using your market understanding of the category, including competitor insight to develop compelling category strategies
Actively support and promote the high performance culture of the Trading team, including the support of personal and professional growth to encourage colleagues to be the best they can be
Helping to deliver a great customer experience – helping them to buy
Operating in full compliance with the Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice (GSCOP)
This role is based at our fantastic head office in Bradford. Boasting an on-site restaurant, coffee shop, convenience and sample store, prayer room, free parking and regular company-wide events and promotions. Ideally, applicants will live within a reasonable distance of our office.
In return for all your hard work, you will receive:
15% discount in store from the day you join us
Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
Annual bonus scheme
Career progression and development opportunities
Generous holiday entitlement
Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers
Free parking onsite
Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
Private Healthcare
Car Allowance (company car provided in some instances)
Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!
At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.
There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!
At Morrisons, we’re proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that’s good for our customers too.
We’re always looking for people from all walks of life to join us and bring their talents to our team. Together, we can build a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive, make a difference and belong.
About You
We’ve built an incredibly diverse business, and we’re working hard to make sure we truly represent the communities we serve. One of the best things about working with so many different people is having the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with lots of different views, perspectives and beliefs. For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:
Track record as a Senior Buyer, Category Insights Manager, or a Senior Merchandiser in a similar environment
A passion for range selection and curation, driving customer satisfaction across all need states.
Proven experience of delivering category strategies in a complex, competitive market
A strong customer centricity with a track record of putting the customer first
Ability to work at pace, in a fast and flexible environment with drive, energy and enthusiasm
Significant commercial understanding with an excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision making background
Experience of building relationships at all levels to drive commercial benefits
Experience of implementing and driving unified strategies in a complex business environment
