Retail Department Manager

From a Bradford market stall to one of the UK's largest supermarkets, we are proud to be the Yorkshire food retailer serving customers across the UK over almost 500 stores and through a home delivery service.

At Morrisons, we’re proud to be The Market Street Grocer. We do things differently. We don't just stack shelves; we are passionate about food, proud of our British heritage, and dedicated to giving our customers a vibrant, bustling place to shop. From our market-style fresh counters to our beautifully stocked aisles, great food and friendly service is at the very heart of what we do.

We love what we do, and we want you to love it too.

We are currently looking for talented, commercially minded Department Managers to lead various areas of our store operations across our Essex region. Depending on your background, expertise, and lifestyle preferences, we have leadership opportunities across two key business areas:

• Trading Managers:
  The commercial driving force behind our daytime shop floor. You’ll take full ownership of trade execution, visual merchandising, and stock management across your designated aisles, keeping availability peak and standards immaculate.
• Night Managers:
  The operational backbone of the store while the doors are closed. You will lead our twilight and overnight teams to safely manage large-scale replenishment, process deliveries, and ensure the store looks spectacular before the morning trade begins.

Reporting into the Store Manager, you’ll take full ownership of trade execution, commercial performance, and stock management across your designated areas. Your main objective is to ensure every aisle is beautifully presented and fully stocked, while coaching your team to deliver the friendly, helpful service that keeps our regulars coming back week after week.

What you'll be doing day‑to‑day:

• Leading with Passion:
  Inspiring, coaching, and developing a team of team leaders and colleagues across the shop floor to be the best they can be.
• Driving Commercial Excellence:
  Maximising sales through striking visual merchandising, seasonal trade planning, and impeccable stock availability.
• Managing the Numbers:
  Taking full responsibility for your department’s sales targets, waste management, shrinkage, stock control, and labour budgets to run a highly profitable operation.
• Keeping it Safe:
  Maintaining strict legal compliance, trading standards, and health and safety regulations across the floor to the highest degree.
• Putting Customers First:
  Being a visible, welcoming leader on the shop floor, ensuring our customers always experience a clean, tidy, and efficient shopping environment.

• Competitive Salary:
  We don't advertise salary because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Morrisons. Our recruitment team will always discuss this with you early in the process as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary.
• Two colleague discount cards: 15% staff discount for you plus a second card for a friend or family member.
• A highly competitive pension scheme
• 33 days annual leave
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Sir Ken Morrison Leadership School:
  Internal leadership school offering a University accredited development programme.
• My Morri' Exclusive Discount Platform:
  Instant discounts on everyday purchases, dining and leisure plus online cashback and reloadable cards

You don’t just love retail; you understand how to run a commercial, high-volume trading operation. You're a people person through and through, with a knack for bringing out the best in others and a sharp eye for commercial detail.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Proven leadership experience:
  From a fast‑paced retail, supermarket, or high‑volume commercial environment (experience managing large teams is a massive plus, but your leadership style is what matters most).
• A commercial mindset:
  You know how to read trade reports, spot opportunities to drive sales, manage stock rotation, and keep a tight grip on waste.
• A hands‑on, roll‑up‑your‑sleeves attitude:
  You love being on the shop floor and thrive on…