Store Manager (North East)

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

Job summary

A leading food retailer in North East England is seeking a passionate Store Manager to drive store performance and create a customer-centric culture. The ideal candidate will have store management experience in food retail and strong leadership skills. This role offers a generous salary and an excellent benefits package, including a bonus scheme and private healthcare.

Benefits

Generous bonus scheme

Car allowance

Competitive pension scheme

Private healthcare

Colleague discount

Annual leave up to 6 weeks

Competitive incentive plan

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Store management experience in a fast-paced food retail environment.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to develop a team culture.
• Ability to listen, respond, and resolve challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic initiatives for store performance.
• Foster a culture of high-performance and talent development.
• Build and manage relationships with the local community.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Talent development

Customer-focused

Job description

Are you passionate about leading a team to succeed, to create a customer-centric culture and be the best in the market?

Our Store Managers work hard, using strong leadership, to ensure their stores are a great place for people to work and shop, making sure our core supermarket offering is strong and competitive. They play a crucial role in our business and we’re always on the lookout for great Store Managers across the UK to join us and embody these values. If you're ready for a change and want to explore opportunities in a growing business, at an exciting time, get in touch or apply via this advert.

Store management experience in a food retail environment is essential for this role.

About the role

Reporting to the Regional Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing strategic initiatives to enhance store performance and profitability by continually challenging our current ways of working. We’re always open to new ideas and Store Managers should also foster this culture in their stores.
• Listening and responding to what our customers and colleagues are telling us, ensuring that their experience is at the heart of all decisions that are made.
• Cultivate a high-performance culture through talent development, succession planning, and supportive leadership.
• Working with our teams in Head Office to ensure we have the best availability on the high street, ensuring Morrisons becomes a one-stop shopping destination.
• Building and managing relationships with the local community, marketing your store so it stands out as a pillar in the community.

About you

• Experience managing a store in a fast paced food retail environment is essential for this role
• Strong leadership skills with the capacity to listen and respond. You should be great at coaching, able to give feedback to ensure common ways of working.
• A passion for spotting and driving talent and creating a successful team culture.
• The ability to resolve challenges and build trust between the store team.
• Natural ability to set clear objectives that link directly to each department which are aligned with the Morrisons priorities, ensuring that your team is working towards and engaged with a shared goal
• The power to create a culture that fosters and values collaboration.
• Broad thinking and willingness to accept opinions, beliefs of behaviours that are different from your own.

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

If you don't meet every single requirement, don't worry. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

About us

How do we say thank you?

As a Store Manager, you will play a huge role in our business and be vital to our success. We offer a generous salary, along with an excellent benefits package.

• Generous bonus scheme
• Car allowance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Colleague discount of 15% and 10% for a friend or a family member
• Up to 6 weeks of annual leave, which will increase during your length of service
• Competitive incentive plan
• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

We’re looking for individuals with experience as a Store Manager in food retail, who are passionate and supportive leaders, excited about driving change in a growing business. If this sounds like you, get in touch!