Fresh Food Manager
Morrisons
At Morrisons, we’re proud to be The Market Street Grocer. We don’t just move boxes; we are food makers and shopkeepers. As a Fresh Food Manager, you won’t be stuck behind a desk. You’ll be the driving force behind our fresh departments, orchestrating stunning product displays, managing short-life stock, and ensuring our customers experience a vibrant, bustling place to shop.
Reporting into the Store Manager, you'll be the operational driving force behind two core zones: Produce (Fruit & Veg) and Fresh Chilled.
What you'll be doing day-to-day:
- Leading with Passion: Inspiring, coaching, and developing a team of team leaders and fresh department colleagues.
- Driving Fresh Excellence: Maximising sales through striking visual merchandising, seasonal trade planning, and peak stock availability.
- Managing the Numbers: Taking full ownership of fresh sales targets, tight food waste management, shrinkage, and labour budgets.
- Keeping it Safe: Upholding highest-degree food safety, temperature control, legal compliance, and trading standards.
- Putting Customers First: Being a visible leader on the floor, ensuring an authentic, passionate "shopkeeper" environment.
More About You
You thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume fresh retail or food service operation and understand how to run a highly profitable, short-life stock environment.
- Proven Leadership: Experience managing teams, driving standards, and bringing out the best in people.
- Commercial Mindset: Ability to read trade reports, manage stock rotation, and tightly control food waste.
- Hands-on Attitude: You love the energy of the morning set-up and leading by example during busy peaks.
- Brilliant Communicator: Skilled at building strong relationships with teams, store leadership, and customers.
More About Us
We are a team of over 90,000 down-to-earth people. Uniquely, we are the UK's second largest food manufacturer and own our entire supply chain; giving you incredibly diverse career paths and development opportunities.
More Perks:
- Competitive Salary: Discussed early in the process to match your experience
- Colleague Discount: 15% staff discount for you, 10% for a nominated friend/family member.
- Time Off: 33 days annual leave.
- Future Growth: Access to our University-accredited Sir Ken Morrison Leadership School programme.
- Healthcare & Pension: Highly competitive pension scheme and private healthcare.
- Family Support: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- My Morri Rewards: Instant discounts, cashback, and perks on everyday dining and leisure
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