Trading
We think innovatively to provide our customers with quality products at great value and fresh, tasty food from all over the world.
Fresh thinking
We love talking to suppliers about their products and going out into the field (not to mention factories, vineyards and more) to see and taste what we’re buying for ourselves.
At Morrisons, we’re refreshingly different. The UK’s 2nd largest food manufacturer and most integrated food retailer, we’ve our own bakery, cooked meat factory, cheese packaging facilities, fish processing plants and more.
Source of expertise
Our team of 340 people decide what we sell and at what price. We negotiate deals with suppliers. We listen to what brands and products our customers want. And we look for the best local produce while tracking down products around the world to meet changing tastes.
Own brands. Value brands. Global brands. We take great pride in them all. We also offer you the chance to specialise whether fashion, fruit or frozen food is your passion.
Why trade-up?
We’re multi-award winning. We were named Supermarket of the Year 2018 and retailer of the year for international wine and meat & fish. We prepare more food in our stores than any other UK retailer. And we also have more in-store Butchers, Fishmongers and Bakers than our competitors. Put simply, we’re as passionate about providing good quality products as you are.
Awards
We love it when the talent and hard work of our team is recognised. So, we’re very proud to have picked up these awards:
- National Café Chain of the Year 2016
- Best in-store Bakery Retailer of the Year 2016
- Supermarket of the Year - International Wine Challenge Merchant Awards 2016
- Most Sustainable Retailer of the Year - Retail Industry Awards 2015
- Meat and Fish Retailer of the Year 2016
- Cheddar cheese Retailer of the Year 2016
- Named Britain’s best supermarket of 2018
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Fresh
We provide the freshest of food from fruit, vegetables, seafood and sandwiches to freshly baked bread, cakes, eggs, prepared meals and meat and poultry. And our team doesn’t stop there – our Fresh experts are also behind our plants and gardening products, as well as the fare at Morrisons cafes.
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Ambient
We source all kinds of ranges for our shelves from sauces, sweets and cans of food to wines, pet food and beauty and household products.
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Market Street
Supporting Market Street projects and operations, we set out the model, pick ranges, create specifications and oversee new trials and department layouts. We’re in the thick of it all, coaching, advising and helping to co-ordinate everything from TV shoots to new department launches.
Making food is at the heart of what we do. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fresh food manufacturer and prepare more fresh food in store than any other supermarket.
We play a useful, thoughtful and important role in society. We look after our customers who look after themselves, their friends and family. We ensure quality at every stage from farm to fork by sourcing, producing, transporting, preparing, making, displaying, selling, serving and helping our customers choose quality food at great value.
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Trading Support
Our highly capable helpdesk is there to assist our trading team. Our Buying Assistants also provide extra support. Balancing commercial, operational and customer needs, they work with colleagues across our business, providing all kinds of support from admin and invoicing to communications and solving queries.
Promotions
We manage all of our promotions from start to finish. Using our promotional planning tool, we deliver over 4,500 promotions, coaching and working with our colleagues in trading to make sure promotions are delivered accurately and on time. Also managing price changes and signage, we constantly look to do things even better and provide trading support 24/7.
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Home & Leisure
Staying ahead of the latest trends we source, develop and buy quality products at great value. Based in Bradford and Hong Kong, we’re passionate about finding and supplying bespoke, own-label products our customers will love and won’t find anywhere else. Working up to a year in advance, we take great pride in helping our customers to celebrate seasonal events and provide products for their homes and gardens. We offer a variety of careers in buying, trade planning, supply, trends, design and import.
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Nutmeg
By sourcing trend-led clothing that’s designed for life, the team at Nutmeg has helped to create a seriously successful business. Cool kids’ clothes, adult essentials, the latest in women’s fashion: the team makes sure that customers get quality, choice and, of course, good value.
TYPICAL ROLES
Head of buying
Leading a team of senior buying managers and buying managers, our heads of buying manage multiple complex categories and large budgets. This lead role within our trading team involves developing our teams, supply base and wider business.
Deputising for the category director, you’ll provide our customers with products they want to buy to drive sales, profits, margin and market share across your category today and tomorrow.
Buyer
Experts in their category, our buyers develop a great understanding of products in their category and provide our customers with products they want to buy to drive sales, profits, margin and market share over the next 12 months. This involves building strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues to ensure quality and quickly resolve any issues.
Senior buying manager
Our senior buying managers understand what products our customers want and make sure we can always provide them in our stores at competitive prices. Focusing on costs at all times and negotiating skilfully to minimise spend, they ensure our product pricing and promotions deliver great value while driving profits and growth across their category.
Join us in this role and you’ll work closely with our suppliers, customers and store teams to fully understand our unique approach to our customers, costs and products. You’ll also get to know our local markets to give our customers what they want and make sure they enjoy shopping with us.
Buying assistant
Putting our customers at the heart of everything they do, our buying assistants make things simpler for our colleagues by providing our buying teams with wide-ranging administrative support. Join us in this role and you’ll help to make sure that the right information is available in the right place at the right time, so effective buying decisions can be made.
“I don’t think there are many businesses that would give me this opportunity and experience, especially at my age and at this relatively early stage in my career.”
Simon - Head of trading ready meals
