Trading Manager

About this role

• Kirkstall, Leeds
• Retail (Stores) Team Management
• Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits
• 40 Hours per week
• Permanent
• Closing date: 08 June 2026
• Job reference: 155357

We Make [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]… From a Bradford market stall to the UK’s fifth largest supermarket we are proud to be the Yorkshire food retailer serving customers across the UK over almost 500 stores and an online home delivery service.

Our business is mainly food & grocery and, uniquely, we source & process most of the fresh food that we sell through our own manufacturing facilities.

We’re recruiting for a high performing Trading Manager to help our business to continue to grow and succeed.

Making sure our stores are fully stocked is key to a fantastic customer experience, which is why this roe is so vital to our success. It’s the job of our Trading Manager to provide the best availability and standards possible for our customers across all departments, ensuring that they remain legal and safe.

Reporting into the Store Manager, you will also:

• Lead the team to the very best standard and strive to ensure the best shopping experience for every customer who walks into our store
• Plan and organise current promotions or in-store events
• Listen and respond to our customers feedback and react accordingly
• Ensure market leading availability across the store
• Work with the other Managers in store to lead a supportive and performance driven department
• Efficiently manage all people routines, taking accountability of department(s) scheduling, absence, performance and talent conversations
• Deliver training to ensure team have the capability and confidence to deliver their role
• Motivate and lead colleagues to work with confidence across various departments
• Identify and develop talent within the department
• Build effective relationships with other operating departments
• Lead colleagues to work with purpose, delivering outstanding performance against all relevant targets across the department(s)
• Take a leadership role within the store
• Ensure resource is planned thoroughly

How do we say thank you? You will play a vital role in our business and have a huge impact on our success so not only will you receive excellent training, support and continued development but we will also offer a competitive salary and superb benefits package.

Want more? Our benefits package not only includes a generous bonus but you will also receive an attractive pension scheme, private healthcare as well as a colleague discount that we encourage you to share with your friends and family. We also offer a range of family friendly policies, including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave.

No doubt you'll have shopped in our stores before, but why not take a look at some of the areas our customers don't see, such as our warehouses and colleague canteens to get a real taste of life at [Employer hidden]. Explore using our 360 tour, please click here.

About you

Whether it's previous experience working in the retail industry or you have experience in hospitality, the service industry or travel & tourism, if you have a passion for delivering exceptional customer service then we want to hear from you.

What do we need from you?

• Experience of managing a team in a fast paced environment
• You will need to be a great communicator who can share knowledge, experience and best practices
• You will need to have the ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across all areas whilst remaining flexible
• You must be adaptable to change, whilst being able to challenge effectively
• As a Manager, you will actively listen to and respond effectively to customers and colleagues

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

About us

Shopkeepers for over 125 years, we love providing our customers with a great shopping experience they won’t find anywhere else. At just under 500 stores across the UK, our retail colleagues work as one team to provide plenty of food essentials, a great service and a buzz people enjoy. It’s why our customers keep coming back for more.

The UK’s 5th largest supermarket, we provide great value for money and good quality fresh food and groceries to over 11 million customers every week. Our focus on freshness makes us stand out as we prepare more fresh food in-store than any other supermarket. It’s challenging. It’s fast-paced. But from Market Street to checkout our friendly team loves going above and beyond to bring our customers what they want.

At [Employer hidden] we believe in investing in our colleagues and industry-leading training programmes. We provide our colleagues with the opportunities they need to make it to the top. Many of our store managers started out on the shop floor. They’ve been there and done that. It’s how they know how to support our colleagues and help our customers so well.

Reward & Benefits

We've highlighted below some of our standard Rewards & Benefits that our colleagues receive. Please note, some roles come with additional benefits such as bonus, company car allowance etc. you'll find further details where applicable in our adverts, or you can speak to someone in our resourcing team for more information.

• Rewarding success

### Rewarding success

We believe success should be rewarded. So, from a simple thank you to our well-deserved recognition awards, we’ll show you how much we value you. We care for our colleagues. It’s how we keep hold of the best talent.

• Pay

### Pay

[Employer hidden] wouldn't be what it is without our amazing colleagues, which is why we offer competitive salaries to ensure we attract and retain the best.

• Colleague discounts

### Colleague discounts

We operate one of the most generous colleague discount schemes in food retail, and currently offer two discount cards, one for you and one for your family or friend. You will be eligible for a 15% discount on all eligible purchases and your friend or family will be eligible for up to 10% discount.

• Holidays

### Holidays

We know how important it is to take time off to relax and unwind. So, to help you achieve a healthy work/life balance, you’ll enjoy at least 28 days of holiday a year pro rata (including public holidays). Your holiday will increase depending on your length of service, too.

• Pension

### Pension

We have a competitive pension scheme that all our colleagues can join.

• Life assurance

### Life assurance

In case the worst should happen, we offer a Life Assurance Scheme, more commonly known as a ‘Death in Service’ benefit. All our colleagues are entitled to this benefit from their first day of permanent employment with us, subject to eligibility rules.

• Money off

### Money off

Not only will you enjoy 15% off your [Employer hidden] shopping, you'll have access to discount and cashback offers from over 1,500 retailers including everything from fashion and holidays to utilities and electronics. All of our sites offer subsidised meals too.

• Flexible benefits

### Flexible benefits

We offer a range of flexible, voluntary and salary sacrifice benefits that can help you save on your tax and National Insurance. These include:

• Holiday buy scheme
• Payroll giving

• Healthcare cash plan

### Healthcare cash plan

Our exclusive health care cash plan, provided by Sovereign Health Care, offers colleagues a helping hand with everyday health care costs. It pays tax free cash back on a range of everyday health expenses including glasses, contact lenses, dental treatment, prescription charges, physiotherapy and much more. Cover is offered at a differents levels to suit your needs, and up to 4 children are covered at no extra cost! We're pleased to be able extend the offer to colleagues' partners. Terms and conditions apply.

• Wellbeing with Vita Health

### Wellbeing with Vita Health

At [Employer hidden] we care about our colleagues' wellbeing, and we work with a number of organisations to provide information, advice and support to colleagues and their families.

Our wellbeing partner Vita Health, offers free and confidential information, advice and support for all our colleagues and households 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, on all wellbeing matters including mental and physical health. They also provide a management support helpline Monday to Friday.

• Aviva Digital GP and wellbeing

### Aviva Digital GP and wellbeing

We provide colleagues with free access to Aviva's Digital GP and Aviva Wellbeing app services. Colleagues can book can book unlimited video consultations with an NHS-registered, private GP. To help colleagues when they need it most, It's a 24 hour service. Colleague's children are also covered up to age 16.

• Addiction treatment

### Addiction treatment

We're working with the team at the UK Addiction Treatment Group to support the wellbeing of our colleagues when it comes to addiction and behavioural disorders.

• Salary finance

### Salary finance

We've partnered with Salary Finance to provide all colleagues with access to simple, useful financial education, as well as access to loans at competitive and affordable rates, repaid directly from pay.

• Family Friendly benefits

### Family Friendly benefits

• Maternity and Adoption Pay: Full pay for the first 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave.
• Paternity Leave: Up to 4 weeks of paternity leave, allowing flexibility within 52 weeks of the birth or placement.
• Neonatal Leave: An additional week of leave for every week the baby spends in neonatal care, up to the original due date, with a maximum of 12 weeks.
• Fertility Leave: Up to five days of paid leave per cycle for prospective mothers undergoing treatment, and up to two days of paid leave for partners

Plan your journey

Kirkstall, Leeds, United Kingdom, LS5 3RP

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