Market Street Category Improvement Manager in Bradford

We have an exciting opportunity for a Category Improvement Manager to join our Market Street Team.  You will use your production and continuous improvement expertise, to help us to identify and implement improvements to how we manufacture products in Market Street.  

Working across Market Street, you will be responsible for building the most efficient and service focused standard operating procedures, removing all types of waste and improving consistency, service and quality.  

This is a Nationwide role and you must be willing to travel, have a driving licence and be willing to cover Retail hours (some early, late and weekend shifts required)

Knowledge Required:

• Knowledge and understanding of a Market street style operation

• Strong experience in a fresh food manufacturing business, with a proven track record of improving quality, service, and yield.

• Experience in driving efficiencies in Manufacturing operations

• Knowledge of defining, rolling out and process confirming standard ways of working

• Lean / Business Improvement training

Skills Required:

• Standard Operating Procedures design and documentation.

• Strong leadership skills

• Strong influencing skills

• Ability to drive performance improvement

• Ability to build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders

• Analytical thinking

• Able to transfer knowledge to managers across the organisation

Experience Required:

• Experience within a fresh food retailer or manufacturer and an understanding of business improvement tools and culture is required

• Manufacturing process (food) – Required

• Knowledge/Experience of a Retail environment desirable

At Morrisons we attract the best talent, provide a warm welcome and support the ongoing training and development of all of our colleagues. Providing our managers with the coaching and skills they need to lead us into the future, we shape policies and procedures to make sure we all do the right thing and everyone is treated with respect. We also offer all kinds of rewards to show our colleagues how much we value them. Our colleagues ‘Make Morrisons’. So our experts champion our people and give them the training and tools they need to do their job. We help everyone here to achieve their ambitions and play their part in growing sales and serving our customers better.

Our aim to offer more of what matters extends to our employees too. Join us and you can expect to enjoy great career prospects and a very competitive pay and benefits package. In addition to an attractive salary, we offer a discount card for you plus two more for friends or family members giving you 10% off your shopping in Morrisons. We also offer company share options, a highly competitive pension scheme, Life Assurance and more besides.