WM Morrisons Supermarkets Hiring for Store People (HR) Manager- Farnborough/Bracknell area at Bracknell Full Time

From a Bradford market stall to the UK’s fourth 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 are currently recruiting for a Store People (HR) Manager within the Farnborough/ Bracknell area. Our Store People Managers are operational business partners, real experts in their field, but also a dab hand at getting stuck into running a large store alongside the management team.

Their main focus is looking after the wellbeing of their teams, getting to know them as individuals and working with the managers to create an inclusive working environment, where the talent agenda is kept alive and where everyone feels supported and are able to perform at their best.

Our People Managers are extensions to the Management team. So although you don’t report directly into the Store Manager, you business partner them daily and work with them to create and build diverse teams.

Reporting into the Regional People Manager, you will also;

Manage an effective HR and people function through the consistent delivery of key people policies and procedures along with successful delivery of store KPI results against targets

Support the Store Manager in creating a high achieving, capable and engaged Store Leadership Team who consistently attain outstanding performance.

Recruit and train resource to meet the needs of the business, identifying and developing talent to feed the succession pipeline.

Set the direction, influence, coach and guide management on all people related matters.

Work in close partnership with key stakeholders across the business to align the business strategy and people strategy allowing us to develop outstanding people plans, driving both people and business performance and making Morrisons a great place to work.

Our People Manager role is a great role to springboard your career in Morrisons either in a people focused role, or into a more operational role such as Operations Manager or Store Manager.

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.

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 Morrisons. Explore using our 360 tour, please click here.

About You

What do we need from you?

Our People Managers don’t need to be CIPD qualified (although advantageous!) but what we do look for is experience in an Operational HR role, whether this be in a retail environment or with the hospitality and leisure or food manufacturing experience (or equivalent).

You will also need:
Experience working in a fast paced, high turnover and large space environment

Strong leadership skills with the ability to adapt

Experience of HR policies and procedures (ER knowledge is a must!)

Great relationship and stakeholder management with strong influencing skills

Strong coaching skills with the ability to give feedback to ensure common ways of working

A passion for creating a great shopping experience through market leading customer service

A passion for spotting, driving talent and creating a successful team culture.

The power to create a culture that fosters and values collaboration.

Experience in improving employee engagement and acting upon employee feedback

Ability to remain highly effective in an ever-changing business environment

An innovative approach to problem solving

Excellent eye for detail & strong IT skills

Flexibility to work variable hours including early mornings, evenings and working 5 days out of 7 across the week

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

About The Company

Shopkeepers for over 100 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 4th 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 Morrisons 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.