Morrisons
Morrison Supermarkets (Morrisons) is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies. Morrisons' market share as of January 2008 is at 11.4%, making it the smallest of the "Big Four" supermarkets, behind Tesco (31.5%), ASDA (16.8%) and Sainsbury's (15.9%), but far ahead of the fifth place Co-operative Group, which has a share of 4.4%.
Founded in 1899 by William Morrison in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, Morrisons was for many years focused in the north of England. With the takeover of Safeway in 2004, the company expanded southwards, and now has a total of 382 superstores across the UK.
The Morrison family currently own around 15.5% of the company.
Morrisons Graduate Jobs
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- Manufacturing Management
- Logistics Management
- Retail Management
Manufacturing Management Scheme
[Edit]One of the reasons for Morrisons success – and their claim to be the ‘Food Specialist for Everyone’ – is their Manufacturing function, which covers a broad range of production from fresh bakery to skilfully prepared meat products, across a wide reaching geographical network. This ensures the stores are filled with the great ranges customers have come to expect, with the quality synonymous with the Morrisons brand.
As a Manufacturing graduate you could be involved in many parts of the chain, taking part in challenging efficiency improvement assignments, managing teams, driving quality and creating great new products. Morrisons manufacturing division is a growing business and as Britain’s fifth-largest food manufacturer employs over 5000 colleagues, set to grow further as they expand.
Retail Management Scheme
[Edit]Morrisons Retail Management scheme could provide you with a career working for one of the UK’s largest companies, and the fourth largest retailer in the UK. Morrisons stores are multi-million pound businesses in their own right and the heart of the organisation. As a Morrisons Retail graduate you would lead large teams from diverse backgrounds, and deliver great customer service to take responsibility for a major part of the company.
The Retail Leaders Graduate Programme has been developed to produce strong leaders for Morrisons stores. You’ll work in and learn how to manage each of the departments within a Morrisons store, and after just 18 months you will be part of the senior management team. During this time, you’ll be provided with management and leadership training and the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the best in the industry.
Logistics Management Scheme
[Edit]Morrisons Logistics teams are responsible for ensuring all products get from the suppliers and manufacturing facilities to the supermarket shelves fresh, safely, on time and economically for the ten million customers who shop at their stores every week. The expanding Logistics function sees graduates being responsible for bringing the supply chain together. It’s a sizeable and important function responsible for transporting products from local and international suppliers, to distribution centres across the UK, then out to the rapidly growing number of stores.
Morrisons Logistics graduates could find themselves enjoying real, hands-on experience within a distribution centre to learn first hand how products get to the stores, or working with transport operations, contracts, planning or international operations in determining and implementing strategies for the most efficient and cost-effective supply chain. The Logistics programme is an intense but highly rewarding scheme that will prepare graduates for a role in an exciting and constantly evolving part of Morrisons’ business.