About Morrisons
Who We Are
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited has grown from a single egg-and-butter market stall opened in Bradford in 1899 by founder William Morrison into one of the UK's largest grocery retailers, with nearly 500 supermarkets, 1,600 Morrisons Daily convenience stores and around 90,000 colleagues serving 11 million customers every week. The business is unusual in British retail in that it is also the UK's second-largest food manufacturer, with its in-house Myton Food Group preparing fresh meats, baked goods and ready-meals that go onto the company's own shelves under the "freshness from farm to fork" promise that has anchored the brand for over a century.
Where Will I Work?
Morrisons' Head Office is based at Hilmore House on Gain Lane in Bradford BD3 7DL, an easy commute from Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales. The Bradford site has a free secure car park, walking tracks, an Amazon Locker, on-site dry cleaning and car valeting, a small shop for essentials and a canteen serving subsidised hot breakfasts and lunches first thing in the morning. Operations also run across nearly 500 supermarkets, 1,600 Morrisons Daily convenience stores, seven logistics sites averaging 1,029 deliveries to stores per day, and the Myton Food Group manufacturing network.
What is the Morrisons Team Like?
Five business areas — Retail, Convenience, Manufacturing, Logistics and Head Office — operate as one team under the "Make Good Things Happen" colleague promise. Head Office in Bradford houses Finance, Technology, Commercial, Data & Analytics, Corporate Services, Marketing, Loss Prevention, Wholesale & Online, Property, Procurement, Facilities, Nutmeg (clothing), Supply Chain, People and Retail Support. Early-careers programmes include Graduate Schemes (Finance, Data Science, Logistics, Technology, Manufacturing Operational, Manufacturing Buying, Buying, Corporate, People, Retail), Degree Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships and Industrial Placements; the programme has won the Institute for Student Employers Award for Best Overall Emerging Talent Strategy 2023. Long-tenured store testimonials from colleagues like Jabar (Wholesale Specialist) and Madiya (Procurement Specialist) speak to the Sir Ken Morrison Leadership School as the in-house route into management.
Work-Life Balance
Head Office supports "flexible options like hybrid working and 4.5-day weeks whenever possible," reflecting the schedule pattern Morrisons surfaces to candidates. Holiday entitlement starts at at least 28 days per year pro rata (including public holidays) and increases with length of service. Morrisons partners with Vita Health for free, confidential 24/7/365 wellbeing support for colleagues and their households, and with the UK Addiction Treatment Group for addiction and behavioural disorders.
Perks and Benefits
- Colleague discount — two cards: 15% off all eligible Morrisons purchases for you, plus a card with up to 10% off for a friend or family member.
- Sovereign Health Care cash plan — exclusive tax-free cash back on glasses, contact lenses, dental, prescriptions and physiotherapy; cover offered at multiple levels; up to 4 children covered at no extra cost, and the cover extends to partners.
- Aviva Digital GP — unlimited 24-hour video consultations with an NHS-registered private GP; children covered up to age 16; Aviva Wellbeing app included.
- Pension — competitive Morrisons pension scheme open to all colleagues.
- Life Assurance — "Death in Service" benefit from day one of permanent employment.
- Family-friendly leave — Maternity & Adoption Pay full pay for the first 26 weeks; Paternity Leave up to 4 weeks (within 52 weeks); Neonatal Leave up to 12 weeks; Fertility Leave up to 5 days/cycle for prospective mothers + 2 days for partners.
- Money off — access to discount and cashback offers from 1,500+ retailers (fashion, holidays, utilities, electronics); subsidised on-site meals.
- Flexible salary-sacrifice benefits — Holiday buy scheme + Payroll giving.
- Salary Finance — partner provides simple, useful financial education plus loans at competitive rates repaid directly from pay.