General Manager - Myton International
More About The Role
We are looking for a General Manager to lead and drive Myton Food Group’s newest growth opportunity: Myton International. This business unit operates an Import-Agency model, primarily focusing on Ambient & Frozen goods under Tertiary brands, Morrisons own brand, and additional non-Morrisons customers.
As the Lead Senior Manager, you will be responsible for owning this new business unit and the delivery of a 3-year sales plan. Working directly with our key Sourcing Partners, you will accurately target prospective business opportunities, build full end-to-end supply chain routes and manage key stakeholders.
This role is based at Cutler Heights (Myton Head Office).
Key responsibilities will include:
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Strategy & Business Growth: You will take full commercial ownership of generating major new revenue streams and profit margins in the immediate term, while positioning the business for sustained, long-term sales expansion over the coming years.
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Customer & Stakeholder Management: Taking full ownership of customer relationships across trading opportunities (including Morrisons Buying and Technical Teams).
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Sourcing & Technical Execution: Leading Sourcing Partners to land new supply safely, enabling technical due diligence, and enforcing critical paths.
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Process & Supply Chain Evolution: Establishing brand new ways of working, driving joined-up end-to-end supply chain processes, and overseeing the Supply Chain Manager.
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Commercial Leadership: Providing detailed market and pipeline insights to the Senior Leadership Team, continually driving for strategic volume-led opportunities, and managing price changes to accurately recover margin and cost price inflation.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Building strong ties with Retail Buying, Technical, NPD, and central Myton support teams.
About You
We're looking for someone with significant experience in a Multiple Retailer-facing Senior Role who has demonstrable success in establishing new business processes and delivering projects end-to-end.
You will also:
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Possess expert knowledge and understanding of Multiple Retail and an enterprise spirit for seeking new opportunities.
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Have an advanced understanding of supply chain management, operational execution, and the launch processes required to deliver retail business at scale.
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Demonstrate strong commercial and financial analysis skills with proven ability in managing P&Ls.
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Be a strong, resilient, and tenacious leader with excellent relationship development and senior stakeholder management skills.
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Be informed and immersed in consumer food trends to drive innovation and translate opportunity into EBITDA growth.
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Have strong people management skills to lead, manage, and develop team members.
About The Company
In return for all your hard work, you will receive:
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15% discount in store from the day you join us
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Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
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Annual bonus scheme
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Career progression and development opportunities
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Generous holiday entitlement
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Market-leading pension scheme and life assurance
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Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP 'MyPerks' giving you discounts with over 850 retailers
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Free parking onsite
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Enhanced Family, Maternity, and Paternity Leave
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Private Healthcare
About The Company
You'll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - an industry leading manufacturing business with several high-profile retail customers.
At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We're British farming's biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers, and we're passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 18 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, and lots more. We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we're especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website
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.
Plan your journey
Cutler Heights Manufacturing, Bradford, United Kingdom, BD4 9LR
Learning and development is at the heart of our business
As you can imagine, Morrisons is a busy place to be. There’s lots going on - processes, changes, new initiatives, different ways of working. And that’s just on a Monday morning.
It means there’s a lot to learn. But learning isn’t just about understanding what’s involved in day-to-day workloads. It’s also about growing and developing in your career, too. That’s why we’ve made sure that learning and development is at the heart of our business. We’re here to make sure everyone has everything they need to be their best - and to go as far as they want.
Our DE&I workstreams
We're proud to have a diverse group of colleagues working here. We want everyone to feel valued in an environment where we promote respect, where they feel a sense of belonging, and feel celebrated as individuals.
These are the moments that matter to them - and they matter to us, too.
Everyone is welcome to get involved in our Ethnic Diversity, Ability, LGBTQ+, Women, and Family & Carers workstreams, too. They’re designed to help us better reflect our customers, colleagues, and communities so we can become an even more inclusive business.
As a business, we love bringing people together. And we think it’s one of the biggest reasons to be part of our team.
Our Process
We've outlined below what our typical process looks like, this can vary slightly depending upon the role or team you've applied for. Our goal is to provide a positive and accessible experience for all applicants, ensuring everyone has the support they need to showcase their best selves.
Our resourcing team are on hand to help with any questions about your application and you can reach them by e-mailing resourcing@morrisonsplc.co.uk.
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Find an opportunity that's right for you
Once you've found a role that's right for you, you can apply via this site. If it's your first time applying with us then we'll need all your essential information and we might ask you to upload your most recent CV. If you've applied for roles with us before then we should recognise you and you won't need to share these details again, unless something has changed that you need to update us on.
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Online Assessment (Customer Assistant roles)
After your application, we might send you an e-mail and ask you to complete an online assessment. This is typically a situation judgement test where we'll ask you ten questions with mutliple choice answers and takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. The questions will give you a feel for the types of scenarios you might encounter working in our stores - think customer first.
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Let's find out more
For some of our stores and site roles, if you've been successful with your application we might just e-mail and ask you to book a slot for your interview. For other roles our resourcing team will get in touch with you to find out a bit more about you and why you applied. They'll also answer any questions you might have about us and the role. After all, it's a two way process!
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Interview
Our interviews are typically face to face but can sometimes be virtual. Don't worry, we'll advise either way. Your interview can differ depending on the role or team. Part of the interview may include some competency questions against our Ways of Working (listed below).
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Final Stage
With some of our roles there might be a second interveiw. This tends to be for roles in our Head Office and some salaried positions across our stores and sites. As part of this second stage, we might ask you to complete a task, such as a SWOT analysis or something similar, and present it back during the interview. This helps us understand your approach and thinking about the role.
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Decision
Our resourcing team or the store or site you've applied to will be in touch with you as soon as they can to let you know the outcome. If you've been successful we'll share the details of our offer with you and follow up with everything you need on e-mail.
Ways of Working
Our Ways of Working are like a set of values that define our core beliefs, guide decision-making, and shape our culture and how we operate.
Customer First - I care about our customers and do everything I can to meet their needs
Teamwork - I always play my part in the team, and I recognise we go further together
Working Freely in a Framework - I’m trusted to make my own decisions and encouraged to improve things for customers and for us
Care and Respect - We care more and try harder; for each other, for everyone around Morrisons
Listen and Respond - I take the time to talk with and listen to colleagues and customers, and always do the right thing for the them
Grow Sales, Low Cost - I understand my part in the end-to-end process and look for ways to drive improvement
Life at Myton Food Group
At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food.
Since we opened our first produce factory, Cutler, in 1976, we’ve been rolling up our sleeves and getting busy. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.
Meet the Recruiter
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