Technology

This team tackles a wide range of tech challenges including security and User Access Management (UAM). With the help of Vodafone, our experts also manage our network infrastructure (WAN, LAN, WiFi and Voice) and keep IT services running smoothly through a partnership with Computacenter. While efficient day to day support is key, so are longer term projects. It’s here that we deliver our capital programme for technology fix activities – making sure our tech is continually updated.  

Commercial takes care of a system that’s at the very heart of Morrisons. It stores information about thousands of products; receives vital data feeds from other systems; and supplies information for finance and ordering systems.

Marketing helps to run our loyalty card and app. The team also has a big hand in promotional activities and works side by side with customer services.

Here you’ll find an exciting and extremely varied range of activities. The digital team tackles all digital development work for web and integration services. apps, new website development, front end work for a new in-store kiosk: it all happens here – and much more besides.

Protecting our customers' and Morrisons information is an important priority for our business, both to ensure we meet our customers' expectations and to comply with the law. The information security team is responsible for:

• Setting the information security strategy
• Implementing and monitoring security controls
• Managing user and systems access
• Advising projects and colleagues on information security best practice
• Investigation information security incidents and assisting with other investigations
• Supporting litigation
• User education and awareness

Within each team, we have an architecture community, to bring the right balance of strategic direction and creativity. Leading our technology strategy, architecture creates the best possible solutions to meet business goals through industry awareness, technical aptitude, domain specialism and assurance and control measures.

Our vision is to make Morrisons a data driven organisation where data is considered an asset, as important as the money we earn and the products we sell. 

There are three parts to the team which engage across all areas of the business:

• Data management and quality: provide controlled access to a single source of good quality, trusted data
• Reporting and decision support: simplify and speed up the organisation through better use of information
• Insight and analytics: use our data to deliver value and drive us to become more competitive

The supplier and commercial management team is responsible for:

• Sourcing and purchasing all of our technology-related products and services
• Negotiating and advising on our technology contracts and legal issues affecting technology
• Software asset management
• Governance of supplier management across the technology function

The manufacturing team implement and support all applications, peripherals and infrastructure required to support production across all our manufacturing divisions. These include Woodhead Bros, our fresh meat business, Rathbones bread, FlowerWorld, Farmers Boy retail meats, pies and cheese, Grimsby fish processing, produce, and eggs.

Morrisons manufacturing is an essential part of our fresh supply chain for stores and on~line as well as making a significant contribution to our growing wholesale business.

The people, finance and property team are responsible for project delivery, continual improvement and operational support of the applications, products and services used within our people, finance and property functions.

This includes a variety of applications, ranging from our HR and payroll solution to our core financials platform, as well as digital solutions for our colleagues.