Range Manager - Lead Assortment & Cross-Team Delivery

Bestway-Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

22 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Onsite parking

Job summary

Bestway Group is seeking a Range Manager to lead end-to-end range reviews across the wholesale trading business, coordinating with Buying, Category, Supply Chain, and Operations to deliver commercial and customer benefits.

You will establish timelines, governance, and detailed implementation plans for approved range changes, while managing risks and driving post-implementation improvements. Strong stakeholder engagement is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading range review, assortment planning, or category management.
• Commercially minded and customer focused.
• Strong understanding of category management principles and range optimisation.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects involving buying, supply chain, operations, and commercial teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and periodic range review process across assigned categories, partnering with Buying and Category teams to develop and execute range review plans that meets customer needs and commercial objectives.
• Establish review timelines, milestones, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure recommendations are supported by robust customer, category, sales, and operational insights.
• Lead and manage the Range Team.
• Coordinate activities across Supply Chain, Operations, Depots, Buying and File Maintenance teams.
• Identify and manage risks associated with product introductions, delistings, and range transitions.
• Develop detailed implementation plans for all approved range changes, monitoring progress and ensuring successful delivery against agreed timelines.
• Support depot readiness, stock run-down activities, and new product onboarding.
• Ensure full end to end compliance and delivery of all Range planograms, Category Advice, process and system alignment.
• Measure the effectiveness of range changes and review post-implementation outcomes, in order to provide actionable recommendations to improve future range review processes and category performance.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and review meetings to drive decision-making and alignment.

Skills

Range management

Assortment planning

Category management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Project management

Tools

Category planning tools

Job description

Bestway Group is seeking a Range Manager to lead end-to-end range reviews across the wholesale trading business, coordinating with Buying, Category, Supply Chain, and Operations to deliver commercial and customer benefits.

You will establish timelines, governance, and detailed implementation plans for approved range changes, while managing risks and driving post-implementation improvements. Strong stakeholder engagement is essential.