Range Manager - Wholesale

Undisclosed; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Undisclosed in North West London is seeking a Range Manager to lead end-to-end range reviews across our wholesale trading business. You will partner with Buying and Category teams to plan, coordinate, and deliver range changes that drive commercial and operational benefits.

This is a permanent, onsite role offering a competitive £55k–£62k salary and strong stakeholder exposure. You will manage a range team, coordinate with Supply Chain, Operations, Depots and other functions, and implement

Qualifications

• Experience leading range review, assortment planning, or category management in retailer, wholesaler, or FMCG environment.
• Commercially minded and customer focused.
• Strong understanding of category management 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.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Experience working across IT, Commercial and Internal systems.
• Experience within wholesale, convenience, grocery, or FMCG sectors.
• Understanding of supply chain and depot operations.
• Experience using category and range planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and periodic range review process across assigned categories with Buying and Category teams.
• Establish review timelines, milestones, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure recommendations are supported by 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 with product introductions, delistings, and range transitions.
• Develop detailed implementation plans for approved range changes.
• Support depot readiness, stock run-down and new product onboarding.
• Ensure end-to-end compliance with range planograms and system alignment.
• Measure impact of range changes and provide post-implementation insights.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and review meetings to drive decisions.

Skills

Range management

Assortment planning

Category management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Project management

Multi-system experience

Wholesale / FMCG experience

Job description

The location of the role is North West London (onsite).

The position is permanent.

The salary on offer is £55,000 - £62,000 per annum.

Role Summary

We’re looking for a Range Manager to lead the end-to-end range review process across the wholesale trading business. Working closely with Buying and Category teams, you’ll be responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering range reviews, ensuring all agreed changes are successfully executed across Supply Chain, Operations, Commercial and Depot functions. You will be the central point of coordination, ensuring range changes are implemented efficiently and deliver commercial, customer and operational benefits.

Key accountabilities of the role

• 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.

Key skills and experience

• Proven experience leading range review, assortment planning, or category management processes within a retailer, wholesaler, or FMCG supplier environment.
• Commercially minded and customer focused.
• Strong understanding of category management principles and range optimisation.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work across multiple IT, Commercial and Internal systems.
• Experience within wholesale, convenience, grocery, or FMCG sectors.
• Understanding of supply chain and depot operations.
• Experience using category and range planning tools.