Senior Category & Range Planning Lead

MacGregor Black; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading UK wholesale and retail organisation on the search for a Category & Range Planning Manager. This permanent role is based in Greater London.

You will lead the end-to-end range review and implementation process across multiple product categories, working closely with Buying, Supply Chain, Operations and Commercial teams to translate robust analysis into actionable plans and deliver across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in Category Planning, Merchandising, Range Planning or Assortment Planning.
• Strong understanding of category management and assortment optimisation.
• Proven track record delivering cross-functional projects with Buying, Supply Chain and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and ad-hoc range review process across multiple categories.
• Analyse customer, sales, category and operational data to support recommendations.
• Partner with Category and Buying teams to develop and execute category and range plans.
• Build and manage detailed project plans and governance for range changes.
• Coordinate activity across Buying, Supply Chain, Operations, Commercial, Depots and Master Data.
• Manage product introductions, delists and range transitions with risk mitigation.
• Support stock run-down plans, depot readiness and onboarding of new products.
• Monitor delivery against milestones and timelines.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to drive continuous improvement.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops to maintain alignment.

Skills

Category Planning

Range Planning

Merchandising

Assortment Planning

Commercial Planning

Cross-functional Delivery

Job description

MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading UK wholesale and retail organisation on the search for a Category & Range Planning Manager. This permanent role is based in Greater London.

You will lead the end-to-end range review and implementation process across multiple product categories, working closely with Buying, Supply Chain, Operations and Commercial teams to translate robust analysis into actionable plans and deliver across the business.