Range Manager Assistant Apprentice

Role Responsibilities (expected outcomes, main areas of responsibility & accountability, supervision of team)

• Provide comprehensive administrative and analytical support to the Range Manager and Assistant Range Manager, ensuring effective preparation for trading reviews, sign-off meetings and key departmental milestones.


• Coordinate and prepare catalogue briefs and supporting documentation, working cross-functionally with Creative, Marketing, Merchandising and Product teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery.


• Support commercial decision-making through the management and resolution of failed deliveries, working collaboratively with Quality Control, Merchandising, suppliers and international teams to identify solutions that protect customer experience and business performance.


• Conduct competitor benchmarking and market analysis to identify trends, gaps and commercial opportunities that inform product selection and range development.


• Support the creation and coordination of catalogues, product selections and marketing content, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives, brand direction and key performance indicators.


• Carry out detailed proofing and quality checks of catalogue and marketing materials to ensure accuracy, consistency and optimisation of sales impact.


• Contribute to the development of product selections for catalogue and marketing activity, supporting the presentation of proposals to senior stakeholders for approval.

Job Requirements (experience & knowledge, education & qualifications, soft skills, behaviours)

Essential

• Strong administrative and coordination experience within a commercial, retail or merchandising environment.


• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.


• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.


• Strong attention to detail, particularly in data handling, proofing and documentation accuracy.


• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems, tools and processes.


• Effective communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and stakeholders.


• Demonstrated creativity and strong product awareness or commercial sensitivity.

Desirable

• Experience working in merchandising, buying support, range planning or retail trading environments.

Performance Measure (KPI’s, metrics, reporting – linking to 1:1 & appraisal documents)

• Timely and accurate delivery of administrative support, analysis and reporting.


• Delivery of catalogue briefs, product selections and proofing activities to agreed deadlines and quality standards.


• Accuracy of product information, documentation and catalogue content.


• Effective management of failed deliveries and support for customer-focused solutions.


• Quality and relevance of competitor and market analysis.


• Positive stakeholder feedback and effective cross-functional collaboration.


• Adherence to departmental processes, deadlines and performance objectives.


• Contribution to process improvements and continuous development of commercial knowledge.