Job Description

Range Optimisation Analyst

£48,000 to £52,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A)

Manchester City Centre, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

12 month fixed-term contract

We're looking for a Range Optimisation Analyst to join our Food Commercial team. You'll use data, insight and commercial thinking to help shape the product ranges our customers see in stores across the UK.

Working closely with category teams and key stakeholders, you'll play an important role in supporting ranging decisions, improving how we work and helping us deliver a great shopping experience for our customers and members.

Alongside supporting our Range Event calendar, you’ll shape and embed best practice within the Range Optimisation team, driving continuous improvement and supporting the delivery of strategic priorities. Through coaching, collaboration and a forward-looking mindset, you’ll ensure our processes, tools and methodologies remain effective, scalable and aligned to both the Range Strategy and the evolving needs of the business.

Why this role matters

Every community we serve is different. That's why it's important we make informed decisions about the products we stock and where we stock them. In this role, you'll help ensure our stores have ranges that meet customer needs, support commercial performance and align with our wider Food strategy.

What you’ll do

• Use data and insight to support range and clustering decisions across our store estate
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools and ways of working
• Help define and embed best practice across the Range Optimisation team
• Coach and support colleagues, sharing knowledge and expertise across the team
• Support projects, trials and new initiatives that require different ranging approaches
• Act as a key point of support for the Range Optimisation Manager when needed
• Spot emerging trends and opportunities, using insight to help shape future activity
• Be trained to set up and deliver Range Reviews using our ranging software
• Build strong relationships with category and commercial teams to understand their range strategy and translate this to direct where products go in our store estate
• Assist in category reviews and conduct post-analysis to measure the effectiveness of decisions and their impact on stores

What you’ll bring

• Experience in an analytical, commercial or planning role
• Strong analytical skills, with experience of working with and interpreting large data sets and turning them into recommendations
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills with the ability to engage with partners from all levels and influence decision making
• Experience influencing decisions and driving improvements through insight
• A collaborative approach, with the confidence to support and develop others
• Great IT skills, including the ability to produce reports, use a variety of formulas and the ability to learn new software

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands
• Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice
• 24/7 colleague support service
• Training and support for your development and career progression
• Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion