Assortment Planning & Range Building

  • Level: Intermediate
  • E-learning: 2 hours
  • Modules: 7
  • Quiz: Multiple choice
  • Certificate: Digital
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Course overview

The skills and techniques needed to assortment plan, balance range width and depth and range build are fundamentally important. They require a deep understanding of the multiple levers which blend together to achieve optimum results. This series of comprehensive seven online modules equips you to create an option-based framework, that supports a balanced customer-focused omni-channel range.

In this course, you will learn how to:
  • Group stores for planning purposes
  • Use space to drive out stock and inventory requirements
  • Determine range width and depth through option and quantity planning
  • Create the optimum range through manipulating assortment planning levers
  • Prepare for and the purpose of the range sign-off meeting

Modules in more detail

  1. Introduction & overview – the assortment planning and range building process
  2. Space planning – how to plan, measure and use space
  3. Planning options – using sales plans to determine options and buy quantities
  4. Grouping stores – the benefits of grouping stores for assortment planning
  5. The assortment plan – how sales, space, options and quantities come together to create an assortment plan
  6. Range building – populating the range framework with actual products; considering sourcing and supplier options
  7. Sign off – how to hold an effective range sign off meeting

Who is this course for?

  • Intermediate-level buying or planning roles involved in the creation of ranges and range plans
  • Assistant/trainee levels new to this responsibility
  • Anybody wishing to refresh and validate their assortment planning skills and knowledge

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