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Technology at Primark
What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.
Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Engaged with innovative initiatives, your expertise will propel our business into the future. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements.
What you;ll do
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of technology and business change projects, ensuring objectives are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, delivery roadmaps, resource plans, and governance frameworks to support successful project execution.
- Partner closely with business and technology stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, deliverables, and success measures.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting, ensuring effective cost control and timely escalation of any variances.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, third-party suppliers, and systems integrators to ensure all project activities are aligned and delivered effectively.
- Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provide regular project updates and reporting to senior stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, strong governance, and a smooth transition into business-as-usual operations.
What you'll bring
- Proven experience delivering complex technology projects within retail, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, or distribution environments.
- Strong project management expertise with a track record of successfully managing project scope, timelines, budgets, resources, and risks.
- Experience working with supply chain, warehouse management, logistics, ERP, or related enterprise technology platforms.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence decision-making across both business and technology teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing third-party vendors, implementation partners, and systems integrators in a delivery-focused environment.
- Strong communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced business.
- A proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to challenge where appropriate and drive projects through to successful completion.
About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience delivering complex technology projects within retail, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, or distribution environments.
- Strong project management expertise managing project scope, timelines, budgets, resources, and risks.
- Experience with supply chain, warehouse management, logistics, ERP, or related enterprise technology platforms.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams.
- Experience managing third-party vendors, implementation partners, and systems integrators.
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A proactive and collaborative approach with confidence to challenge appropriately and drive projects to completion.
Primark Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Primark and has not been reviewed or approved by Primark.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is often characterized as fair or good compared to similar retail roles, and overtime availability can improve take-home earnings. Recent UK minimum-rate increases and the removal of age-related pay tiers reinforce a sense of improving pay fairness.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off stands out as comparatively strong for retail, with full-time roles described as having notably generous PTO alongside sick time and paid holidays. This breadth can increase the overall value of the compensation package beyond hourly wages.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and surrogacy payments are positioned as meaningful additions to the rewards package. Ongoing colleague discounts and family-oriented support contribute to a more rounded benefits offering.
Primark Insights
What We Do
Primark is an international fashion retailer employing more than 80,000 colleagues across 17 countries in Europe and the US. Founded in Ireland in 1969 under the Penneys brand, Primark aims to provide affordable choices for everyone, from great quality everyday essentials to stand-out style across women’s, men’s and kids, as well as beauty, homeware and accessories. With a focus on creating great retail experiences, Primark has over 440 stores globally and continues to expand with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026. Primark is working to make more sustainable fashion affordable for everyone through its Primark Cares strategy, a multi-year programme that focuses on giving clothing a longer life, protecting life on the planet and supporting the livelihoods of the people who make Primark clothes. As part of this, Primark unveiled nine commitments it is working to achieve by 2030. These commitments include making all of its clothes from recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by 2030, halving carbon emissions across its value chain and pursuing a living wage for workers in its supply chain.
