Sourcing Specialist

Sourcing Specialist – Supplier Management

Because we strive to put people first.
Culture, our way. 

Sourcing 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.  

What You’ll Get 

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.  

What You’ll Do as Sourcing Specialist   

In this role you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of sourcing strategies, supplier management activities and Sourcing best practices across the business. The role focuses on identifying value opportunities, managing supplier relationships, mitigating supply risks, and ensuring suppliers deliver against agreed commercial, operational, and service commitments.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of category and sourcing strategies
• Support with the Supplier Communication process
• Own the Onboarding process for new factories to support Primark capacity growth
• Support supplier improvement plans where performance falls below expectations
• Maintain sourcing and supplier management documentation
• Assist in supplier due diligence and onboarding activities
• Maintain supplier records, contract databases, and sourcing documentation
• Build strong working relationships with business stakeholders
• Provide sourcing guidance and support to stakeholders
• Produce sourcing and supplier management reports
• Collaborate with regional sourcing teams to ensure adherent to sourcing process
• Working collaboratively with the Ethical, Finance and QA/Technical Teams to understand and mitigate any potential new supplier from ethical, financial and quality issues as part of their on-boarding process.
• Supporting the broader Sourcing team in preparing for key governance meetings, supplier conferences and supporting the delivery of the outputs from these meetings.

What You’ll Bring  

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular: 

• The successful candidate needs to have a strong commercial and operational background, with a working knowledge of retail sourcing and buying practices.
• The successful candidate needs to have strong relationship and communication skills to liaise with Senior Stakeholders, Buying and Suppliers.
• The successful candidate must be resilient and motivated
• Supplier Relationship management
• Strong influencing skills
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Creative & Strategic thinking
• Drive for continuous improvement

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.  

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 500 stores in 19 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.  

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. 

 All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.