Stock Optimization Business Project Manager

Primark Stores Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company in the UK is seeking a Stock Optimisation Business Project Manager to lead a pivotal project in stock allocation and replenishment. The role involves strategic oversight, stakeholder management, and driving project delivery. Candidates should have over 5 years of Project Management experience, ideally with retail systems knowledge. Competitive benefits include healthcare, pension, and potential bonuses.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

Bonus potential

27 days of leave

Subsidized cafeteria

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management experience.
• Experience of working with retail systems.
• Strong knowledge of project management methods and tools.

Responsibilities

• Champion the project within the business and ensure stakeholder buy-in.
• Manage multiple work streams and communicate effectively.
• Validate that implemented solutions meet defined business requirements.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Retail Systems Knowledge

Education

Project Management qualifications

Job description

Stock Optimisation Business Project Manager – (Stock Allocation and Replenishment)

Primark is recruiting a Project Manager to lead the Stock Optimisation pillar of its Product Model Programme. This role will deliver a high-impact Allocation and Replenishment solution, driving change across systems, processes, and ways of working.

The Project Manager will provide strategic oversight while ensuring hands-on delivery, managing a complex stakeholder landscape, enforcing strong project governance, and aligning cross-functional teams to achieve outcomes that directly support Primark’s long-term commercial and operational objectives.

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 a Stock Optimisation Business Project Manager

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Champion the project within the business, driving engagement and buy in from stakeholders.
• Ensure business requirements are accurately captured and translated into system design and processes.
• Manage multiple work streams and projects simultaneously and understand project priorities in relation to the overall deliverables, including handover to service on successful project delivery.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects, including communications to team, stakeholders and executives, developing and agreeing the communication plan.
• Validate that the implemented solutions meet the defined business requirements and objectives.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to business operations, including disruption during implementation.
• Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing between the technical team and business units to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Vendor management including meeting targets and timelines.

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:

• 5+ years of Project Management experience
• Experience of working with retail systems is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of project management methods and tools, formal qualifications desirable.
• Experience in delivering large scale projects involving multiple business and Technology streams
• Knowledge of retail or merchandising operation

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 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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