Primark Cares Strategy Lead

Job description

Role: Primark Cares Strategy Lead
Reports to: Director of Primark Cares
Location: Dublin or Reading
Contract: Full-Time – Permanent

What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first.

Some of our benefits are:
·  27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
·  Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
·  Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices
What You’ll Do:
The Primark Customer Function is the ultimate voice of the customer. Cheerleaders. Guardians of customer experience. As Primark Cares Strategy Lead you will work seamlessly with teams across the business, supporting in-market teams, playing a critical role in delivering our purpose, proposition, strategy, and values:
We are looking for an experienced strategy specialist to join the Primark Cares team which is a key division within the wider Primark Customer Team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with Primark’s teams to address key strategic questions relating to sustainability specifically around the Primark Cares launched Strategy and supporting the wider Customer team in their strategic ambitions.

·  Act as an internal strategic advisor, responding to key strategic questions and challenges set by the Primark’s Leadership Team to Primark Cares and the wider Customer Team within sustainability.
·  Provide the critical thinking and analysis to breakdown opportunities and challenges to the programme in a quantified manner and take responsibility for identifying viable solutions with associated workplans.
·  Work closely with the Primark Cares team and key stakeholders to support them in embedding strategic thinking and planning into their respective workstreams. Including development of roadmaps and business cases, and answering strategic exam questions
·  Support Primark Cares team in making decisions in tune with the commercial and operational nature of the business
·  Identify and lead projects that unlock specific commercial and operational challenges faced by the programme. This will involve setting up cross-functional teams, planning the analysis and managing the communication of outcomes to senior stakeholders 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:

·  Substantial and proven experience of business strategy development within a large organisation and / or consultancy environment. Experience working within sustainability and ethics is a significant advantage.
·  Strong experience with the Retail sector and prior experience of advising senior management, to include a minimum 3 years’ experience working with or for retail companies (ideally within fashion / clothing)
·  Advanced knowledge and experience of quantitative modelling and presentation development is essential. Specifically on Excel and Powerpoint packages.
·  A real team player, with strong leadership skills and the ability to provide clarity and direction to previously unexplored situations and topics.
·  The ability to navigate complex multi-stakeholder environments and the strong interpersonal skills that are required to work cross-functionally and generate ‘buy-in’ from internal and external stakeholder groups.
·  Substantial experience of conducting detailed data and financial analysis, with a good knowledge of relevant analytics tools and methodologies.
Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

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