Procurement Data & Digital Analyst

Primark; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Bonus

27 days leave + bank holidays (+5)

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Subsidised cafeteria

Job summary

Primark is seeking a proactive Procurement Data & Digital Analyst to transform procurement through digital platforms, data, automation and continuous improvement. You’ll translate business needs into practical solutions, shaping how procurement tools and processes evolve across the organisation.

In a hybrid role, you’ll collaborate with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Technology and external vendors to optimise workflows, platform governance, and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience designing workflows and delivering process improvements within procurement, finance, supply chain, or operations.
• Strong understanding of procurement technologies and source-to-pay solutions with platform administration, governance, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to translate business requirements into digital solutions, supporting backlog management and continuous improvement in agile environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyse platform usage, workflow performance, operational metrics and user adoption trends.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, KPIs, and management insights.
• Identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks to drive process optimisation through data.
• Support automation initiatives through data analysis and reporting.
• Provide insights to support strategic decision making and continuous improvement.

Skills

Digital platforms

Workflow design

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Agile

Tools

Zip

Oracle

Coupa

Power BI

Job description

Procurement Data & Digital Analyst

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

Procurement 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

This role is a hybrid opportunity, offering 1-2 days Working from home.

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

Primark is seeking a proactive and technology-minded Procurement Digital & Data Analyst to help transform Procurement through digital platforms, data, automation and continuous improvement. You'll turn business needs into practical solutions that improve processes, user experience and decision-making.

This role sits at the intersection of procurement technology, workflow design, platform administration, business analysis, process optimisation and data insights. Combining hands-on systems support with continuous improvement, you'll help shape how procurement tools and processes evolve across the organisation.

Working with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Technology teams and external vendors, you'll support and enhance Primark's procurement digital ecosystem, including intake and orchestration, Zip, Source-to-Pay (S2P), supplier onboarding, e-sourcing and supplier management platforms. You'll operate within established governance while identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve adoption and deliver better business outcomes.

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

Digital Workflow & Process Improvement

• Design, configure, and optimise procurement workflows and digital processes.

• Support and coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of workflows, including requirements gathering, prioritisation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.

• Translate business requirements into scalable digital solutions.

• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve procurement processes.

• Facilitate stakeholder workshops to gather requirements and define future-state processes.

• Support the implementation of new procurement technologies and capabilities.

• Work closely with internal teams and external technology vendors to deliver system enhancements.

• Support backlog management and prioritisation activities alongside the Source-to-Pay Product Owner.

Procurement Technology & Platform Administration

• Administer and support procurement technology platforms and digital tools.

• Act as a key administrator for Zip, managing workflow configuration, platform support, and user access within the governance standards, priorities, and decision rights set by the Procurement Digital & Data Manager and Source-to-Pay Product Owner.

• Maintain system documentation, configuration records, and platform controls.

• Troubleshoot workflow and platform issues and coordinate resolution with technology teams and vendors.

• Ensure data integrity and support the execution of platform governance activities within the established governance framework.

• Assist with ongoing platform enhancements and new feature deployments.

• Support business-critical procurement processes including supplier onboarding and procurement operations.

Data, Reporting & Analytics

• Analyse platform usage, workflow performance, operational metrics, and user adoption trends.

• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, KPIs, and management insights.

• Use data to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process optimisation.

• Monitor data quality and platform performance.

• Support automation initiatives through data analysis and reporting.

• Provide insights that support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.

User Engagement & Adoption

• Partner with stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Technology functions.

• Gather user feedback and identify enhancement opportunities.

• Support change management and user adoption initiatives.

• Create and maintain training materials, user guides, and process documentation.

• Deliver end-user training sessions and platform demonstrations.

• Monitor engagement metrics and recommend actions to improve adoption.

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:

• Experience managing digital platforms, designing workflows, and delivering process improvements within procurement, finance, supply chain, or operational environments.
• Strong understanding of procurement technologies and source-to-pay solutions (such as Zip, Oracle, Coupa, or similar), including platform administration, user management, governance, and troubleshooting.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into effective digital solutions, working within agile environments to support backlog management, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across Procurement, Finance, Technology, Legal, and Compliance teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with experience leveraging reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau to drive data-led decision-making.
• A proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative approach, with a passion for digital transformation, process innovation, user experience, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Excited? Good. Because it’s energising to put your skills to work, in a growing global business committed to encouraging people to express themselves – and feel a sense of belonging.

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 a 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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