Project Coordinator

Primark; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

Primark is seeking an experienced Project Coordinator to support a critical supplier transition programme. The role focuses on coordinating a technical transformation, planning, tracking, and delivering across multiple teams and partners.

Based in Reading or Dublin with hybrid work (2 days per week), the contract is a day-rate role meant to support the programme through key governance, RAID logs, and stakeholder communications. Strong organisation and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Project Coordinator, PMO, or Junior Project Manager role.
• Experience supporting technology, infrastructure, outsourcing, supplier management, or transition projects.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience maintaining project plans, governance packs, RAID logs, and status reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across business, technology, and third-party partner teams.
• Strong attention to detail and proactive problem-solving approach.
• Experience supporting supplier exits, contract transitions, or vendor offboarding activities.
• Retail industry experience.
• Knowledge of IT service management, infrastructure, or technology delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the technical and operational change of a strategic technology supplier.
• Track project plans, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Support governance activities, project reporting, and stakeholder communications.
• Liaise with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, and third-party suppliers to ensure a smooth transition.
• Manage project documentation, action logs, RAID logs, and meeting coordination.
• Monitor progress against key deliverables and escalate risks where required.
• Support transition, knowledge transfer, and handover activities.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Job description

Location: Reading or Dublin (Hybrid – 2 days per week)

Contract Type: Day Rate (Inside IR35 if UK Based)

We're looking for an experienced Project Coordinator to support a critical supplier transition programme within the organisation.

This role will play a key part in coordinating a technical transformation, ensuring activities are planned, tracked, and delivered effectively while managing dependencies across multiple teams and partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the technical and operational change of a strategic technology supplier.
• Track project plans, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Support governance activities, project reporting, and stakeholder communications.
• Liaise with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, and third-party suppliers to ensure a smooth transition.
• Manage project documentation, action logs, RAID logs, and meeting coordination.
• Monitor progress against key deliverables and **escalate** risks where required.
• Support transition, knowledge transfer, and handover activities.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in a Project Coordinator, PMO, or Junior Project Manager role.
• Experience supporting technology, infrastructure, outsourcing, supplier management, or transition projects.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience maintaining project plans, governance packs, RAID logs, and status reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.Ability to work effectively across business, technology, and third-party partner teams.
• Strong attention to detail and proactive problem-solving approach.
• Experience supporting supplier exits, contract transitions, or vendor offboarding activities.
• Retail industry experience.
• Knowledge of IT service management, infrastructure, or technology delivery environments.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile programme and play a key role in delivering a complex supplier transition within a global retail business.