Senior Project Manager (Procurement Transformation)

Primark; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark in Reading (hybrid with Dublin) is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead procurement transformation initiatives across a global retail organisation. You will drive end-to-end projects focused on spend visibility, governance, and Source-to-Pay improvements.

You will coordinate multiple workstreams, manage RAID logs, engage senior stakeholders, and ensure benefits realisation. This role requires proven transformation delivery and strong procurement domain knowledge in large

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex transformation programmes within large organisations.
• Strong background in Procurement Transformation, Spend Management, Cost Optimisation, Procurement Excellence, or Operational Improvement.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, sourcing, supplier management, contract management, and governance.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting, risk, and dependency management skills.
• Experience engaging and influencing senior leadership stakeholders.
• Demonstrable track record delivering business change and measurable benefits.
• Source-to-Pay transformation programmes.
• Procurement technology or digital transformation initiatives.
• PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, Agile, or equivalent project management certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of procurement transformation projects and strategic change initiatives.
• Drive improvements in spend visibility, procurement controls, compliance, and governance.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple Procurement Excellence workstreams and stakeholders.
• Manage project plans, RAID logs, governance, reporting, and dependency management.
• Build strong relationships across Procurement, Finance, Technology, Commercial, and Operations teams.
• Support business readiness, stakeholder engagement, and change adoption activities.
• Track benefits realisation, ensuring measurable business outcomes are delivered.
• Align Procurement Excellence initiatives with wider Source-to-Pay transformation programmes.

Skills

Senior PM

Procurement Transformation

Spend Management

Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Source-to-Pay

Job description

Duration: Initial 6 Months

Location: Reading or Dublin (Hybrid)

Contract Type: Day Rate (Inside IR35)

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic Procurement Transformation initiatives within a major international retail organisation.

This role will drive high-priority projects focused on spend management, procurement excellence, cost optimisation, governance enhancements, and operational improvement, while coordinating a wider portfolio of Procurement Excellence initiatives. You will also act as the key link between Procurement Excellence and broader Source-to-Pay transformation programmes, ensuring alignment across dependencies, risks, and delivery plans.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end delivery of procurement transformation projects and strategic change initiatives.
• Drive improvements in spend visibility, procurement controls, compliance, and governance.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple Procurement Excellence workstreams and stakeholders.
• Manage project plans, RAID logs, governance, reporting, and dependency management.
• Build strong relationships across Procurement, Finance, Technology, Commercial, and Operations teams.
• Support business readiness, stakeholder engagement, and change adoption activities.
• Track benefits realisation, ensuring measurable business outcomes are delivered.
• Align Procurement Excellence initiatives with wider Source-to-Pay transformation programmes.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering complex transformation programmes within large organisations.
• Strong background in Procurement Transformation, Spend Management, Cost Optimisation, Procurement Excellence, or Operational Improvement.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, sourcing, supplier management, contract management, and governance.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting, risk, and dependency management skills.
• Experience engaging and influencing senior leadership stakeholders.
• Demonstrable track record delivering business change and measurable benefits.
• Source-to-Pay transformation programmes.
• Procurement technology or digital transformation initiatives.
• PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, Agile, or equivalent project management certifications.
• This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering a strategic procurement transformation agenda within a fast-paced, global business.