Stock Flow Planner (24 Months FTC)

Primark; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave

Bank holidays

Option to buy 5 extra leave

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Cafeteria subsidy

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Stock Flow Planner to drive stock flow and replenishment across products and stores during the Phase 1 pilot. You will challenge system recommendations, balance availability with trading needs and collaborate with Retail, Buying & Merchandising, Planning & Space, Supply Chain, Data Science and Product teams to shape future replenishment processes.

This hybrid role requires 2–3 days in the office; you’ll enjoy generous leave, potential extra leave, and benefits like Tax Saver

Qualifications

• Experience in allocation, replenishment, merchandising, planning, supply chain or retail operations.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret stock and performance data.
• Good commercial and operational judgement affecting availability and trading performance.

Responsibilities

• Own stock flow and replenishment activity across products, stores and workflows during Phase 1 pilot.
• Review and analyse replenishment outputs, identify risks and interventions.
• Challenge system-generated replenishment recommendations and determine actions.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to resolve stock flow issues balancing availability and trading needs.
• Represent replenishment in design, testing, training and process validation.
• Develop SRO expertise and support rollout of future replenishment capability.

Skills

Stock flow

Replenishment

Planning

Analytics

Retail operations

Data interpretation

Job description

Technology 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.

Because we strive to put people first.

Culture, our way.

Technology 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.

Our technology team is actively seeking a Stock Flow Planner to support the Primark is implementing a new Smart Retail Ordering (SRO) capability to transform how forecasting, replenishment and stock decisions are managed across depots and stores, acting as a stock flow and replenishment expert to analyse and challenge system-generated recommendations, support the Phase 1 pilot, and work across Retail, Buying & Merchandising, Planning & Space, Supply Chain, Data Science and Product teams to help shape Primark’s future replenishment processes.

What You’ll Get

This role is a hybrid opportunity, offering 2-3 days Working from office. 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: 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 Stock Flow Planner

• Own stock flow and replenishment activity across products, stores and workflows, ensuring effective execution of the replenishment process throughout the Phase 1 pilot.
• Review and analyse replenishment outputs, identifying risks, exceptions and areas requiring investigation or intervention.
• Apply operational, trading and store insight to challenge and validate system-generated replenishment recommendations and determine appropriate actions.
• Collaborate across Retail, Buying & Merchandising, Planning & Space, Supply Chain, Data Science, Product and vendor teams to resolve stock flow issues and ensure decisions balance availability, trading needs and operational requirements.
• Represent the replenishment and stock flow function in solution design, testing, training and process validation, helping shape future workflows, governance, decision-making and escalation processes.
• Develop deep SRO expertise and capture Phase 1 learnings, recommending improvements and supporting user readiness, adoption and the wider rollout of the future replenishment capability.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in allocation, replenishment, merchandising, planning, supply chain or retail operations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret stock and performance data, identify trends and turn insights into clear actions.
• Good commercial and operational judgement, understanding the impact of replenishment decisions on availability, stock levels, store operations and trading performance.
• Experience investigating stock or operational issues, identifying root causes and recommending solutions.
• Confidence to challenge system recommendations, solve problems and influence stakeholders across business and technical teams.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and communicate effectively; experience with replenishment/allocation systems, retail transformation or technology implementation is an advantage.

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 over 80,000 colleagues and over 480 stores in 18 countries today and growing. So, 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. It’s that feeling that turns a job into something more. Celebrating the wins, working at pace, and pulling through the challenging times with passion, courage, and your team by your side. It’s what drives us every day. You’re our driving force. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.