Strategic Projects & CFE Lead

Primark Stores Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Bonus

Leave 27 days

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Cafeteria subsidy

Job summary

Primark Stores Limited is seeking a mid-senior Projects & CFE professional to lead strategic planning and delivery of store roll-outs and CFE programmes across the Primark estate in the UK. You will ensure high-quality, commercially focused delivery that enhances customer experience and store performance.

You’ll collaborate with Design, Procurement and Retail teams, drive governance, supplier performance, and safety standards while balancing pace and disruption to trading stores.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering construction and roll‑out programmes across multi-site environments.
• Strong technical understanding of fixtures, equipment and retail environments.
• Experience working with Design, Procurement, suppliers and manufacturers to translate concepts into scalable solutions.
• Strong supply chain and supplier management experience across multiple project categories.
• Understanding of fixture and equipment lifecycle management, including deployment and refurbishment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational, commercial and leadership capability in fast‑paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for roll-outs and CFE programmes across the estate, aligning delivery with priorities and growth.
• Lead a high-volume, multi-site portfolio of projects ensuring delivery to timelines, budgets, quality and brand standards.
• Own end-to-end delivery of CFE programmes from drawings and prototyping through to deployment and estate-wide rollout.
• Partner with Design and Procurement to translate new retail concepts into scalable, commercially viable solutions.
• Drive strong commercial and cost management, challenging specifications and supplier performance to improve value and safety.
• Develop and manage a high-performing supplier base with procurement collaboration across fixtures, equipment, branding and environments.
• Lead governance and continuous improvement, embedding health & safety, risk management and compliance.
• Provide inclusive leadership and cross-functional collaboration across Property, Construction, Retail and external partners.

Skills

Construction programmes

Multi-site delivery

CFE programmes

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Procurement collaboration

Leadership

Retail fixtures

Job description

Primark Stores Limited is seeking a mid-senior Projects & CFE professional to lead strategic planning and delivery of store roll-outs and CFE programmes across the Primark estate in the UK. You will ensure high-quality, commercially focused delivery that enhances customer experience and store performance.

You’ll collaborate with Design, Procurement and Retail teams, drive governance, supplier performance, and safety standards while balancing pace and disruption to trading stores.