Labour Planning Administrator (FTC – 12 months)

Primark; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work from home

27 days leave + holidays

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Subsidised cafeteria

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Labour Planning Administrator to join our hybrid Dublin-based team. You’ll manage labour planning data, ensure accuracy across systems, and support budgeting and forecasting with cross-functional collaboration.

You’ll bring strong administrative discipline, data handling skills, and a proactive problem-solving approach to help optimise workforce models and reporting for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain high levels of accuracy.
• Experience working with large datasets and systems, ensuring data quality, validation, and attention to detail.
• Analytical and proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify trends, investigate issues, and implement solutions independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update labour planning systems, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and alignment with current business requirements.
• Manage labour model maintenance activities, working with Regional Workforce Management and Country Operations teams to validate and update market-specific data.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by preparing labour planning data, analysis, and key inputs for the Labour Forecasting Lead.
• Ensure strong data governance by monitoring data quality, resolving issues, and maintaining alignment between labour models, system data, and operational needs.
• Prepare reporting and insights to support labour performance monitoring, decision-making, and stakeholder communication on labour planning updates and system changes.
• Act as a key support resource for labour planning systems, handling day-to-day queries, supporting process improvements, market rollouts, administrative activities, and ad hoc business priorities.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Data analysis

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team player

Problem solving

Adaptable

Trustworthy

Tools

Labour planning systems

Job description

Retail Operations 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.

Retail Operations 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 team has created a workplace of inspiration and growth. Be a part of building an inclusive and empowering culture, where every colleague’s unique abilities are recognised and celebrated. Collaborate with a team committed to the wellbeing of our workforce and define what it means to work at Primark.

What You’ll Get

This role is a hybrid opportunity, offering 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: 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 Labour Planning Administrator

• Maintain and update labour planning systems, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and alignment with current business requirements.
• Manage labour model maintenance activities, working with Regional Workforce Management and Country Operations teams to validate and update market-specific data.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by preparing labour planning data, analysis, and key inputs for the Labour Forecasting Lead.
• Ensure strong data governance by monitoring data quality, resolving issues, and maintaining alignment between labour models, system data, and operational needs.
• Prepare reporting and insights to support labour performance monitoring, decision-making, and stakeholder communication on labour planning updates and system changes.
• Act as a key support resource for labour planning systems, handling day-to-day queries, supporting process improvements, market rollouts, administrative activities, and ad hoc business priorities.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong administrative and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain high levels of accuracy.
• Experience working with large datasets and systems, ensuring data quality, validation, and attention to detail.
• Analytical and proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify trends, investigate issues, and implement solutions independently.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of working effectively with Retail, Finance, Workforce Management, and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborative team player with excellent relationship-building skills, able to work confidently across different levels of the organisation.
• Adaptable, professional, and highly trustworthy, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while handling sensitive information with integrity.

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 and 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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