Merchandiser

Primark; Dublin; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays + buy 5

Flexible working + early Friday finish

Healthcare

Pension

Bonus potential

Subsidised cafeteria

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Merchandiser to lead and execute the section strategy in partnership with Buying. You will manage a team of Assistant and Trainee Merchandisers to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time to maximize sales and profit.

You will apply strong commercial, analytical and influencing skills to tailor ranges for regional markets while supporting Primark Cares sustainability initiatives and driving key performance metrics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in merchandising with leadership experience or equivalent.
• Strong numerical and commercial acumen.
• Proven ability to build and develop a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Assistant and Trainee Merchandisers to execute the section strategy.
• Collaborate with Buying teams to deliver product strategy and ranges.
• Use data and analytics to tailor ranges for regional markets and customers.
• Drive delivery of KPI targets, sales, profit and market share.
• Maintain awareness of market trends and sustainability under Primark Cares.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Strategy & planning

Forecasting & trading

Product knowledge

Communication

Education

Fashion/Retail/Commerce qualification

Job description

Because your perspective shapes trends. Innovate, your way. Merchandising at Primark. Our merchandising team turn strategic goals into vast opportunities. Here, your insights will maximise our growth as a business and ensure we continue to stay at the forefront in the world of retail fashion.

What you’ll do

As a Merchandiser at Primark, you play a critical role in delivering the product strategy. In partnership with the Buying teams, you will be responsible for building and delivering your section strategy through strong commercial, analytical and influencing skills. You will work in partnership with your Buying team and lead a team of Assistant and Trainee Merchandisers to manage the execution of this strategy, ensuring the right product is in the right place at the right time to maximise sales and profit performance.

While supporting Primark as a global brand, you will also understand our regional customers, and use data and analytics to tailor ranges for the different customers in all our global markets.

You will maintain a keen awareness and understanding of current and evolving social and economic landscapes, with a focus on sustainability under Primark Cares as a key strategic pillar for the business.

As a Merchandiser, you will support the Head of Merchandising in continually seeking to identify new opportunities to enhance our value proposition, while supporting the departmental delivery of sales, markdown, stock turn and contribution budgets.

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Leadership: As a senior leader at Primark, you are empowered to build, coach and develop an engaging and high performing team, setting clear performance expectations, sharing constructive feedback and recognising successes.
• Commercial Awareness: Maintain an extensive knowledge of the market to anticipate and respond quickly to competitor activity, socio-economic pressures, changing customer behaviours and price sensitivities, using this knowledge to tailor your ranges and exceed financial targets.
• Strategy and Planning: Build a commercial and strategic range that considers regional differences, balancing newness, colour, price and product attributes relevant to season and grades, and driving delivery of strategic goals measured by KPIs, sales, profit and market share increases.
• Forecasting and Trading: Work closely with the Head of Merchandising to agree all financial macro‑targets, manage tools and reporting to review information, and ensure all strategic planning aspects—including WSSIs, Line Projections, Option Planning and Budgeting—are met, while managing stock targets in line with depot/warehouse capacities.
• Product Knowledge: Develop a deep, broad knowledge of Primark product across multiple product areas, considering past products and competitor analysis when building ranges.

What you’ll get

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.

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Flexible working with an opportunity for an early Friday finish and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Healthcare, pension and potential bonus.

What you’ll bring

Here are some of the experiences and skills you’ll need for the role:

• 5 years’ experience in a merchandising role with at least 2 years in a people‑management/team‑lead position, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Relevant qualification in a fashion, retail or commerce‑related subject, or equivalent experience.
• Skilled influencer, effective at managing a large network of stakeholders to achieve commercial decisions, with strong relationship‑building and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Strategic thinker with strong numerical and commercial acumen.
• Demonstrated experience in building and developing a high‑performing team.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.