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Space Planning Partner

Space Planning Partner

Our Planning and Space teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Planning and Space specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

The purpose of the Space Planning Partner role is to plan all stores across the Group at Department level. You will also be responsible for planning all New Business Development opportunities and Event Space. The Space Planning Partner will report directly into the Head of Space Planning and will have responsibility for their own department. As a Space Planning Partner, you will have extensive knowledge of your department’s stores, markets, architecture, layouts and overall Department Strategy.

What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first

Some of our benefits are:
  1. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
  2. Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
  3. Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices

What You’ll Do:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
  1. Planning all stores across the Group at Department level, with responsibility for your own Department
  2. Developing short- and long-term plans for the effective utilisation of space to drive improvements in sales and margin for your department.
  3. Analysing key financial data to support decision making in Space Optimisation
  4. Developing extensive knowledge of your department’s stores, markets, architecture, and layouts.
  5. Responsible for driving department strategy and ensuring this is aligned with overall business strategy and goals.

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
  1. High proficiency with AutoCAD
  2. Ability to work with a consistent set of financial KPI’s.
  3. Strong business acumen and a highly commercial mindset
  4. Strong numerical and analytical skills with a high degree of accuracy
  5. Understanding of the retail environment with a customer centric approach
  6. Experience working in retail space planning.

Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.


All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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