Head of Buying

About the role

As Head of Buying, you will lead the development of innovative, high-quality, trend-led product ranges at great prices, using customer insights, market data and strong commercial judgement.

What you’ll do

• Drive commercial performance by delivering sales, margin, profit and stock efficiency through robust financial planning, market analysis and cross-departmental collaboration.
• Build and shape effective range strategies by developing strong supplier partnerships, ensuring compliance with Primark standards and guiding teams in skilled negotiation.
• Lead, coach and develop high-performing Buying teams, fostering creativity, accountability, succession planning and a strong leadership culture.
• Collaborate across Merchandising, Design, Sourcing, Ethical, Retail and other Primark functions to influence product decisions and deliver customer-focused, commercially successful ranges.
• Represent Buying at senior leadership level, build strategic internal networks, engage with stakeholders to share insights, drive local market adaptation and champion the Buying vision.

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years’ experience in Buying, including senior leadership responsibility, with a strong track record of delivering and executing successful Buying strategies.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing teams, set ambitious targets, drive results and foster creativity and innovation.
• Strong commercial and strategic capability, including prioritising complex workloads, analysing large data sets, managing multiple projects and working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Outstanding interpersonal, written and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including Executive teams.
• Significant supplier management and negotiation experience, including maintaining compliance standards and building strategic partnerships.
• Integrity, sound judgement, emotional intelligence, professionalism, organisation, attention to detail and a customer-centric approach.

Benefits

• Healthcare for family, car allowance, pension and potential bonus.
• 27 days of leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy five additional days.
• Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre and subsidised cafeteria.

About Primark

Primark has grown from its first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business with more than 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries. Primark is committed to equal employment opportunity and an inclusive workplace.

Offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right-to-work, reference and education checks, and for some roles criminal and financial checks.