Trainee Merchandiser
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 Trainee Merchandiser
As a Trainee Merchandiser at Primark, you’ll assist the Merchandiser and Assistant Merchandiser in the delivery of our sales, stocks and contribution budgets. You’ll learn about the industry and be given all the tools you need to progress in a Merchandiser role. Primark is a growing business in a competitive industry, with exciting expansion across the UK, Europe, and the US.
Your contribution will focus on delivering budgets and line projections, investigating data inaccuracies and forecasting sales. You’ll also have exciting responsibilities relating to products and trends.
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. Let’s talk lifestyle:
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27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
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Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
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Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices
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:
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Analytical - An analytical thinker with an eye for detail and numbers, who also loves working in a team.
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Curious - Investigate and resolve data inaccuracies, report on stock overages and shortages and ensure that current commitment records have been maintained accurately.
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Customer focused - Develop a strong knowledge of our global customer base and use this knowledge to offer outstanding value to our customer, and key recommendations to your team.
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Strategically minded - Act as a self-starter, working on a range of products trading in multiple regions. As your knowledge of your product and customer grows, you’ll identify opportunities – learning from sales reactions.
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Never miss an opportunity - Use your initiative to identify current and future trading opportunities and propose your recommendations to your team.
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Total organisation - Use your passion for people to build key relationships that will enable you to progress deliveries and shipping documentation, drive stakeholder engagement, and collaborate with your team.
Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.
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 a 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.
If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility requests, 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.
Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.
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