Primark
Forecast Analyst (24 Months FTC)
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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 over 80,000 colleagues and over 480 stores in 18 countries today and growing.
So, 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. It’s that feeling that turns a job into something more. Celebrating the wins, working at pace, and pulling through the challenging times with passion, courage, and your team by your side. It’s what drives us every day.
You’re our driving force. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.
Job Description
Our technology team is actively seeking a Forecast Analyst to support the Phase 1 Smart Retail Ordering (SRO) project, helping transform forecasting, replenishment and stock decisions across depots and stores. Acting as a forecasting subject matter expert, the role will own forecasting activity across the pilot, using analytical and commercial judgement to interpret and challenge system-generated forecasts. Working closely with business teams, Data Science, Product and the solution vendor, the analyst will help shape future forecasting processes and decision-making while developing expertise as an early SRO superuser.
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What You’ll Do as Forecast Analyst
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
- Own end-to-end forecasting across products, stores and workflows, ensuring effective delivery throughout the SRO pilot.
- Analyse and challenge forecast outputs, identifying unusual patterns, risks and exceptions while applying strong trading and commercial judgement.
- Investigate and resolve forecasting issues, partnering with Data Science, Data Governance, Product and vendor teams to identify root causes and drive solutions.
- Collaborate across the business, working with Buying & Merchandising, Retail, Planning & Space and Supply Chain to ensure forecasts support commercial and operational priorities.
- Shape and validate the future forecasting solution through design sessions, testing and process validation, helping define scalable workflows, governance, decision rights and escalation routes.
- Become an SRO forecasting superuser, building deep system expertise, capturing pilot insights and supporting training, user readiness, adoption and future rollout phases.
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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- Proven experience in forecasting, merchandising, planning, allocation, supply chain or commercial analysis within a retail environment.
- Strong ability to interpret complex data, identify key trends and translate insights into clear commercial actions.
- Strong understanding of customer demand, forecasting, stock management and trading performance.
- Able to investigate performance issues, identify root causes and confidently challenge system outputs using data and commercial insight.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across business and technical teams.
- Comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities and making sound decisions, with forecasting systems, retail transformation or technology implementation experience being an advantage.
Additional Information
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.
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