Planning & Portfolio Partner

Planning & Portfolio Partner – Enterprise PMO

Join to apply for the Planning & Portfolio Partner role s role sits within the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), accountable for the management of Primark’s portfolio management processes for all investment and change initiatives across the business. This will involve engaging with business stakeholders to define, prioritise and manage the portfolio of initiatives to drive optimal value for the organisation.

• Management of Primark’s portfolio management processes for all investment and change initiatives across the business.
• Translates demand into a clear, prioritised enterprise‑wide delivery portfolio and multiyear plan, driving optimal value for the organisation and ensuring the portfolio is aligned to the company’s strategic goals.
• Oversight and management of planning and prioritisation processes ensuring the portfolio is aligned to strategic priorities and investments.
• Supports senior business stakeholders in quality decision‑making. Responsible for creating periodic performance and progress reports focusing on value, strategic alignment and business outcomes.
• Tracks overall portfolio progress, dependencies, issues and risks across the enterprise‑wide portfolio.
• Facilitates and leads monthly, quarterly and annual planning cycles in conjunction with Strategy, Technology and Finance and Senior Leadership.
• Develops and maintains ongoing oversight and monitoring of portfolio finances and benefits, ensuring the overall investment of the portfolio stays within the planned timeline and budget.
• Defines, captures and prioritises the demand of investment and change initiatives in conjunction with business and technology stakeholders to build an effective portfolio.
• Maintains an overview of updates and additions to planned work as per strategic decision‑making and governance commitments.
• Works with the Governance & Reporting lead to understand where each item is in the portfolio and how the inflight portfolio is tracking overall.
• Supports the evolution and continuous improvement of Primark’s EPMO.

• Educated to degree level and have at least 7–10 years’ experience in a PMO environment.
• Formal Project Management qualification (PMP/IPMA/PRINCE2 Practitioner).
• Significant Project Portfolio Management and/or business planning experience gained through several complex and varied environments.
• Experience of working with teams using a wide range of change frameworks and methodologies (traditional waterfall and iterative/agile delivery and process improvement).
• Experience of using PPM tools such as Planisware.

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. Healthcare, pension and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and optional 5 extra days. Primark offers Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre and a subsidised cafeteria.

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 and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do:
Caring, Dynamic and Succeeding Together.

Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.

If you require extra support at any stage of the selection process, please get in touch with our team at  All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference, education and, for some roles, criminal and financial checks.

Reading, England, United Kingdom