Security & Profit Protection Analyst

Security & Profit Protection Analyst

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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. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.

The Security & Profit Protection Analyst provides an analytical and investigative support service to the Group Operations Retail via the Security & Profit Protection team. This role has two primary requirements: a) to detect and resolve possible fraud and theft against Primark, b) provide ongoing assessments of the current stock loss position for the business including external data and internal loss data.

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. Hybrid Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
3. Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner businesses 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. Work closely with the Security & Profit Protection Team to provide data analytics and gap analysis of key areas of compliance within the retail environment.
2. Prepare reports on stock loss trends for senior management identifying opportunities for data-driven stock loss reduction.
3. Maintain and monitor our data mining system, ensuring daily data loads are clear of errors, updates of key data streams from different functions, and solving any issues.
4. Undertake designated projects and assist other members of the team with ad-hoc project tasks that are critical to the department's strategic priorities, as agreed with line manager.
5. Liaise with the Group Retail Operations team to produce best practice solutions.

What You’ll Bring

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, along with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

1. Experience in retail risk, compliance, and loss prevention.
2. Third Level Education or equivalent.
3. Ability to use a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
4. Ability to work on own initiative to meet and deliver results to often short and demanding deadlines.
5. Efficient planning and organizational abilities, with the capacity to arrange schedules and adhere to established deadlines.

Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, innovative, and creative professionals 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.

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 with over 80,000 colleagues and over 450 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 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.