Head of Security & Profit Protection

Because you can see how we can be better. Innovate, your way.

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 Head of Security & Profit Protections key purpose is to oversee, manage and implement the security and profit protection strategy for the business across all territories. To identify and implement best in class loss prevention measures for retail stores and oversee and facilitate security provisions for all company’s assets.

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. Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
3. Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business 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. Design and deliver the Security strategy for Primark to promote a security culture across the business.
2. Manage the development and execution of global strategies to reduce stockloss across Primark’s global footprint by liaising with Country Leaders and all required support functions.
3. Own the development and deployment of global security and profit protection policies, processes and tools.
4. Maintain and optimise standard incident reporting, investigation procedures, and escalation protocols globally.
5. Ensure that the company continues to comply with best practice and legal requirements by liaising with the Legal department to maintain an awareness of developments in the legal field, across all jurisdictions and its impacts on the business.

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:

1. Senior experience in multi-site retail business either with a retailer or a security provider with a country or multi-country remit.
2. Knowledge of legal requirements, International is an advantage.
3. The ability to identify issues, suggest solutions, and deliver the result.
4. The ability to produce relevant, coherent, succinct information and reports for all levels of management, including Directors and Primark’s Leadership Team.
5. Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally throughout the business.

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

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll contribute to you developing yours.

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.

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