Trainee Buyer Review
at Primark
Placement (10 Months+)
Fashion Design
Dublin
Review Submitted: April 2024
Overall Rating
4.8 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Present in trade on Monday mornings to trading directors and head buyers, reviewing and analysing the previous weeks sales. Take ownership of critical path from suppliers, ensuring all goods are set to handover on time. Assist the team with analysing customer buying patterns and predict future trends. When planning new ranges, myself and the team have to consider customer demand, price levels and the general market.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes definitely! I have been given the opportunity to present to heads of and wider department in strategy meetings, along with presenting to the CEO! I am now a key contact for suppliers and have also had the opportunity to develop some of my own styles which has been signed off and will be in store for Christmas!
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, I have learnt COUNTLESS skills! I have developed commercial awareness, range strategy, self-direction and agility, decision making, presentation skills and many more!
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Sooo much! The early careers team are INCREDIBLE!!
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture here at Primark is so buzzy! There's never a dull day and everyone is soo friendly!!
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I could not recommend enough!! I have been here for 10 months now and even thinking about leaving gets me chocked up! Every aspect of this placement is brilliant and the opportunities that the early careers team, along with my team have given me are unlike anything I have seen from my peers within the placement industry.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Primark
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Primark to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Primark
Be yourself and shine through! When going through the interview stage, research what Primark are doing/aren't doing. Find something that you believe that are missing out on and bring it to the table, this business is always open to fresh ideas!
