Materials Planner

Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over €3.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees.

Ornua is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. We operate from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and have sales and marketing teams working in-market across the globe in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the Middle East, Spain, the UK, and the US.

You may know us by our brands Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrim’s Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.

Ornua’s Values

At Ornua, our Values lie at the core of everything that we do and how we behave both individually and as a business. Our five values, and their underlying behaviours, encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.

Ornua’s Growth

At Ornua, our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business. We care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious ‘Path to Prosper’ strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business and. we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years.

Why This Role is Valuable

The role involves the scheduling and purchasing of raw materials and packaging to facilitate on time in full production at the Kerrygold Park production facility. The candidate will work closely with the production planner and warehouse personnel to ensure an efficient and quality driven supply of materials to the plant. The role will also require the maintenance and creation of solid professional relationships with suppliers.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Create, release, and maintain POs to ensure forecasted demand and the production plan are fulfilled through MRP.
• Purchase of materials to monthly forecasts form the markets to ensure continuity in production.
• Manage packaging call offs from consigned supplier stocks and external warehouses to ensure the production plan is fulfilled using Distribution Orders. This will also include the shipping of material to external warehouses.
• Analyse the forecast vs packaging orders and flag any stock out issues where appropriate. Sending forecast to suppliers where appropriate.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance through establishing consistent communication links with the use of balanced scorecards.
• Maintain a safe and efficient stock level in the packaging and raw material warehouses by paying attention to MOQs, EOQs and forecasts.
• Prepare and send the daily delivery schedule including delivery times and quantities to the Logistics Lead and Warehouse team.
• Managing the introduction of new materials and the economic changeover from old to new.
• Manage and rectify invoice queries through liaison with finance and suppliers.
• Maintain master data on our ERP system in relation to Purchase Agreements, BOMs, item numbers and closing POs.
• Support with production planning during team absence and holidays.

Key Requirements:

• Degree qualified.
• Capable of building and maintaining good working relationships with customers and suppliers.
• The successful candidate will understand the requirements of manufacturing and supply chain, and how all interact daily.
• Possess a desire to continuously improve.
• Ambitious and results driven.
• IT literate with good Excel skills.

ORNUA Competencies:

• WORKING TOGETHER: Encourages co-operation in your own team and supports cross functional learning
• COMMUNICATIVE: Communicates confidently, adapting style for different situations
• OWNERSHIP: Clarifies accountabilities, overlaps and gaps, and helps others remain motivated through difficult times.
• FORWARD LOOKING:  Helps others to accept change, implement change, and looks ahead to anticipate change.