The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands, including Ireland’s most successful food export, Kerrygold, as well as Kerrygold Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Forto and BEO milk powders.
Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the world, and for managing volatility through de-risking and trading strategies.
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.
The role is predominantly office based; however, certain aspects of both supplier and customer interactions may involve some travel within Ireland.
Key Responsibilities:
* Management and coordination of approval, reviews, and re-approval of specifications with key stakeholders in Ornua and product suppliers, ensuring timely resolution of queries.
* Review and approval of product unit and case artwork in conjunction with relevant Quality Managers using in-house packaging system, ESKO.
* Ensure that all specifications and artwork content & design comply with legislation, project brief, customer requirements & relevant codes of practice.
* Timely management of all steps to move an approved specification from the Specification system to ERP system & lead the completion of Sales specification.
* Management of product set-up on ERP system M3, including key attributes and shelf-life set-up and periodic review to ensure accuracy.
* Completion of any administration activities for the specification management system such as maintaining up-to-date Standard Operating Procedures, work instructions related to specifications, access management for both Foods Connected and QUBE, answering queries, assisting users.
* Working with key stakeholders to resolve any specification management system IT issues.
* Continually looking at ways to streamline & improve processes and ways of working.
* Lead implementing any updates to specification systems and procedures, ensuring all users are appropriately trained.
* Participation in projects involving innovation, new product development & product launches in conjunction with Quality Managers.
* Take the lead in customer/regulatory audits on Specification Management.
* Support the Technical Support team as required in queries management.
* To always represent Ornua to the highest level in all interactions with our members, suppliers, and customers.
* To perform any other appropriate duties from time to time.
Minimum Requirements:
* At least 2 years’ relevant experience within the dairy/food industry is desirable.
* Experience & understanding of using specification systems such as Tesco Technical Library, M&S FIND, Foods Connected, SpecSafe is an advantage.
* Experience with interpreting & applying labelling legislation & major retailers’ labelling requirements & codes of practices.
* Working knowledge of food regulations and how to apply, and applied knowledge of UK/EU food labelling legislation.
* Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and administrative skills.
* Meticulous attention to detail.
* Methodical and highly organised with the ability to multi-task.
* Flexible and committed attitude with the ability to display initiative.
* The ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team and drive continuous improvement.
* Strong Word, Excel, and database skills.
* Willingness to travel in Ireland and abroad as required.
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