Job Description
Job Title:
Retail Butter Demand Executive
Function: Operations
Reports to: Global Retail Demand Planning Manager
Location: Mitchelstown or Dublin
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Ornua is a leading dairy co-operative which sells premium dairy products globally on behalf of its Member Co-operatives, Ireland's dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers.
Ornua has revenues of €3.4 billion and is supported by a global team of approximately 2,800 employees.
The Group operates as a commercial organisation across 10 business units, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.
The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua's consumer brands including Ireland's most successful food export: Kerrygold.
Consumer markets are served by production facilities in Ireland, Germany and the UK and by in-market Sales & Marketing Teams in Asia, Germany, Ireland, MEA, Poland, Spain, rest of Europe and North and Latin America.
It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility.
These activities are supported by production facilities and in-market teams in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.
The Role
We are seeking an analytical driven and collaborative Retail Butter Demand Executive who will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of retail butter demands.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Working with the Demand Planning Manager to ensure the delivery of the retail butter demands
Responsible for ongoing review of finished stock, bulk butter, and packaging stocks
Issuing of purchase orders to ensure the accurate ordering of butter from manufacturers (Kerrygold Park and other suppliers) as required
Manage stock review of retail butter and engage with stakeholders as required
Oversee the issuing of bulk butter to Kerrygold Park and other manufacturers of retail Kerrygold products
Organize samples from chilled warehouses when required for testing in conjunction with other departments
Liaise with Inventory Controller on stock variances
Monitor packaging stocks with external suppliers
Liaise with Kerrygold Park and customer service on UK orders
Develop and maintain professional relationships and mutual trust with cross functional stakeholders
Chair the weekly Bulk Planning meeting attended by Co-op Procurement & Kerrygold Park / Co-op Supply Chain to ensure Kerrygold Park's Bulk Butter requirements are understood and coordinates any actions required
Chair the weekly OFUK and Foods International MTO Order Management calls with the Foods Commercial team and KGP Production and Materials team.
Management of relevant 3rd Party Retail Butter suppliers:
Creation of production forecast reconciling demand & capacity monthly.
Stock modelling to identify any supply continuity or pipeline risks monthly
Relationship management & communication lead with suppliers.
Represent the Demand function as a project team member for NPD projects.
Liaising with Commercial & Market teams.
Key Skills / Attributes
Diploma or degree, preferably some experience in supply chain and/or planning
Understanding of ERP systems and Microsoft Office
Strong communication and collaboration skills required
Strong numeric, data/analytical and organizational skills
The ability to positively contribute to improve ways of working
Ornua Core Competencies
WORKING TOGETHER:
Encourages co-operation in own team and supports cross functional learning
COMMUNICATIVE:
Communicates confidently, adapting style for different situations
OWNERSHIP:
Takes responsibility for and ownership of results, takes pride in delivering quality; acts promptly and is tenacious
FORWARD LOOKING:
Responds positively to change and looks ahead to anticipate tasks, ensuring benefits to others.