Ornua is an Irish dairy co-operative that markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its Members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. Ornua is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products and has annualised sales of €3.4 billion. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has a strong global team of 2,900 employees, operating from 10 business units worldwide, including 13 production facilities. Ornua’s core purpose is to build profitable routes to market for Irish dairy products.

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.
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.

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manger Ireland & International, the successful candidate will manage the sourcing of external candidates, both active and passive, for all staffing needs.

The role also will offer the opportunity to work in a global team that partners closely with hiring managers in the attraction, shortlisting and interviewing of applicants for specific positions and offers a high level of visibility within the business.

Key Areas of Responsibility:
Support the global talent acquisition strategy for Ornua to enhance our ability to attract and retain the right talent for our business.
Lead the end-to-end recruitment process including sourcing and phone screening, providing support and guidance to hiring managers on the selection of candidates through to managing the offer process.
Ensure a positive candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the process.
Champion talent acquisition excellence and practices across all our business areas.
Collaborate closely with Heads of HR and HR Business Partners to devise a range of solutions for Hiring Managers to enhance efficiencies in the recruitment process.

Key requirements:
Currently leading end-to-end recruitment processes ‘in-house’
Experience of designing and conducting competency based interviews and other selection methods
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Managing stakeholders and their expectations
Skilled in direct search techniques and online and social sourcing i.e. Linked In
Expertise in ATS systems (knowledge of Success Factors is preferable)
Flexibility to travel, full driving licence is required.

Key competencies

Ownership: Clarifies accountabilities, ownership and gaps, and helps others remain motivated through difficult times.
Customer Focus: Advocates for the customer, balances customer and business needs and spots opportunities for growth. Has commercial acumen so can contribute as a credible stakeholder in business meetings.
Working Together: Encourages co-operation in the team and supports cross-functional working.
Rigour: Attention to detail. Applies effective professional skill, analysis and decision-making and planning and reviewing. Strong analytical capability both written and verbal. Is resilient in style and doesn’t get swayed by change in strategy or plan

CLOSING DATE. 9th October

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