Milk Supply Team Graduate Job Details

Milk Supply Team Graduate – 2026 Graduate Programme

Tirlán is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and Agri brands. Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition. We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 Agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Our Graduate Programme is designed to take you through a series of real-world learning experiences, helping you build confidence in your abilities, and flourish in your career. We are looking for people who care about the world and each other, who want to build their career with likeminded and passionate people. So if you want a career where you can truly make a difference, then we'd like to hear from you Tirlán is offering a unique opportunity for a graduate to join our Milk Supply Team. This role will be a combination of being based in our collaboration hub in Abbey Quarter, and periods of travel throughout the Tirlán catchment area.

• You'll gain experience across the Milk Supply Function to include managing on farm milk quality and compliance to regulations, milk supplier account management, while pursuing a career in a challenging and fast-moving environment.
• You will work closely with the Milk Supply Manager team, gaining experience in terms of one to one farmer engagement and problem solving
• You will advance your technical experience while collaborating on project work with the wider Tirlán functions including Agribusiness, Transport and Q&C
• You will develop areas ranging from on-farm interactions, technical knowledge of the dairy industry and project management.
• Maintaining compliance documentation will form part of the role and you will have the opportunity to own and improve processes with the support of the Regional Manager

• High academic record to date in the following fields of study: Agricultural Science, Agribusiness or related discipline; and expected minimum of a 2.2 honours primary degree
• Ambition to progress successfully in a career in agribusiness in an exciting, ever-changing and challenging environment
• Drives collaboration and builds partnerships to meet shared objectives
• Communicates clearly and can influence at all levels
• Demonstrates a thirst for knowledge with a desire to continually learn and grow
• Analytically minded with the ability to develop creative insights and execute change

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume.

• 2 year structured graduate development programme
• Exposure and experience across the Agribusiness Sales Teams
• Year on year salary increment
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• 22 days annual leave
• Career progression opportunities
• Bike to work scheme

Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safety and state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market. Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi-functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment.

We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.

We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.

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Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation.