Procurement Category Manager

3 months ago


Dublin, Ireland Ornua Foods Full time

Procurement Category Manager

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for 60 years.

Are you an experienced Procurement Category Manager looking for a new challenge with one of Ireland’s most successful food companies?

Are you looking for the opportunity to use your expertise and experience to provide key contribution to our procurement transformation?

Do you have a proven track record of success in leading a significant spend portfolio within a global procurement organisation?

If so, Ornua is actively seeking a Procurement Category Manager to join our Corporate Procurement team based in our head office in Dublin city centre.

Why Ornua?

Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families. Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together. We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working. Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities. Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Procurement Category Manager will be responsible for managing and overseeing the co-packing, packaging and non-dairy ingredients category within Ornua's global supply chain. This role will involve strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and continuous improvement initiatives to drive value and innovation in co-manufacturing partnerships.

The successful candidate will implement best practices in areas such as cost management, supplier relationship management, and category strategy development and execution.

You will be responsible for the development of a forward looking, living Category Strategy aligned with the overall procurement and business plan. 

What You Bring To The Role:

5 years + procurement experience as a Category Manager Dairy industry / FMCG industry experience is desirable Excellent stakeholder management experience Proven procurement category management skills, ideally with a deep knowledge in co-packing and packaging  Previous experience leveraging e-procurement tools planning and leading RFI and RFP’s, e-Auctions.  Excellent negotiation and conflict management skills with the ability to resolve issues at all levels of management.

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

How do you want to make your impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at



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