Agribusiness Operations Graduate

Agribusiness Operations 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

Role Profile

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 Agribusiness team as an Agribusiness Operations Graduate. This role will be based in our headquarters in Abbey Quarter, Kilkenny.

Responsibilities

• You will gain experience across the Agribusiness category while pursuing a career in a challenging and fast-moving environment.
• You will advance your technical experience by working closely with the wider agribusiness commercial teams, gaining the skills and confidence to develop our business through new sales and innovation.
• You will work on aspects of our retail operations, value add programmes, customer service, procurement, project management, category management, logistics, supplier management, and merchandising.
• Working closely with the retail operations team to ensure procurement meets current sales and stock requirements.
• Support the procurement team in the maintenance of new product master-data setups, supplier cost price updates, retail price updates and other procure to pay (P2P) process activities
• Regularly run key sales and stock reports and highlight trends and issues that may need attention
• Assist development and improvement of process and systems to ensure compliance and better ways of working

Requirements

• High academic record to date in the following fields of study: Agribusiness, Agricultural Science, Commerce, 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
• Thinks commercially and delivers customer centric solutions
• 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.

We offer

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

About us

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.

Commitment to Diversity & InclusionWe 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