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.
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, Avantage, 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.
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 encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.
Ornua is seeking a Policy Officer to join the Dublin Regulatory and Trade Compliance (RTC) team. The RTC team is responsible for monitoring, recording and advising on key regulatory issues relating to dairy trade, across Ornua's businesses. The primary role of the Policy Officer is to provide:
a competency to the business on product labelling and claims, related legislation and standards in Ornua's core export marketssupport and guidance on the impact and opportunities to the business of third country Trade Agreements, particularly in the areas of market access, rules of origin and product classification optionssupport to the business on BRC compliance in related areasKey Areas of Responsibility:
Monitor and have a good working knowledge of labelling and claims legislation and International standards of relevance to Ornua's dairy export business.Work with national and third country authorities to resolve labelling challenges and related market access issues.Maintain comprehensive labelling checklists and a database of available information on the main third country mandatory labelling requirements.Participate in industry working groups (EU and national) on labelling issues.Monitor and establish a comprehensive food labelling claims database including regulated claims and environmental green claims for core markets.Review Ornua product labels ensuring compliance with relevant regulations for each market.Keep abreast of Trade Agreements and assist with analysis of their impact on the dairy sector.Work as part of the Ornua team on implementing and maintaining BRC Agents & Brokers.Represent the company to the highest level in all interactions with national and third country officials, industry bodies, members, suppliers and customers.Support the team and business in reviewing and proving product tariff classifications.Work collaboratively and provide backup and support to other team members.Perform any other appropriate duties from time to time.Minimum Requirements:
Third level regulatory or related qualification or experienceBusiness acumen and experience of working in or understanding of food/dairy industryAbility to work to deadlines, to display initiative and to work under pressureExcellent written and verbal communication skillsGood people, time management and organisational skillsWillingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.Competencies for the role, aligned to Ornua's Values would include:
Expertise for complex challenges or new areas, applies effective professional skill, analysis, problem solving, decision making, prioritising, planning, and reviewing.Ownership empowers performance; ensures quality and delivery.Working Together promotes, facilitates and leads cross-functional working and breaks down silos.Customer Focus advocates for the customer and balances customer, commercial and business needs.
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