Company: Dawn Meats

Reporting To: Site Operations Manager.

Location: Charleville Co. Cork 

Contract Type: Full Time/Permanent.

Job summary: 
As a Livestock Procurement Graduate, you will play a key role in supporting the sourcing and supply of livestock to our processing facility. This is an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate with a passion for agriculture, animal welfare, and supply chain operations to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will be based within our Livestock Procurement department at our Charleville facility and will be responsible for:

• Familiarising yourself with the organisational structure, particularly within the site where you are based;
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with the site’s Livestock Procurement team and with the other graduates on the Graduate Programme;
• Gaining a full understanding of production operations is key for a successful career in the Livestock Procurement field, developing a detailed knowledge of the following areas is essential:
  • Procurement & Supply Chain, Lairage & Animal Welfare, Slaughter, Primary Carcass Breakdown & Yields, Boning/Production, Customer Specifications, Stock Rotation (Maturation), Production Planning and Food Safety and Quality issues.
• Procuring livestock from farmers via phone calls, visitations to farms, marketing at shows and through livestock markets;
• Liaising with the Procurement Manager on price, daily kill requirements and any issues which may have arisen through the marketing or purchase of livestock;
• Assisting in determining cattle and sheep trends to avoid shortfalls in numbers required;
• Working with continuous improvement mindset across all tasks;
• Ensuring all relevant paper work and records are completed and up to date.

Your role will see you tackle a wide range of business challenges in a busy Livestock Procurement environment.  The ideal candidate will have or demonstrate:

• A relevant degree;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Ability to build and maintain good team and cross functional relationships;
• Demonstrate strong financial understanding and business acumen;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
• Excellent time management;
• Understanding of team dynamics, demonstrating the ability to work as an active and constructive member of a team with a professional enthusiastic attitude;
• The ability to plan, schedule and organise priority tasks as necessary

This is a broad definition of the responsibilities and objectives of this role.  It is not an exhaustive list and the job holder will thus be required to undertake any other work that is deemed relevant and within his/her capability.

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