Marketing Executive
Job title: Marketing Executive
Reports to: Senior Brand Manager
Location: Ornua Foods UK, Leek
Salary: Between £30,000 and £34,000 depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, hours per week
Benefits: Matched pension scheme up to 8%, Generous holiday allowance increasing with length of service, Subsidised staff canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, Staff Lottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme, Free onsite parking
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 over 55 years.
Are you an organised and dynamic Marketing Executive looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?
Ornua is actively seeking a Marketing Executive to join our Marketing and Brands department as we continue our growth trajectory.
This is a great entry role into Marketing, where you will be a key member of the Brand team supporting us in the planning, development and execution of our marketing strategies to deliver our growth ambitions.
It’s exciting and varied and you will be working across both Pilgrim’s Choice and Kerrygold. The ideal candidate must be able to take initiative, work independently as well as have good people skills and have a desire to see tasks through to the end.
Why Ornua?
1. Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
2. The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
3. Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working
7. We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
8. Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
9. Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.
Why This Role Is Valuable:
As our Marketing Executive you will be responsible for leading on;
10. Providing administrative support across a range of initiatives for both Pilgrim’s Choice and Kerrygold.
11. Key project management support across EPD, NPD and costings
12. External insights: competitors, campaigns and brand activations
13. Budget tracking
14. Assisting in the delivery of internal communications
15. This list is not exhaustive
What You Bring To The Role:
16. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
17. Demonstrable high level of literacy and strong numerical skills
18. IT literate with the ability to work with Power Point, Excel and Word
19. Strong team player with good interpersonal skills
20. Highly organised – able to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
21. Has a solution-orientated approach to problem solving
22. Has an understanding of project management tools and techniques to define project objectives, milestones, and processes
Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet supportive. This process includes a first stage via Teams to allow us to get to know you better and to understand your skills and experiences and, if successful, a second stage face-to-face interview that will build upon the first stage and give you the opportunity to get a feel for Ornua and the environment in which you will be working.
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.
Would you like to make an impact?
To learn more, please visit Ornua at
Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company’s continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.
Ornua is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. We will make every effort to provide for any reasonable accessibility needs you may have during your employment with us. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know — we’re here to support you.