Agribusiness Graduate - North Job Details | Glanbia

Glanbia plc; Ireland; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agribusiness firm in Ireland is seeking an Agribusiness Graduate for a two-year structured development programme. You will engage in business development and sales while collaborating with various agribusiness teams, enhancing your technical expertise and customer service skills. If you're passionate about agribusiness and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Year on year salary increment

22 days annual leave

Bike to work scheme

Work/life balance

Qualifications

• Strong academic record in Agricultural Science or Agribusiness.
• Technical knowledge and customer-facing experience are advantageous.
• Desire to progress in a challenging agribusiness environment.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in business development and direct customer sales.
• Work closely with agribusiness commercial teams.
• Develop on-farm nutritional consultancy and project management skills.

Skills

Agricultural Science

Commercial thinking

Customer-centric solutions

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

2.2 honours primary degree in Agricultural Science or related discipline

Job description

Agribusiness Graduate North

2026 Graduate Programme

Tirlán

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 unique opportunities for graduates to join our Agribusiness team as an Agribusiness Graduate. These roles will be a combination of being based in a retail branch, and on the road calling to customers.

Located in our North Region, this role will report to an area/regional manager, and this role will support the delivery of our Agribusiness growth objectives.

Responsibilities

• You’ll gain experience across the Agribusiness category to include business development, branch and direct customer sales, farm development / advisory 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 develop areas ranging from on-farm nutritional consultancy, technical advisory and project management.
• Work on aspects of our retail operations and managements, customer service, people management, category management and logistics

Requirements

• High academic record to date in the following fields of study: Agricultural Science, Agribusiness or related discipline; and expected minimum of a 2.2 honours primary degree
• Strong technical knowledge and customer-facing/retail experience is an advantage
• 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 Sales Teams
• Year on year salary increment
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• 22 days annual leave
• Career progression opportunities
• Bike to work scheme

About us

Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safetyand 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 & Inclusion

We 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