Graduate Materials Planner/Controller

Tayto Snacks is home to Ireland’s most iconic snack brands including Tayto, Hunky Dorys and King crisps. We also distribute other household names including Hula Hoops, Popchips and KP Nuts.

 We employ approximately 400 people in Ireland and our head office is in Ashbourne, Co. Meath – 40 minutes from Dublin city centre.  Tayto Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group, Europe’s leading producer of savoury snacks, operating in around 30 European countries.

At Tayto Snacks we are passionate about people and proud of the exciting, rewarding careers we offer. 

Title: Graduate Materials Planner/Controller

Department: Operations – Supply chain

Reporting line: Supply Planning & MRP manager

Location: Kilbrew, Ashbourne, Co. Meath

Contract: 1-year fixed term

Seeking a graduate, ideally with some work experience delivering customer satisfaction within a manufacturing environment or other similar experience.

This person will be responsible for the Materials Planning for the business. The role is for a one-year fixed contract.

Working within a small team & reporting directly into the Supply Planning & MRP manager, the successful individual will be primarily responsible for Raw Material supply accuracy for production volumes while also striving for improvement in supporting the capture and delivery of demand needs for warehouse, logistic resourcing & customer satisfaction.

Balancing of material requirements will also be a key aspect of this role. Utilising the existing IFS systems & excel based planning tools, this role will support, and influence Company Projects.

The role will have cross functional interaction with other areas, spanning Operations, Commercial, Marketing, Finance, HR, Group Procurement and Supply Chain, to support strategies on both short- and long-term customer delivery & supply of raw materials.

Overall, the opportunity for the right candidate will enable full experience of a customer driven supply chain and allow for potential opportunities to further their career in a successful FMCG business.

Following our Company Values of

1. Thinking Responsibly.


2. Acting Entrepreneurially.


3. Growing together.

Role and Responsibilities 

• Strong Team skills. Ability to lead, contribute, and influence others in a team-based organization.


• Proposing and implementing solutions to improve material forecast accuracy and working closely with the Demand team.


• Coordinating the inventory targets & interacting with warehouse teams to monitor and maintain optimal stock levels.


• Maintaining forecast accuracy of raw material products working closely with External suppliers & the Demand / Commercial team.


• Custodian of raw material forecasts for the site & interaction with Group Procurement in this regard.


• Support network optimization processes to mitigate costs and maximize service to customers.

Desired and Required Key Skills:

• Strong intellectual curiosity.


• Willingness to work & demonstrated experience of such.


• Excellent IT skills & use of Microsoft Suites & demonstrated experience of such.


• Ability to analyse & collect data & demonstrated experience of such.


• Excellent levels of Communication skills (both oral and written).


• Excellent people skills, with an ability to openly convey information to team members in a timely, concise manner.


• Ideally, demonstrated knowledge of Supply Chain Processes (or similar), 
  
  
  
  • Demand Planning
  
  
  • Supply Chain Management
  
  
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Advanced Planning Systems & Tools.
  
  
  • Microsoft Excel & Data Analysis.
  
  
  • Inventory Management
  
  
  
  

If you feel you have the skills and experience to apply for this role, please do so before Friday 4 July 2025.

This job description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position, it is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or that may be required to do either now or in the future.

Tayto Snacks is an Equal Opportunities Employer