Head of IT

Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing

General

Sligo, Ireland

Overview Application Head of IT

Permanent

Full-time

Hybrid

Head of IT - Job Specification About Aurivo

Aurivo is a leading Irish, farmer-owned food and agribusiness co-operative with a strong presence across Dairy Ingredients, Consumer Foods, Agribusiness and Livestock Marts. Headquartered in Sligo, Aurivo supports over 10,000 members, including approximately 1,000 dairy farming families, and employs more than 800 people across Ireland and the UK.

In 2025, Aurivo delivered a record financial performance, achieving turnover of €814.2 million and EBITDA of €29.5 million, underpinned by a resilient, diversified business model and disciplined capital investment. Milk intake reached a historic high of 544 million litres, while the co-operative ended the year with a strong balance sheet and minimal net debt, providing a robust platform for future growth.

Aurivo is deeply rooted in its co operative values of Trust, Teamwork, Value Creation and A Will to Win. Its purpose is to enhance the lives of its members, customers, colleagues and communities in a sustainable way. Sustainability is embedded throughout the organisation, from family farms through to processing and supply chains, with a clear commitment to environmental responsibility, farm profitability and long term inter generational resilience.

The organisation operates in dynamic and highly competitive markets and is actively advancing strategic initiatives focused on value add growth, operational excellence, sustainability investment and partnership led opportunities to strengthen its long term competitiveness.

Role title

Head of IT.

Team size

Approx. 10 (Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Business Systems).

The Head of IT is responsible for leading Aurivo's technology function across infrastructure, cybersecurity and enterprise systems. The role is critical to delivering the Group's digital transformation agenda and AI strategy, including the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics ERP while ensuring secure, resilient and scalable IT operations across all sites.

Operational environment

Aurivo operates across 44 locations including retail stores, manufacturing sites, marts and distribution, supporting approximately 700 employees. IT is mission critical to daily operations, requiring strong governance, reliability and stakeholder engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver IT strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Drive and support ERP (Microsoft Dynamics) implementation and optimisation.
• Ensure high availability infrastructure across multi site operations.
• Manage cybersecurity, risk, compliance and data protection.
• Lead, develop and motivate the IT team.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business.
• Manage IT budgets, vendors and external partners.
• Partner with the ERP Project Manager and the Steering committee to lead end to end delivery of the Microsoft Dynamics ERP programme, ensuring strong governance, business alignment, stakeholder engagement and successful adoption across all functions.

Infrastructure and operations

• Ensure resilient, high performing IT/OT systems supporting manufacturing, retail, logistics and shared services operations including cloud and on premise environments.

Cybersecurity and compliance

• Define and maintain a strong cybersecurity position, including identity management, network protection, disaster recovery and regulatory compliance.

Leadership and stakeholder engagement

• Act as a trusted partner to the Executive and operational teams, translating business needs into technology solutions and ensuring clear communication across all levels.

Experience required

• 10+ years' IT experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience in manufacturing or multi site environments.
• Strong infrastructure and systems knowledge.
• Third level qualification in an IT/technology discipline.
• Leadership and team development
• Strong communication and influence
• Strategic thinking with operational delivery focus
• Change management and programme delivery

Success Measures

• Successful ERP implementation and adoption
• Improved system resilience and security
• IT recognised as a strategic enabler of business performance