Commercial Graduate Programme

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Commerical Graduate Programme with an immediate start.

The Role

Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Ryanair DAC, Lauda, Buzz and Malta Air. Carrying over 152m guests p.a. on more than 2,400 daily flights from 86 bases, the group connects over 200 destinations in 39 states on a fleet of over 475 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737’s on order, which will enable Ryanair Holdings to lower fares and grow traffic to 200m p.a. by FY24. Ryanair Holdings has a team of more than 19,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and extending an industry leading 34-year safety record.

Within the Commercial Graduate Programme, you will get to do 4 rotations within the following areas:- Commercial Finance, Scheduling, Revenue Management (Yield) and Route Development. Please see below for a more detailed outline

The Ryanair Deal

Joining the largest passenger airline in Europe as a graduate will offer you the opportunity to learn from some of the most commercially astute, financially minded and creative minds in the airline industry and you will forge relationships for life. By working hard, showing entrepreneurial spirit and making some important business decisions along the way, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and the opportunity to develop a career for one of the most well-known brands across Europe and of course you will get the flight benefits associated with an airline. Friday morning you could be in the office and by Friday evening you could be at any one of our 200+ destinations enjoying the weekend.

The Programme

At Ryanair you will be part of a team that makes key decisions on a daily basis, we don’t like to hang around and the reason we have achieved what we have in a short space of time, and why we are still growing is because we are not afraid to make bold business decisions. Joining Ryanair you will be given responsibility from day one, and we won’t hold you back, we encourage employees to share their new ideas on how we can improve the business. As a graduate trainee your experience will be broad but significant, allowing you to further develop your career within an area that interests you. Your role could see you tackle a wide range of business challenges and you will spend six months in four business areas over a two year period. The chosen business areas will depend upon your interests, business needs and performance at interview.

Rotations within the Commercial Finance area:

Commercial Finance:

• Monthly market / competitor analysis including market shares
• Assisting with research and planning projects
• Propose and evaluate new route opportunities based on research undertaken
• Develop Ryanair’s market intelligence reporting

Scheduling:

• Integration of new aircraft deliveries into the network.
• Management of slot portfolios at a number of airports
• On-going management of relationships with airports
• Analysis of schedule efficiency

Yield:

• Achieving target load factors across a portfolio of routes
• Achieving and surpassing revenue targets.
• Conduct detailed market reviews, identifying potential threats and opportunities
• Propose proactive pricing and yield management strategies

Route Development

• Liaise with internal Marketing, Finance and Operations departments in Ryanair.
• Manage and develop existing commercial relationships with Airports.
• Be responsible for data gathering, analysis and report preparation on a monthly and ad-hoc basis.

What you will gain

Our graduate training programme is underpinned by the Ryanair philosophy that will allow you to gain a high level of experience at a fast pace. You will learn from the best people within aviation, gain an invaluable insight into Europe’s leading airline, picking up life skills along the way.

Requirements

What you need to get in

You will need to be on track to achieve a minimum of 2.1 and have excelled in your degree course. We want inspirational graduates who have a story to tell and who have strong outside interests. Cultural fit at Ryanair is just as important as academics.

Application process - Everyone we hire at Ryanair needs to show the skills and behaviours that have helped us to achieve our growth over the last 31 years and we expect candidates to demonstrate a hardworking and entrepreneurial spirit during the interview process.

Closing date for applications is 04th December 2023 and you must have immediate availability

Good Luck with your application and let your career take off with Ryanair.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 235 destinations

• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of basic annual salary
• Additional yearly Annual Leave for long service (2 days after 5 years & 5 days after 10 years)
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression