Ryanair are currently recruiting for a Distribution Partnerships Executive to join Europe’s largest airline group!
This is an excellent time to join Ryanair as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests per year within the next 10 years.
We have an exciting opportunity for an insights driven Business Development Executive to join the wider Marketting team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of Europe’s biggest and best digital platforms in a fast paced and challenging environment.
Duties include but not limited to:
Support the Distribution Team to manage a portfolio of distribution partners from corporate to leisure travel
Manage partnership relationships from contract negotiations and onboarding to day-to-day queries and post-booking processes
Monitor performance and report on weekly figures to senior stakeholders
Manage invoicing process with partners to ensure payments get paid and received in a timely manner
Attend bi-weekly meetings with partners and tech teams to ensure timelines are on track to reach set goals
Become the main point of contact for partners to help answer, escalate, and delegate any queries
Research business and industry trends to identify potential new clients and ways to serve existing clients in corporate travel
Prepare client presentations and materials, including PowerPoint and sales displays
Preparing and delivering pitches to potential new leads
Negotiate business terms with new and existing clients using phone, email and in-person meetings
Sales statistics, calculating metrics such as return on investment (ROI), pipeline value and qualified leads per month
Work cross-functionally with the whole marketing department to meet and surpass team objectives
Requirements
1 + years’ experience in Sales, Business Development, or similar role
A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies, Sales, Marketing, or similar field.
Excellent multi-tasking skills
Ability to prioritise tasks
Excellent verbal and communication skills
Ability to present and explain ideas to a variety of audiences
Strong organisational and time management skills
Ability to work under pressure
Enthusiastic to build good relationships with people
Previous GDS/ travel distribution experience would be an advantage
Proficient in MS Office
Benefits
Competitive salary
Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Matched up to 5% or €5,000
Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
