In Musgrave, we support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses as Ireland’s largest private employer. Every day we feed 1 in 3 people in Ireland through 11 marketing-leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Daybreak, Frank & Honest, Donnybrook Fair and Musgrave MarketPlace

We have a simple, inspiring purpose that clearly defines what we do and why we do it – Growing Good Business. As a family business, we aim to leave a positive and lasting legacy for future generations. This means we are focused on working in partnership to build highly successful brand-led and customer focused businesses. Our aim is always to achieve sustainable, profitable returns, enrich everyday lives and contribute to a healthier, more prosperous, environmentally conscious society.

Every aspect of our business is informed by our values which are focused on long term stable relationships, not being greedy, honesty, working hard and achievement.

Musgrave and Musgrave MarketPlace

The fast-moving food retail and wholesale sector is an exciting place to be right now, leading the way in technology, innovation and food trends.   Musgrave operates across the Island of Ireland and Spain, and exports to countries globally. We have career opportunities in a wide range of sectors, from finance and IT to supply chain and buying. Our work impacts on our brands, our retail stores and communities right across Ireland, in collaboration with over 1,200 independent retailers.

Whatever your skills, or interests you’ll find a career within Musgrave that allows you the chance to define what Growing Good Business means. Our fast-moving world gives us plenty of exciting challenges to rise to and for our colleagues to grow and play a role in building our communities.

SuperValu

SuperValu is Ireland’s leading supermarket brand, with more than 220 stores and over 13,000 employees right across Ireland. Shopping in SuperValu is not like any other supermarket, we like to think of it as an experience rather than a hassle. Our stores are full of unique characters that give the SuperValu brand a distinctive personality. We are rooted in communities, which means we understand the needs of local people and families. We’re passionate about real food and we are committed to providing wholesome food that is great value for our shoppers. Working at SuperValu is more than just a job, it’s an opportunity to make an impact on local communities and bring your own unique character and ideas to our business.

We bring food to life for our customers and make their everyday shopping experience better. We are down-to-earth and approachable, but we are also knowledgeable and take pride in being able to talk to customers about food. By joining SuperValu you’ll have the opportunity to bring your unique strengths to our friendly and dedicated teams. In return we’ll help you to grow and thrive in your chosen role.

Centra

Centra is Ireland’s leading convenience brand, with more than 450 retail stores and over 11,000 employees right across Ireland. We are dedicated to giving our customers the best shopping experience, high quality food and drink, and quick solutions for busy lives. We’re passionate about healthy living and being active – taking every opportunity to guide our shoppers to make better food choices and ‘Live Everyday’. Centra has won numerous awards for the way we have redefined convenience shopping, whether that’s the new food ranges we have developed, the service we offer or the modern store designs we have created.

We’re looking for people with passion and energy to help us deliver brilliant customer service to our shoppers. Live Everyday isn’t just a campaign slogan we have, it’s the way we believe we should all live – being positive, active and making the most of each day. We want you to have the same attitude and ethos; and in return we’ll help you to grow and thrive in your chosen role.

Donnybrook Fair

For over 20 years, Donnybrook Fair has been Dublin’s premier craft butcher, seafood and fresh fish market, serving up fish, meat and seafood delicacies along with expert advice. Our customers keep coming back for our local and exotic ranges of fruit and vegetables direct from local farms as well as the Rungis market in Paris. 

We are passionate about food especially wine and cheese and we are always on hand to give customers advice when pairing meat, fish or cheeses.

Our gourmet meals for which we are famous are all hand-prepared by our team of 70 chefs led by our Executive Head Chef John Dunne (Winner of 3 Gourmand Awards). Innovation is key, and our team are constantly exploring new ways to bring our customers a culinary experience like no other. We recruit food experts from butchers to deli assistants and food and beverage managers.

La Rousse Foods

La Rousse Foods is specializing in the supply of fine foods to premium food establishments since 1992. Our own temperature-controlled logistic fleet ensures an efficient daily service to meet chefs' needs throughout Ireland.

We offer a wide range of fresh, seasonal and innovative produce from a network of local and international producers, always keeping informed of the latest food trends. Food safety and quality is paramount to what we do and La Rousse Foods has been ISO 22000 accredited since 2009 and upgraded to FSSC 22000 in 2014. With our own butchery, cheese-maturing room and chocolate lab, La Rousse Foods provides bespoke solutions at short notice to cater to our customers' ever-changing needs.

Musgrave is the launchpad for all sorts of exciting careers. If you have a love for good food, a passion for business or a desire to help us build sustainable communities, you’ll fit right in. We feed 1 in 3 people in Ireland – that makes us the Republic’s leading food business. However, like our network of entrepreneurial food partners and the budding start-ups we support, we never stand still, and neither do our people.

What makes us different is our strong network of local partnerships with local businesses and entrepreneurs. Through our support of local initiatives, we aim to enrich everyday lives, make communities vibrant, and provide shoppers with an offer that is different and better. Every aspect of our business is guided by our values that are focussed on long-term stable relationships, not being greedy, honesty, working hard and achievement.

Whether you have creativity to bring to our marketing teams, or skill to our finance department, in all our roles you’ll be let loose on multi-million-euro accounts and make boardroom level decisions early on, because we trust our grads and support them to grow and thrive at a pace. What are you waiting for? Find your perfect role today!

Musgrave has locations throughout the country, with divisional headquarters in Cork, Dublin and Belfast. Retail locations operate throughout Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain.

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Musgrave is a fast-moving business. We’re entrepreneurial, driven by a strong ethical approach and family values. We own Ireland’s leading food retail and wholesale brands and we’re creating fast-growing new brands. On the Musgrave Graduate Programme, you’re not another face in the crowd, you’re part of our 140-year-old family business. We want to help and support you to grow and thrive within our business and meet your career ambitions.

Why should I choose Musgrave when I graduate?

The Musgrave Graduate Programme is a multi-award winning programme designed to strike the balance between pushing you further than you thought you could go, and supporting you every step of the way with tailored training and mentoring. 

Musgrave was named the gradireland Graduate Employer of the Year <40 Intake in 2021 and 2019. Two of our graduates, achieved the highest accolade by being recognised as the gradireland Graduate Employee of the Year, Ross Kerrigan winning in 2018 and Max Darby in 2021.   We’ve also picked up awards for our training and development offer every year for the past 5 years so we’re confident you’ll get the best training possible from us.

What kind of educational backgrounds do Musgrave recruit for the Graduate Programme?

Depending on the role, we hire graduates from any honours degree discipline, from business to food science to Arts to IT. Some of our roles will require specific academic qualifications and we call this out on our job opportunities on www.musgravegraduates.com

How is the Programme structured?

Our programme is designed to build our early career talent pipeline in specific business areas e.g. buying, marketing, data analysis, etc.   You can apply for your preferred area and if you’re successful, you’ll spend either two or three years working and building your skills in that specific area e.g. if you’re on our buying programme, you’ll work across two different buying teams over the course of the programme to develop the commercial skills and knowledge to become a full-time buyer. You’ll be in a real role from the very beginning with real responsibility and learning from experts in their fields.

What development will I get?

As well as the experiential development from working in a real role, you will participate in our custom development programme run in conjunction the IMI. This is focused on your personal and professional development. There are six modules delivered over the course of two years as well as individual coaching sessions. You’ll work on a business project in Year 2 that you get to present to our CEO and Executive team.

What do you look for in your graduates?

We’re looking for people who are passionate about food, community and who have an interest in business. We look for results driven graduates whose values match with ours, who are curious and eager to learn and who can bounce back from challenges in a fast-paced environment

What types of careers do you offer graduates?

We recruit and develop graduates for careers in buying, marketing, IT, finance, data analysis, food leadership, retail operations and supply chain, including transport and logistics. Former graduates hold director roles in our business and have progressed to senior roles in Musgrave and beyond.

For someone thinking of applying to the graduate programme, what advice would you give them?

Read through our opportunities and advice on our website carefully. Our grads share their experiences there and this can give you a sense of what to expect. We also provide insights on all the steps on our selection process along with hints and tips.

Follow @MusgraveGrads on Twitter for updates!

At Musgrave we are committed to supporting all colleagues in unlocking their potential. Our University Work Placement programme provides the opportunity for high performing students, with a passion for the food and business, to experience a real role in our business where you can explore your potential and to support you in making informed choices on your future career.

We offer a variety of opportunities for undergraduate and post-graduate students to use your talent, skills, education and passion in a real role in a fast-paced business – all while growing your career and earning academic credit.

Our University Work Placement Programme provides…

• Students with a meaningful work experience to support you in developing your career readiness and introduces you to potential careers in the food industry;
• Musgrave with the opportunity to assess students’ potential for future employment while contributing to business requirements.

We will place you in a six- or twelve-month Internship Programme depending on the opportunity available and your degree requirements of your degree course.

We advertise and recruit directly from specific undergraduate and postgraduate disciplines which are aligned to the available role.

During your placement you will experience:

• An induction into the business and the specific area you will support
• Work on live projects, so you’ll have the opportunity to learn within your role from the moment you join us
• Regular feedback and coaching from your manager
• Exposure to senior management and business leader