Sales and Business Development - WTL

MBDA; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Stevenage seeks a Sales & Business Development professional to drive new business initiatives. You'll develop campaigns, build relationships with the UK MoD, and secure order intake in alignment with the business plan. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication and business winning skills, coupled with a background in missile systems or a similar field.

Benefits

Company Bonus up to 35.5%

Maximum pension contribution of 14%

Car Allowance of £300 - £510

Employee funded Private Medical Insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Good knowledge of missile systems or similar industries.
• Experience with UK Customer community and processes.
• Broad business, technical, and commercial background.

Responsibilities

• Secure Order Intake in line with the business plan.
• Develop business winning campaigns.
• Establish relationships with UK MoD customers.
• Collaborate with partners for beneficial solutions.

Skills

Self-motivation

Communication skills

Business winning skills

Teamwork

Presentation skills

Job description

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 - 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 27% - 35.5% of base salary*
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Car Allowance: £300 - £510 per month allowance*
• PMI: Employee funded Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

* The benefit amount will vary, dependant on grade of offer.

The opportunity:

This is an exciting role working at the heart of the company’s efforts to secure new business for MBDA in the UK, developing a deep insight to the UK customer environment. You will form a wide network across a number of teams and functions in MBDA. Through your ownership of a number of sales and business development campaigns, you will directly contribute to the success of MBDA!

You will help secure future order intake in line with our Business Plan; leading multi-function win teams; defining bid strategy, and gaining commitment from key stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for the customer and MBDA. You will form strong and trusted customer relationships, understanding their requirements and challenges.

As a Sales & Business Development WTL you will have the opportunity to:

• Secure Order Intake in line with the business plan (ISBP)
• Develop business winning campaigns in a new and changing customer and industrial environment
• Establish effective partnering relationships with UK MoD customers and with industrial partners and the supply chain
• Collaborate with customers and industrial partners to find mutually beneficial solutions through negotiation

What we're looking for from you:

• A high degree of self-motivation and drive, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication and presentation skills are a key, along with the ability to develop positive relationships within MBDA and with external partners
• Good knowledge and experience of missile systems business and industry, or similar
• Good understanding and experience of dealing with the UK Customer community, organisation, and processes
• Broad business, technical, commercial background and experience
• Proven business winning skills

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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