Sales & Bid Management Administration Support

this opportunity and L3Harris UK; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in Farnborough is looking for a Sales & Bid Management Administration Support. In this role, you will manage company presence on procurement frameworks, provide administrative support for sales, and coordinate demo equipment while demonstrating organizational and project management skills. Ideal candidates will have experience in defense or aerospace sectors and be comfortable working independently.

Benefits

Hybrid working where possible

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Life Assurance

Group income protection

Flexible opt-in extras

Employee assistance program

Professional membership reimbursement

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a multifaceted operations or sales support role, preferably in defence, aerospace or communications.
• Comfortable working independently and proactively identifying and solving problems.
• A background in military defence industry or government is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage company presence on public sector and defence procurement frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with framework terms and conditions.
• Provide administrative support to the sales and business development team.
• Coordinate requests for demo equipment and monitor equipment returns.

Skills

Project coordination skills

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written communication

Verbal communication abilities

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM systems

Job description

Job Title: Sales & Bid Management Administration Support

Job Location: Farnborough UK

Job ID: 30788

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites our team of nearly 1000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Farnborough engineers and maintains Night Vision Goggles, Precision Approach Radar systems and Tactical Radios. Notably we are the proud designer, supplier and maintainer of the 50,000 tactical radios in the Bowman tactical C4I system in service with the UK Armed Forces and are working to define and deliver the next generation system Morpheus.

We are seeking a proactive, highly organized and self‑motivated individual to support our Sales and Business Development teams across a range of critical functions. This multifaceted role will suit someone with strong project coordination skills and the ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced, high‑stakes environment.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible three days onsite per week
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4× salary (flexible up to 10×)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt‑in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

Frameworks and Bid Management

• Manage and maintain company presence on public sector and defence procurement frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with framework terms and conditions, pricing and reporting obligations.
• Monitor opportunities arising from frameworks.
• Manage all aspects of rapid response proposal development (proposal writing, editing, illustration, production, costing, etc.) from assignment and receipt of RFP through delivery and receipt by the customer.
• Provide UK input to major bids led by a US‑based Bid Manager.
• Maintain a library of bid assets, templates and standard content for efficient reuse.

Sales Administration Support

• Provide administrative support to the sales and business development team.
• Schedule meetings, collate material for presentations and support internal sales reporting processes.
• Assist with travel arrangements, expense reporting and coordination of customer visits and events.

Demo Equipment Management

• Coordinating requests for demo equipment.
• Monitoring delivery in conjunction with UK and US‑based demo equipment pools.
• Monitor equipment returns, particularly export/import documentation.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in a similar multifaceted operations or sales support role, preferably in the defence, aerospace or communications sectors.
• Strong organisational and project management, administration skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Comfortable working independently and proactively identifying and solving problems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with CRM systems.
• A background in the military defence industry or government would be highly advantageous.

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many of our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1