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Business Development Manager - Missiles & Fire Control Systems

Lockheed Martin Corporation -
Ampthill

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time

Benefits

Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Enhanced maternity leave

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Sales
Stakeholder liaison
Business development
Stakeholder coordination
Relationship management
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration
Leadership
Communication skills
Business lead generation
Marketing
Stakeholder management

Full job description

Business Development

Ampthill - Bedfordshire

About the Role

We're looking for a Business Development Manager – Missiles and Fire Control Systems to join our team based from Ampthill, Bedfordshire. This role will be blended with time in the office at Ampthill, client sites meetings across the UK and some home working (occasional travel to the US). This post benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern offering a 4 day working week (Mon - Thu).

This highly influential role is critical in delivering the Missiles and Fire Control International strategy in the UK across the MFC portfolio of programmes, with emphasis on LM weapon systems and associated equipment platforms, aligning the UK with NATO and other European nations to maximise position and revenue streams, engaging effectively with the stakeholder community including (and not limited to) the British Army, NADG, wider MoD and Industry, Academia, market groups etc.

This will require regular and frequent engagement with US colleagues and teams to represent the UK MoD position and provide UK political and defence specific market knowledge to inform Corporate strategy.

Predominantly UK focussed whilst working in complete alignment with US counterparts.

A self-starter with strong domain knowledge, evidenced business development capability and tangible success. The role will see the incumbent take responsibility for owning the business development process to shape and influence the market to generate, grow and manage a strong pipeline of opportunities. Working alongside the capture team, the successful candidate will demonstrate understanding and experience of campaign planning and execution, position-to-win strategies and strategic stakeholder engagement. Able to work both individually and as part of both niche and expansive teams, recognising the differing demands of the Corporation.
This role will need to be resilient and proactive to engage and position Lockheed Martin capability to meet both current and future capability requirements, shaping thinking, informing decision makers and driving the UK engineering and technology agenda.

A tenacious yet considered individual able to operate and deliver in a complex enterprise to balance customer and corporate demands and expectations with an ability to match technical solutions and capability to customer needs. An effective communicator comfortable to present robust business cases with impact at executive level both within the Customer and to achieve buy-in with internal leadership.

Specifically responsible for;

Understanding and shaping the market place as the domain POC and Voice of the Customer back into the business
Identifying and engaging key external stakeholders to position LM value propositions and influence customer procurements

Identify, qualify and mature pipeline opportunities, both organic and ‘new’ in an efficient and effective manner aligned to the business strategies

Manage and grow personal pipeline to meet quantitive KPIs whilst assuring high quality opportunities

Lead opportunities through early corporate governance process and provide subject matter expertise for the Capture and Programme teams to secure orders

The incumbent shall be able to demonstrate;

Ability to understand the business’ technology road map, capabilities and value propositions and apply these to meet customer requirement sets that leverage differentiation in the market.

A strong commercial acumen with experience of novel constructs to facilitate innovative business models.
Ability to understand the political, technical, commercial, and financial aspects of a sensitive market engaging effectively with the stakeholder community.

The successful candidate must achieve the appropriate level (SC) of security clearance. More details can be found here.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

Proven Business Development experience selling into the UK MoD pan-Domain
Strong senior level professional network within target markets across industry peers, and customer representatives
Demonstrated ability to rapidly develop new trusted relationships.
Demonstrable experience and understanding of engineering design and related services, spiral development, through life support.
Exerts influence in the development of overall objectives and long-range goals of the organisation
Ability to operate as a key team player in developing new business plans, operationalise the market strategy identifying and executing new Go To Market plans
Ability to effectively work within a multi-functional team
Clear and impactful communication skills with effective inter-personal skills

Job Reference Number

18908BR

Salary Range

Competitive Salary + Comprehensive Benefits + Bonus

Employee Type

Full Time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Working Schedule

4xFlex

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for Role

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.

We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

Private Medical Insurance
Competitive Pension
Dental
Critical Illness
Life Assurance
Travel Insurance
Employee discounts for top high street shops
Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counseling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
Internal training and development alongside our Education assistance programmes
Reimbursement for a professional membership
Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers. It consists of business areas focusing on Platform Integration, Ground Based Air Defence, Special Projects and Weapons, which provide a variety of products and services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers. We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return we offer an exciting and challenging career path and excellent work/life balance with a 4 day week (Mon-Thurs) and flexible working arrangements.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin is committed to upholding principles of equal opportunity, fostering a work environment that is aligned with our core values of integrity, respect, and exceptional performance. We recognize the importance of leveraging the unique talents and experiences of all our employees to drive innovation, deliver superior solutions, and maximize value for our customers. Our focus is on identifying the most qualified candidate for each role, regardless of their background. If you are interested in a position, we invite you to share how your skills and perspectives could bolster our team and encourage you to apply, even if you feel your qualifications do not fully meet all the job criteria outlined in our advertisement. Furthermore, Lockheed Martin is dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive for all individuals. We are prepared to accommodate reasonable adjustments for applicants as needed. If you require assistance or adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected].

Job Expires

14/08/2026

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