Business Development Manager in London, United Kingdom

Your Opportunity to Define Possible . Our Opportunity t o Deliver the Nation’s Security . Together.

Salary: £81,000 – £105,000

Role clearance type: You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government clearance in line with the job role (SC)

Location: Hybrid. London office based with flexible working acceptable and travel required.

About Your Opportunity:

Northrop Grumman UK deliver mission critical capability into the UK armed forces and their government and international partners. You will help position Northrop Grumman for continued success; identify and capture business within the Land and Joint environments. You will ultimately be responsible for growing NG’s business primarily with the British Army but with key interactions across UK defence.

Your Benefits:

• Flexible working schedules – we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.

• Flexible Benefits Package – choose which NGUKL benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.

• Employee Incentive Programme – exceptional performance is recognized through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel.

• Career Development – opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.

Your Responsibilities:

• Act as the Corporate Account Lead for the British Army and leader of the UK Land Campaign.

• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with key stakeholders within UK defence, focused on the British Army.

• Drive all elements of Business Development for UK Land environment and British Army programmes; leading or supporting dependent on the stage of Business Acquisition.

• Support the development of the annual financial targets and then drive performance to achieve or exceed them.

• Establish trusted and collaborative relationships with US Sectors and Divisions to understand the company’s product and service offerings, determine the opportunities in the UK market for these products and services and develop appropriate value propositions.

Your Skills and Experience:

• You will be a strategic thinker. Able to translate strategy and vision into action. Able to identify multiple, and at times non-traditional, uses of our technologies and approaches across defence.

• You will be an inspirational, motivated individual with a very strong work ethic.

• You will possess the ability to act under pressure, coordinating multiple revenue threads in time critical situations.

• You will possess flawless interpersonal skills. Highly articulate with the ability to accurately and simply summarise Mission Challenges and required solutions. You must have the ability to communicate accurately by voice, written word and to deliver appropriate presentations to teams, superiors and customers.

• You will have a demonstrable thorough, relevant and recent understanding of the MOD procurement system, Defence Equipment Plan, Army Headquarters, British Army Mission Challenges and extant British Army change programmes.

• You will have a demonstrable ability to form and lead teams from disparate sites including the ability to generate clear requirements and expectations.

• A track record in winning new business in a defence context is highly desirable.

• It is highly desirable that you are able to demonstrate high levels of organisational ability using Business Acquisition tools, alongside an ability to write vibrant and powerful reports.

Your Future Team:

You will be joining an established, energized, collaborative and supportive business development team who are focused on delivering growth for our customers and stakeholders at a time where Northrop Grumman UK is experiencing unprecedented growth.

Our focused, flexible and supportive team work collaboratively to capture new opportunities that lead to growth and build on shared success. We thrive on learning through new projects, motivating us to create new, innovative and market leading responses. We deliver industry leading technology into some of the UK armed forces most exciting programs, and deliver capability across the force commands.

“We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic person to join our high performance team. You will act as a driving force for revenue growth in the UK; directly contributing to Northrop Grumman’s success and to the protection of our Nation.”

Paul Tremelling -Business Development Lead Northrop Grumman UK

We believe that creating a team that values diversity and fosters inclusion is essential to great performance. We know the best ideas come from diversity of thought, background, perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry . We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.

About Our Responsibilities:

Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We’ll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business.

We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And w ithin a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.

How to Apply:

Interested in our opportunity?

Yes – then simply submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by one of our expert recruiters who’ll then respond advising you of the outcome and next steps for successful candidates.

Possibly, I’d like to find out more – then connect direct with [email protected] , where one of our recruitment business partners will be happy to support you with any enquires.

Background checks and potentially security clearance form part of the recruitment process, our team will inform you of the procedures when required.

Northrop Grumman UK:

Work with a global brand that makes a real contribution to our nation’s security and future. At Northrop Grumman UK, the brightest minds come together to push the boundaries and Define Possible. As leaders in the digital transformation of Aerospace, Defence and Intelligence we are providing ground-breaking outcomes for our customers.

UK Defence Business:

Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence. As well as developing and supporting UK wide and internationally deployed multi-domain command and control systems, our work is critical to the modern backbone of the Royal Navy. We pioneer – with fierce curiosity, dedication, and innovation, we seek to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Find out more : https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers/job-search-united-kingdom/

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