Sales, Marketing & Contracts Business Graduate

Job Description:

Are you ready to launch your career and make an impact on real-world projects from day one?

At Leonardo UK Helicopter Division, we’re looking for a Sales, Marketing & Contracts Business Graduate to be part of something bigger—shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

We are committed to developing our graduates into leading technical or business professionals, and as such we will also support you through your preferred route for professional development.

Our 2 year Graduate Programme gives you the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects alongside subject matter experts.

On joining, you will receive a £34,000 starting salary, plus a £1,000 welcome bonus. You’ll also be eligible for a £1,000 exit bonus upon successful completion of the programme. In addition, you may be eligible for a Temporary Accommodation Allowance (TAA), subject to specific criteria.

We encourage you to spend at least four days each week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience.

During the programme, you will:

Start with an Induction into Leonardo, followed by team building activities. There will also be a Sales, Marketing & Contracts specific induction to ensure that scheme requirements and expectations are fully established.

You will be provided with a wealth of development opportunities in both virtual and applied working environments. On our programme you will engage with challenging and exciting project work and deliver innovative business or technical solutions as part of a team of subject matter experts. Throughout the programme you will receive coaching and support from your team to achieve your objectives as well as your personal development goals. We are committed to developing our graduates into leading technical or business professionals.

Typically, your placements will consist of 4 month rotations across our Bids and Proposals, Contract Management, UK Campaigns, Offset and Marketing Teams. This may include the opportunity to do a 3-month external placement elsewhere in the business. The graduate scheme will give you the opportunity to build on your technical knowledge and develop soft skills through opportunities that a direct entry position may not be able to. In conjunction with the Function Management Team and the Early Careers Team, you will have the opportunity to input into the design of your training scheme to include placements that give an insight into the complete Helicopter Product Business Life Cycle.

The Sales, Marketing & Contracts function provides the link between the customer and our world-class manufacturing and engineering business, focusing on In-Service Delivery and Business Acquisition activities. The function delivers capability to the UK Armed Forces via an innovative contracting and through life approach by sustained skills and design authority support and by achieving best in class service provision. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to gain commercial experience supporting a variety of bids and long-term contracts for key programmes, products and customers.

As a Sales, Marketing & Contracts Business Graduate, you will…

• Assist the Bids & Proposals team with the management and preparation of proposals to be submitted to the customer.
• Build relationships with internal functions to support the timely delivery of proposal deliverables.
• Support the execution of existing contracts with International and UK Government customers including payment and billing, reporting, obligation management and issue resolution.
• Support the development and submission of timely and compelling contract proposals working with other functions including Bids & Proposals and Finance.
• Address current or potential International Campaigns or bids with Offset or Industrial Participation requirements.
• Develop Offset or Industrial Participation projects to enhance our competitive offering and satisfy the requirement of the country.
• Assist in the development of business winning opportunities across the Leonardo Helicopters UK current and future product lines.
• Develop responses to tendering opportunities with the UK MoD.
• Support the development and execution of our social value strategy.
• Create and develop marketing material both traditional and digital.
• Research and composition of presentations for potential customers.
• Continuous development of competitor analysis documents.

What you’ll bring

Entry Requirements

• Minimum 2:2 Bachelors in an Economics/Business related subject or Masters in Management. Desirable: An understanding of basic business finance, profit and loss, margin and mark up, escalation, foreign exchange.

Security Clearance

At Leonardo, many of our roles are subject to security and export control restrictions set by UK Government Security requirements and customer obligations. As a result, and in line with the UK Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requirements, all successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record declaration information and employment and/or education history verification for the previous five years.

For staff operating in more sensitive posts, there is an additional range of personnel security controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV). As part of this process, a range of factors may be considered, including an individual's background, travel history, nationality, previous nationalities held and other information relevant to the vetting assessment.

To be eligible for National Security Vetting at SC level, applicants will generally be expected to have continuously resided in the UK for the previous five years. For DV clearance, this is typically ten years. In some circumstances, time spent overseas may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Additional vetting requirements may apply upon appointment.

For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Be part of something bigger - apply now!

Primary Location:

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid