Commercial Student - 12 Month Placement

About the Role

Salary: £25,120.00

Location: Gloucester

Are you ready to take on a real-world commercial role with significant responsibility?

We have a 12-month placement position for a student to join our team where you’ll play a key role in supporting the procurement and commercial activities for one of the world’s biggest defence companies.

What you'll be doing:

• Procurement & Sourcing: You'll be involved in running supplier competitions, evaluating bids, vetting responses, and making sourcing recommendations. You’ll also identify potential risks and negotiate contracts to ensure the best value for money for our customers.

• Negotiation Support: You'll support and participate in negotiations under the guidance of senior team members, preparing and completing negotiations within approved limits. You'll gain hands-on experience leading fact-finding activities, negotiating agreements, and following up on outcomes.

• Commercial Planning: Be part of the planning and approval processes for negotiations and work to ensure all agreements are completed accurately and on time, with high attention to detail.

• Documentation & Reporting: You’ll maintain accurate records of all negotiations, correspondence, and contracts, ensuring compliance with established processes. Additionally, you’ll generate reports supporting supplier performance monitoring.

What we're looking for:

• A proactive individual who is eager to learn and grow within a progressive team.

• Great attention to detail and the ability to follow set processes.

• Good communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• A passion for commercial and procurement activities, with a desire to take on responsibility.

This placement offers the opportunity to gain invaluable commercial experience, and you’ll be making real decisions that will impact our projects. If you're looking for a placement that will challenge you, help you grow your skills, and contribute to global defence efforts, this is the perfect opportunity.

Apply now and start your journey with us!

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Working towards business studies, business management or Law degree.

• Great interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive relationships across the various stakeholder groups.

• Presentation skills

• Confidence with using various IT operating systems (e.g. Windows, Excel, Word).

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 adaptable 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 adaptability and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) provides systems engineering, software development, training solutions and complex program management for global security, civil and commercial markets. Simply stated, our mission is to be the world’s leading global security and aerospace company. To achieve this mission, RMS draws on its core capabilities in advanced platforms and weapons, C4ISR, global sustainment, training and sensors.

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 us.