Business Development Graduate; GDP

Position: Business Development Graduate (GDP - September 2026 Start)
** Date Posted:
**** Country:
** United Kingdom
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* Location:

** GBR
01:

Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA

** Position Role Type:
** Unspecified
* * Graduate Development Programme (GDP) – Join Raytheon UK
**** Role:
** Business Development Graduate
** Location(s):
** Harlow or Glenrothes
** Travel**:
Occasional travel to UK facilities and overseas as required for the role and Early Careers events
** Starting Salary:** £34,000 plus company benefits
** Type:
Permanent** – 2-year Graduate Development Programme (GDP), with biannual pay reviews
** Start Date**:
Monday 7 September 2026
** Hours**:
Full-Time
** About the Role
** The Business Development Graduate will report directly to the Head of Sales for Advanced Products and will support the growth of sales in the Assured Position, Navigation & Timing (APNT) product line.  This position will enable the individual to develop an excellent understanding of the Raytheon business as a whole; gain important insights into the internal and external drivers that impact the business;

and work through all phase of pursuit captures.

This could lead to roles within business development and bidding, as well as being of value in providing an excellent strategic grounding for any role within the organisation.
** Main Duties:
** On a day-to-day basis a Business Development Graduate may be expected to:
* Conduct industry, market, customer, technology and geopolitical horizon scanning and research to understand trends and dynamics to identify opportunities and potential risks.
* Leverage customer research, trends, and competitor analysis to identify potential opportunities.
* Engage with customers in the air, land and maritime domain to position our products; to understand what is important to them; and to gain feedback on technical and programme requirements.
* Build strategic relationships with existing and new customers in order become their APNT partner of choice.
* Collaborate with the bid team (including programme, technical, commercial and finance) to ensure customer requirements are understood and support the process of bid preparation / submission, follow up and negotiation.
* Ensure opportunity parameters and pipeline data is kept up to date so that business plans and forecast can be accurately maintained.
* Liaise with the engineering / technical teams to ensure products developments are align to market / customer needs.
** Candidate Requirements
**** Essential:
*** Minimum 2:2 undergraduate degree in Strategic Studies, Management, Business, Business Development / Sales, Economics, or a related field (already achieved or to be completed by 7 September 2026)
* The successful candidate will be required to complete and obtain the
** SC
* * Security Clearance application. Please visit the government website for further information:
* Flexibility on location and ability to travel to our UK facilities and overseas
* Excellent STEM skills demonstrated through academic achievement
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships
* A full CV, including your university and pre-university grades (GCSE/National 5/Highers/Advanced Highers/A Levels/College Course, etc.), and a cover letter explaining why you are applying for this role at Raytheon UK
* Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to work with large amounts of data, analytical tools and software; identify and focus on the critical business issues; and synthesize complex information to develop data-driven insights.
* The ability to analyse data objectively, apply logical thought and offer solutions, taking a long-term perspective.
* An intellectually curious mind, with strong critical thinking abilities, and a creative approach to generate ideas to solve business problems and draw sound conclusions.
* A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate findings and insights in a concise and powerful manner to management and relevant stakeholders.
* The ability to work with cross-functional teams and have the maturity and confidence to…