Graduate Bid Manager

Graduate Bid-Manager

TKMS ATLAS UK – Winfrith, Dorset

Do you have a STEM degree and an interest in sales, customer relationships, bids and cutting-edge maritime technology?

TKMS ATLAS UK is looking for a Graduate Product / Sales Manager to join its Surface Ship Systems Division. This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate who wants to build a career combining technical products, customer engagement, sales strategy and bid management within the defence and maritime sector.

You’ll work closely with customers, internal teams and senior stakeholders to support the capture and delivery of opportunities across sonar and wider underwater security products.

About the role

As a Graduate Product / Sales Manager, you will support the management and development of ship products while becoming a key point of contact for customer bid management activities within the Surface Ship Systems Division.

Reporting to the Head of Sales – Surface Ships Systems Division, you will have the opportunity to develop your commercial and leadership skills while gaining exposure to a range of teams across TKMS ATLAS UK and the wider TKMS Group.

The graduate programme is designed to support you from day one, with structured learning and development, regular progress reviews, a dedicated graduate project and support from a buddy and mentor.

Key responsibilities

Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting sales capture and pursuit activities
• Supporting and eventually leading bid proposals
• Working towards agreed sales targets
• Contributing to product strategy development
• Developing customer and stakeholder relationships in the UK and overseas
• Working closely with internal teams to develop bids and product offerings
• Supporting the delivery of sonar and wider underwater security products
• Building relationships across different divisions within the TKMS Group
• Engaging with senior management and key stakeholders
• Developing towards responsibility for leading teams and delivering bids

What we’re looking for

You don’t need to have previous sales or defence experience — TKMS ATLAS UK is looking for someone with the potential and drive to develop.

Essential:

• Currently studying towards a STEM-related degree
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hard-working, dedicated and goal-driven
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Willingness to develop a career within sales and product management

Desirable:

• Awareness or understanding of naval, maritime or military systems
• An interest in defence, maritime technology or underwater security
• The potential to develop and manage customer networks
• The potential to lead teams and deliver successful bids

The ideal candidate

TKMS ATLAS UK is looking for someone who is:

• Strategic and forward-thinking
• Confident building relationships with customers and stakeholders
• Comfortable working towards fixed goals and deadlines
• Able to work effectively during intense bidding periods
• A strong team player who can build relationships across different divisions
• Confident communicating with senior management
• Able to bring together internal teams to deliver bids and product offerings
• Commercially minded and interested in developing a career in sales

Graduate Programme

The TKMS ATLAS UK Graduate Scheme is designed to support talented graduates from the day they join through to their professional development and career goals.

You’ll receive:

• Structured learning and development
• Regular progress reviews
• A dedicated graduate project
• A graduate buddy and mentor
• Exposure to cross-functional teams
• Opportunities to build technical expertise
• Opportunities to develop professional and commercial confidence
• The opportunity to present your graduate project to the parent company in Germany

Location & employment

Dorset Innovation Park, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, DT2 8ZB

Employment: Permanent
Graduate intake: October 2027

TKMS ATLAS UK supports flexible working arrangements and welcomes applications from individuals who are able to work part-time or condensed hours, as well as full-time opportunities.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of the work and projects involved, the successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).

Candidates must therefore be eligible to obtain the required level of security clearance.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for the position.