Commercial Trainee

Job Description

Job title: Commercial Trainee – 2 year fixed term contract

Location: Rochester, Kent

Salary: £25,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Receiving and processing Purchase Orders and Purchase Order amendments in accordance with Commercial processes, procedures, and the requirements of the business
• Ensuring current data is maintained in the Oracle ERP system
• Communicating progress updates to customers, resolving issues, and escalating more critical issues to senior members of staff
• Supporting bid submissions to customers in line with internal policies, which includes pricing, supporting terms and conditions review, proposal writing and negotiations
• Supporting other members of the Commercial team as required
• Providing support and guidance to Project Management teams

Your skills and experiences:

• Minimum of five GCSEs – Grade 5 or above (or recognised equivalent qualifications) which must include English and Maths

• Two A levels A-C grade (or recognised equivalent qualification)

• Good organisation and communication skills

• Be driven and self-motivated with a desire to develop an exciting and rewarding career

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Commercial team:

The principal purpose of the Commercial function is to negotiate, agree and support contracts that provide a Commercial framework within which BAE Systems can deliver world class capabilities to customers whilst minimising risk and maximising shareholder value. Part of our role is to ensure that proposals to BAE Systems’ customers are priced, developed and approved in an acceptable manner and to submit the associated offers.

The Commercial function is the trusted partner of the business; managing customer relationships, creating innovative solutions, and providing guidance on contractual, regulatory and governance matters. You will get the chance to work with interesting, leading-edge products, as well as gaining real work experience in a demanding and rewarding industry.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th August 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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