Year in Industry Placement: Business Capture

Job description

Business Capture / Bid Management Year in Industry Placement 2026 - 2027Job Location: UK – Crawley - West Sussex

Employment: Full-time, 12month FTC

Reporting to: Head of Business Capture Management

OverviewAcron Aviation Solutions are 'Creating Safer Skies'. From our computer-based solutions all the way to our state-of-the-art Full Flight Simulators (FFS), improving the training experience and creating safer skies is at the heart of everything we do. Our Fixed Training Devices (FTD) and FFS feature aircraft-specific flight decks, offering the form, fit, feel, and function of the actual aircraft. Our airline pilot training systems covers the complete training spectrum; whether its systems knowledge, procedure training or jet transition we have the solutions for your airline.

We are looking for an Industrial Placement Candidate (IPC) with a proactive 'can do' attitude to work in our Business Capture team. You will be responsible for providing support to the global Acron Aviation business in a challenging fast-paced environment.

The IPC will be required to assist in the bidding and capture management of projects across the business units throughout the entire Project Life Cycle, ensuring comprehensive, competitive and customer focused bid proposals that are produced for a wide-ranging variety and complexity for new business opportunities.

The Business Capture team collaborates with every aspect of the business, in order to create solutions and respond to customer's every needs. The IPC will gain insight and exposure to sales, project management, finance, commercial, and marketing to name but a few of the key functions with whom interactions occur on a daily basis. Other key aspects include but not limited to, developing and writing persuasive proposals, influencing key stakeholders and overseeing presentation to C-suite to obtain approvals.

In addition to the day-to-day activities, the IPC will participate in internal strategic initiatives to drive change and continuous improvement.

Our Values

Customer First

Own It

Move Fast

Speak Candidly

Benefits

25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days

Private medical insurance with optional family cover

Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution

Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)

Group income protection

Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

Staff car park (incl. EV charging stations)

What the Role Will Involve

Providing support to the Business Capture teams with the preparation of bids and proposals, including writing responses to Request for Proposals (RFP), helping out with various tasks, running reports, and various other ad hoc activities, including collaborations with variety of stakeholders, typically involving Sales, Commercial, Finance, Operations, In-Service Support.

Manage Acron functional teams to review customer requirements and ensure an accurate scope of effort for completion

Prepare and manage handover to contract delivery with key stakeholders, such as technical teams, project management, customer support and sales account executive for successful project launch

Support the governance process to obtain appropriate approvals in a timely manner

Maintain detailed records of all bids and proposals, including keeping documentation up to date as required

Facilitate value focused solutions to meet bespoke customer requirements in conjunction with Subject Matter Experts and key stakeholders

Maintain high ethical standards and perform duties in accordance with all company policies and procedure

Any other duties as may be required to meet or enhance the objectives of the business capture function

What You'll Bring

Must be studying in a relevant degree field - Business Management, Finance with Business Management module;

Computer literate – good understanding and experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Affinity to detail, with excellent interpersonal communication skills and fully proficient in English (written and spoken)

Commercial awareness and understanding of risk management.

Organisational skills and ability to manage tasks.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Crawley

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

02-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English