Job Description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.


L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title -

Central Sales Support

Job Location -

Farnborough, UK

Job ID -

30788

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.


L3Harris in Farnborough engineer and maintain Night Vision Goggles, Precision Approach Radar systems, and Tactical Radios. Notably, we are the proud designer, supplier and maintainer of the 50,000 tactical radios in the Bowman tactical C4I system in service with the UK Armed Forces and are working to define and deliver the next generation system, Morpheus.


We are seeking a proactive, highly organised, and self-motivated individual to support our Sales and Business Development teams across a range of critical functions. This multifaceted role will suit someone with strong project coordination skills and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

A few of our employee benefits are:

Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week 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 Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

Frameworks and Bid Management

Manage and maintain company presence on public sector and defence procurement frameworks. Ensure compliance with framework terms and conditions, pricing, and reporting obligations. Monitor opportunities arising from frameworks. Manage all aspects of rapid response proposal development (proposal writing, editing, illustration, production efforts, costing, etc.) from assignment and receipt of RFP, through delivery and receipt by the customer. Provide UK input to major bids led by US based Bid Manager. Maintain a library of bid assets, templates, and standard content for efficient reuse.

Sales Administration Support

Provide administrative support to the sales and business development team. Schedule meetings, collate material for presentations, and support internal sales reporting processes. Assist with travel arrangements, expense reporting, and coordination of customer visits and events.

Demo Equipment Management

Support the sales team by:

Coordinating requests for demo equipment. Monitoring delivery in conjunction with UK and US based Demo Equipment pools. Monitor equipment returns, particularly export/import documentation.

What you'll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

Proven experience in a similar multifaceted operations or sales support role, preferably in the defence, aerospace, or communications sectors. Strong organisational and project management administration skills. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. Comfortable working independently and proactively identifying and solving problems. Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and experience with CRM systems. A background in the military, defence industry, or government would be highly advantageous.

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.



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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.