Job Title: Competitive Intelligence Associate Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak, all other BAE sites will be considered. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Up to 44,000 dependent on experience What youll be doing: * Supports business development and capture activities through assessing defence market trends, identifies competitors products and derives competitors likely approaches and strategies for key growth opportunities * Uses multiple information sources to gather a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data to create intelligence and understanding in support of capture and opportunity strategy decisions * Analyses information, interprets and disseminates the resultant intelligence around the local or wider Business as appropriate * Compiles marketing, product, and country plans for market and competitive intelligence perspective * Provides detailed analytical skills and modelling, including what-if analysis, and identifying the so what and proposing ideas/actions/solutions * Designs and implements a Competitive Intelligence capability for the business/sector, leading others to execute. This role provides the opportunity to define the processes, toolsets and ways of working Your skills and experiences: * Detailed Market & Competitive Analysis skills/knowledge/experience * Experience in defence or has experience in similar technologically complex product environments * Considerable analytical skills and attention to detail * Experience of working in a business winning / bidding /growth environment * Experience of operating within a customer environment * Qualified to Degree standard or equivalent * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Can confidently brief Capture Teams in a professional and articulate manner * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple deadlines and competing priorities, and respond to urgent requirements 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 Maritime and Land BD Operations team: This position is within the Maritime and Land BD Operations team that sits within Defence Solutions but supports the whole sector with business winning services. The role will work alongside a Price to Win expert within the team who is responsible for the Price to Win aspects. The Flexible Working Statement: