Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager

Permanent - Cheltenham / Cambridge

Contracts Manager needed for a highly reputable defence and aerospace organisation. The Commercial function is responsible for the effective management of the contractual agreements entered into by PCS, including the negotiation of the terms and conditions of contractual agreements with customers, suppliers and partners, ensuring compliance with those agreements and agreeing changes to them as the need arises.

The specific Job description of the Contracts Manager:

For this role in particular the Contracts Manager will:

• Ensure and maintain effective commercial governance in accordance with policies, procedures and processes
• Support implementation of commercial objectives and their effective management and achievement
• Implementation of effective contract management during project lifecycles for the IPT, including customer liaison and customer relationship management on contractual matters
• Contribute to the commercial aspects of Bids, including the drafting of terms and conditions and clearance through the Bid review process
• Support implementation and management of key business processes ensuring commercial integrity of activities through the bid review process ensuring that all business development opportunities and bids meet agreed commercial criteria including risk-reward balance
• Support other commercial team members in the further development of overall commercial awareness across the enterprise
• Implementation of effective contract management during project lifecycles for the IPT
• Lead contract negotiations for non-strategic bids and subcontracts. Support strategic bids and contract negotiations
• Identification and mitigation of commercial and contractual risk throughout the project lifecycle from bid to closure
• Negotiation and management of any bank issued bonds and guarantees to mitigate risk and ensure timely return from issuing and counter guaranteeing banks

The required skills of the Contracts Manager:

Specifically, the Contracts Manager will need:

• Degree educated in a Business or related subject is essential
• Post-graduation Commercial certifications (such as WCC CCM) is desirable

• The Contracts Manager will need minimum of 5 years prior commercial experience in an aerospace, defence or a related technology industry, demonstrating all, or substantially all, of the above responsibilities
• Well organised and confident individual able to take the lead on business issues
• Previous experience in a customer interface role
• Can demonstrate the ability to identify key areas in contract terms supplied by other parties that, if accepted, would represent a significant risk to the Company
• A lateral thinker that demonstrates Commercial awareness, business acumen and an attention to detail whilst meeting challenging deadlines
• Confidence with numbers
• Good communicator - oral and written
• Can demonstrate the ability to effectively liaise with internal and external customers and stakeholders

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Contracts Manager progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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