Procurement Contracts Manager

Job Description

A technology manufacturing business requires a Procurement Contracts Manager. Applicants need contract management expertise ideally gained within a commercial, contracts, subcontracts, or procurement role within aerospace, defense, and related industries.

The Procurement Contracts Manager will be responsible for managing downstream contractual relationships with suppliers and subcontract partners. The Procurement Contracts Manager will ensure the business agrees to commercially advantageous agreements that also ensure compliance with industry/organizational requirements and mitigate risk.

Specific duties of the Procurement Contracts Manager include:

1. Review supplier contracts and assess contractual and commercial risk.
2. Draft, review, and negotiate T&Cs of long-term agreements.
3. Act as commercial contracts SME to colleagues in Bids, Procurement, Sales, etc.
4. Administer contracts - assess performance against T&Cs and compliance.
5. Day-to-day contract management and contract change activities.
6. In-life and post-signature activities - contract extensions, claims, disputes, etc.
7. Escalate complex issues/conflicts to colleagues in the legal department.
8. Work with Legal and Commercial colleagues to improve contract management tools, systems, and processes.

Procurement Contracts Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

1. Experience of managing contracts in a contract management, commercial, or procurement role.
2. The ability to negotiate contracts, mitigate risks, respond/review contracts, and draft responses.
3. Experience within aerospace, defense, or within manufacturing businesses supporting those industries would be advantageous.
4. Law or Business degrees, IACCM, MCIPS, LPC, GDL qualifications would be advantageous but not essential.
5. Comfortable working on-site 4 days per week and 1 day remote.