Contracts Manager

An exciting opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join a well-established defence manufacturer on a 12-month FTC based in Coventry and offering a salary up to £60,000! This role will sit in the commercial department with a small team to manage.

A candidate will be well suited for this role if you have had previous experience as a Contract Manager within the defence industry with Military contract experience.

Role Requirements of the Contracts Manager:

• Supporting the full project lifecycle, including Request for Information/Pre-Qualification Questionnaires, Tendering process, Contract Award, Contract change, Contract Performance and Contract Closure, as required for Military contracts across the UK and overseas.
• Managing a small commercial team and assisting where required in terms of departmental metrics/reporting, training, and weekly review of commercial actions and allocation accordingly.
• Providing day-to-day commercial and/or contract management on major defence contracts, including being the main point of contact commercially.
• Negotiating contracts and agreements.
• Providing guidance on any commercial / legal issues and advising the wider business on internal commercial governance.
• Attending customer / subcontractor meetings, to represent the commercial department, as required.

Role Specifications of the Contracts Manager:

• Considerable experience in a commercial / legal / contract management role, in either defence or a highly regulated environment.
• Experience in evaluating, drafting, negotiating, closing, and managing the legal, commercial, and contractual aspects of complex contracts.
• A general understanding of import / export regulations is desirable.
• Experience of contracting with/purchasing from prime defence or highly regulated contractors.

Salary

£50k-£60k

This role offers hybrid working.

This role will be well suited if you have held a role within contracts or commercial as a Contracts Manager, Commercial Manager, Contracts Officer, Commercial Officer, Procurement Manager or Subcontract Manager.