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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 Manger include
- 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 Office, Commercial Officer, Procurement Manager or s Subcontract Manager.
