Global engineering business requires a Senior Contracts Officer. Applicants need contract management experience, including negotiating contracts with either customers or suppliers, in a B2B, manufacturing or engineering environment.
The Senior Contracts Officer will be responsible for managing a range of commercial contracts (supplier and customer), ensuring the business agrees to commercially advantageous agreements which also ensure compliance with industry/organisational requirements and mitigate risk.
Specific duties of the Senior Contracts Officer include:
- Review customer/supplier contracts and assess contractual and commercial risk
- Draft, review and negotiate T&Cs of long term agreements
- Act as commercial contracts SME to colleagues in; Bids, Procurement, Sales etc.
- Administer contracts - assess performance against T&Cs and compliance
- Day-to-day contract management and contract change activities
- In life and post-signature activities - contract extensions, claims, disputes etc.
- Escalate complex issues/conflicts to colleagues in the legal department
- Work with Legal and Commercial colleagues to improve contract management; tools, systems and processes
Senior Contracts Officer applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Experience of managing contracts, in a contract management, commercial or procurement role
- The ability to negotiate contracts, mitigate risks, respond/review contracts and draft responses
- Excellent communication and relationship skills - internal stakeholders, external supplier and customers
- Law or Business degrees, IACCM, MCIPS, LPC, GDL qualifications would be advantageous but not essential
- Comfortable working on site 4 days per week and 1 day remote