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Senior Subcontract Manager
Luton
12-month contract
Paying up to 85p/h (inside IR35)
Please note that due to the nature of the work, you will need to be eligible to obtain a high level of UK security clearance. Please only apply if suitable.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the delivery of sub-contract management activities and other procurement-related services which may be required by the business
- Lead relationships with Strategic suppliers, holding Supplier Business Reviews, ensuring performance management, risks and impacts.
- Provide leadership and governance in business winning and programme delivery with minimum supervision.
- Accountable for the Procurement activities within the Procurement & Development IPTs
- Negotiate complex agreements and risk/reward mechanisms for business case models
- Translate customer/project requirements into commercial documents, particularly pertaining to the design, development and production of bespoke complex electronic systems and sub-systems
- Understand mechanisms of mitigating risk associated with entering into commercial agreements
- Develop and negotiate robust contracts for services, intangible and tangible deliverables
- Working in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the flowdown of appropriate terms and conditions from customer contracts to enable compliance with contractual obligations and mitigate commercial/contractual risks
- Promotes customer intimacy in both internal and external relationships
- Focal point for project and suppliers regarding contract and supply base matters
- Drives and leads strategies to influence business decisions throughout the project life cycle
- Identify solutions for complex areas of potential risk /opportunity e.g. sub-contract risk, IPR, liability and exchange rate exposure etc. and deliver solutions/mitigations
- Draft and prepare complex contract documentation using standard and non-standard formats
- Lead the generation and review of 'appropriate' specifications and Statement of Work documents
- Promotes a culture of best practice and sharing of knowledge within the function and across the wider business
- Construct and lead the contracts and supply chain management Life Cycle Management (LCM) deliverables
- Work with stakeholders at all levels, in order to understand customer requirements and critical success factors
- Management of Export Compliance, restrictions and third-party rights for all procured items and services
- Operate as a locally acknowledged expert within the function
Experience required:
- Requires technical training to degree standard, professional qualification, and/or significant domain experience (studying towards or achievement of MCIPS is preferred)
- Demonstrated collaboration, communication, planning, problem-solving, influencing, decision-making making and continuous improvement skills
- A good working knowledge and understanding of Procurement within the Defence/Aerospace industry (or a similar sector) and the ability to apply them with minimal supervision and direction
- Relationship-building skills with cross-functional colleagues, customers, and suppliers
- A good understanding of the Commercial and Legal Aspects associated with contracting within the Defence/Aerospace industry (or a similar sector)
- An ability to think outside of the box, offering solutions to enable the function to add value and innovation
- Ability to engage and influence cross-functional/cross-site teams
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
