Global engineering technology business require a Senior Contracts Officer. Applicants need commercial, contracts or legal experience, ideally within a B2B setting (defence, IT/Technology preferred) and a law degree or legal qualification
The Senior Contracts Officer will join a large commercial team and be responsible for day-to-day commercial contract management and administration tasks, across the entire commercial contract lifecycle. An exciting end-to-end commercial contracts role, the Senior Contracts Officer will support new/existing contracts and programmes from bid/tender stage, negotiation, day-to-day contract management through-life and close out.
Specific duties of the Senior Contracts Officer include:
- Support commercial input into bids and proposals
- Review (red line) new and existing customer/supplier contracts - key clauses, spot opportunities, mitigate risk etc.
- Support commercial contract negotiations with customers and suppliers
- Provide contractual advice to colleagues in engineering, sales, bids, procurement etc.
- Maintain contract database, customer and supplier records
Senior Contracts Officer applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Previous experience with contracts, commercial, sales, procurement, or legal agreements
- Previous experience within a engineering or technology business, aerospace, automotive, defence etc.
- Ability to identify commercial opportunities and risks/commercial acumen
- Collaborative, relationship builder
- LLB, LLM, IACCM, GDL, LPC would be advantageous
- Comfortable with a hybrid working arrangement