Contracts Manager

Luton, Bedfordshire
Leonardo UK
Job Description:

An exciting opportunity to be part of the Commercial team at Leonardo, within the Electronic Warfare (EW) division, which is a major growth area with ambitious targets over the short to medium term.

Leonardo are looking for an ambitious Contracts Manager to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment for the Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) sector. Reporting directly to the Senior Procurement and Commercial Manager, IMS as part of a blended commercial and procurement team the role take the commercial lead for a highly complex and challenging contract of significant value to the organisation, working as part of integrated project team (IPT). This role will have responsibility for the maintenance of current contract and development of commercial bids/proposals, providing strategic and commercially sound guidance on a challenging contract and for strategic opportunities within the business.

The successful candidate will have a successful record of accomplishment in a commercial business winning and contract management capacity in the Aerospace and Defence Sector and have experience working within a fast-paced and challenging environment.

This role requires a flexible and adaptable mind set which can innovate a variety of strategies to difficult and entrenched issue resolution, and requires the role holder to be comfortable advocating commercial governance and practices at all levels of the organisation. This role is required to work at fast pace and to tight timeframes, so excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise is a must.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take their next step up in Commercial experience, leading on a highly visible and important contract within the organisation.

What you will do

• Provide strategic and tactical oversight to a high value and complex contract/ and bid activities within the IMS sector, including MOD and NATO contracting factors.
• Providing sound commercial advice and guidance to programme and engineering teams.
• Drafting, negotiating and administration of complex terms and conditions of contract, working with Procurement counterparts to ensure appropriate flow through with subcontractors.
• Produce, document and brief obtaining any necessary approvals clear and informed commercial strategies to leverage the best possible outcomes for Leonardo UK.
• Producing accurate and compliant customer pricing by applying the appropriate pricing strategy and model to cost estimates.
• Take the lead in producing clear and concise correspondence, obtaining stakeholder input as and when required.
• Drafting and reviewing agreements such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding
• Providing commercial leadership and administration to projects and/or contracts, including change control management, monitoring performance of contractual obligations and management of commercial risk.
• Preparing proposals for submission to Customers in conjunction with the preparation of internal documentation required to obtain bid approval.
• Ensuring adherence to commercial and business processes.
• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues and customers to deliver the value to the company.
• Work as an integral member of the Integrated Project Management Team
• Managing own workload, highlighting areas of conflict or priority and effectively managing stakeholder and customer expectations.

We are looking for someone who

• Is able to advocate at senior levels of an organisation
• Is comfortable preparing and providing senior level briefs
• Is readily able to identify and carry out complex commercial strategies, managing stakeholder and customer relationships to obtain unsuccessful outcomes.
• Has a flexible mind set and adaptable approach.
• Be highly skilled at managing a variety of tasks across a portfolio, adeptly prioritising and communicating effectively with key stakeholders and customers.
• Experience working with UK Government and international Contracts.
• Has a detailed understanding of business finance, profit and loss, margin and mark up, escalation, foreign exchange
• Has a good understanding of export legislation, import taxes and duties
• Has a high level of understanding of contract law and its application.
• Identifies and understand commercial risks and how to implement mitigation strategies
• Has the ability to build effective and strong relationships with cross-functional colleagues, customers and suppliers
• Has Microsoft Office knowledge and application of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Possesses excellent communication skills, written, oral and presentation skills.
• Is proactive, tenacious, results driven
• Has a desire to learn and improve self (including using the Corporate World Commerce & Contracting membership for self-development).
• Will travel in the UK to internal and customers sites with possible overseas travel

It would be nice if you had:

• Degree, professional qualification (such as IACCM/WCC) and/or defence contracting experience
• Detailed understanding of Leonardo markets, products, customers and suppliers
• Ability to promote a culture of best practice and sharing of knowledge within the function and across the wider business
• A familiarity with SAP and its functionality

Primary Location:
GB – Luton – Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working:
Hybrid