Contract Specialist - Aviation

VHR Recruitment; Musaffah; On-site; AED 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled sourcing project manager with a strong background in vendor negotiations and contract management. In this role, you will lead sourcing strategies, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliance with contract requirements. Your analytical mindset will enable you to review contracts and present data effectively, while your business acumen will help connect costs with operations. If you're passionate about the aviation or aerospace sector and have a knack for building technical business cases, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in aviation or aerospace sector.
• Ability to review contracts and present key data.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sourcing projects and execute as per requirements.
• Manage vendor negotiations and maintain engagement records.

Skills

Vendor Negotiations

Contract Management

Sourcing Process

Analytical Skills

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor’s in an Analytical Subject

Equivalent Professional Qualification

Tools

Analytical Tools

Job description

• To deliver a sourcing project and execute it as per the DOA and Ariba requirements • Lead RFP’s discussions, register vendors as per the requirements, gather the requirements and execute the sourcing strategies • Project manage the vendor negotiations and keep a record of all engagements with internal and external stakeholders • Manage the contract administration by maintaining a contract repository, contract approval forms and creating contract summaries for the ongoing contracts • Engage with vendors for execution of NDA’s registration and sourcing projects. Develop points of contact across key vendors and maintain a relationship

• Bachelor’s in an analytical subject or equivalent professional qualification and experience • Must have 3 - 5 years of experience in aviation or aerospace sector • Experience in Vendor negotiations ,contract management and sourcing process o Analytical mindset – Can review contracts, gather key data and present using analytical tools • Understands key legal and commercial terms that are used in contract management • Has business acumen, can build technical business cases and connect cost with operations • Airline Technical Operations or BFE management experience is an advantage