Commercial Contract Manager

MARSS Group; Nice; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Nice, France seeks a Contract Manager with 5+ years in contract management, including change control, to own main and sub-contract terms for complex projects in the defence/aerospace sector.

You will support sales, guide commercial strategy across project cycles, coordinate insurance and bank guarantees, and ensure compliance and timely communications.

Travel as required; fluent English is mandatory; a law degree is required, and you must be organized and proactive.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in contract management with change control.
• Experience handling main and subcontracts.
• Experience in contract negotiations and claims.
• Military/Defence/Aerospace industry experience preferred.
• Experience with client contracts in Europe, UK, Middle East.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own main and sub-contracts terms and conditions.
• Support sales with proposals and quotations.
• Lead end-to-end contract management across projects.
• Plan contract kick-off meetings.
• Advise delivery teams on commercial strategy and variations.
• Coordinate insurance and bank guarantees with Finance.
• Ensure compliance and signatory powers.
• Close out contracts and notify parties as required.
• Assist in arbitration and conflict management.
• Handover from Sales to Project and start-up support.

Skills

Contract management

Change management

Negotiation

Communication

Relationship building

Organized

Independent work

English fluency

Education

Law degree

Job description

Overview

• Contract management including owning the Main Contract and Sub-contracts terms and conditions
• Supports the Sales effort as required, including input to key proposals and quotations
• End-to-end Project Contracts and Commercial Management and support including the preparation and management of the Contract requirements
• Plan and conduct contract kick-off meetings
• Contributes in the handover/transition phase from Sales to Project and actively contributes to Project Start-up to ensure adequate commercial coverage
• Provides support to the Delivery teams on project commercial strategy throughout the Project cycle, such as Variation Orders preparation and negotiations, commercial positioning on key topics
• Supply commercial and contractual assistance to Supply Chain
• Coordinate contract specific Insurance and Bank Guarantee requirements with Finance
• Support and participate in the development of contracting strategies, preparation of Sub-contracts and management of Sub-contract tendering and award process
• Monitor the legal compliance with the contractual requirements and the signatory powers and highlight potential areas of concern
• Ensure the commercial and contractual awareness across the Project Team throughout the life of the project
• Review Contractual Project correspondence as applicable
• Provide input to Risk and Opportunities management
• Assisting General Counsel with arbitration and conflict management
• Contract Close
• Ensure provision of timely notifications to Client/Subcontractor/Vendor as and when required by the Main Contract/Subcontracts/POs and whenever deemed necessary to protect the company’s rights
• Support the Contract/Subcontracts Close Out process

Requirements

• A minimum of 5+ years experience in contract management including change management
• Experience of both main and subcontract management
• Experience in executing contract negotiations and involvement in claims
• Experience within the Military / Defence / Aerospace industries preferred
• Experience with client contracts within the Middle East, UK and Europe
• Experienced and accustomed to traveling when needed
• Fluent in English, written and spoken
• Organised and proactive
• Relationship building abilities at each level of the organization
• Independent and capable of showing initiative
• Good Contracting skills (drafting, negotiation)
• Good communication skills
• Flexible and self-motivated
• Law Degree in a relevant discipline