Commercial & Contracts Manager

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Limited; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace manufacturer in England is looking for a Contracts Manager. This role involves managing contracts, ensuring compliance, and building strong relationships with customers. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in commercial contracts and knowledge of the UK and US defence aerospace markets. The position offers a supportive work environment with numerous benefits.

Benefits

Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

10 hours paid volunteering time

Annual goal share bonus scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Discounts from various retailers

Qualifications

• Ideally degree educated with 3 years’ experience in a Commercial Contracts role.
• Understanding of the UK and US defence aerospace markets.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire life cycle of contracts.
• Liaise with customers on contractual matters.
• Support less experienced team members.

Skills

Commercial Contracts experience

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of UK/US defence aerospace markets

Ability to build relationships

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a Contracts Manager to join our team. This role will primarily be based at our Staverton site, with occasional travel to support our other sites in Bishops Cleeve & Tewksbury.

Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the Contracts Manager role is to manage all contracts the business is negotiating and entering, which will include writing, evaluating, negotiation and executing various contracts covering a range of transactions in addition to creating and maintaining relationships with our suppliers and customers.

Main responsibilities:

• Commercial Governance to ensure and maintain effective governance in line with our policies and procedures.
• Contract Management where you'll oversee the entire life cycle of contracts, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating and executing various agreements.
• Customer Relations where you'll liaise with customers on contractual matters, maintaining and building positive business relationships.
• Bids and Proposals where your role contributes to the commercial aspects of bids and draft terms and conditions.
• Team Leadership where you'll be able to support less experienced team members with their career development.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ideally degree educated with 3 years’ experience in a Commercial Contracts role.
• Understanding of the UK and US defence aerospace markets including being able to identify and advise the business of the contractual requirements.
• Experience with US Federal Acquisition FARS/DFARS and UK MOD DEFONs
• Knowledge of UK, Europe and US Export regulations.
• Understanding and experience working with different contractual agreements, such as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), production and aftermarket agreements.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills including a professional, confident and "can do" attitude.
• Able to respond positively to changing situations/priorities to achieve Company objectives.
• Awareness and experience of bids and proposals processes and procedures.
• Confident at working with any stakeholder within the business, being able to build and maintain successful relationships.

At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance.

Our benefits package highlights include:

• Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• 10 hours paid volunteering time
• Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounts and offers from a range of retailers

Best place to work

We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so:

• We were ranked #9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback
• 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

About Us

Ontic is a leading global aerospace OEM trusted by the world’s aerospace leaders. With over 1,300 employees across four time zones and seven sites, we have more than doubled in size since 2019 and are continuing to grow.

With capabilities spanning various aerospace sectors, our long-term, established investments with leading aviation OEMs enable them to divest their product lines to us, freeing them to focus on the future.

Whether a customer, partner, member of the community, or each other, our promise remains the same — we embrace the challenge to start where others stop. So, why not join us? Apply today and take off with Ontic.

We are more than the sum of our parts. Why not join Ontic today?