Contract Manager

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Slough is seeking an Export Contracts Manager to lead the Sales Administration team and manage complex international contracts. The role requires expertise in trade finance, logistics, and customer fulfilment, ensuring operational excellence and compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong background in international trade, export logistics, and commercial contracts.
• Experience managing customer service or sales administration teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sales Administration team, including 2 direct reports.
• Negotiate and draft complex commercial contracts.
• Manage trade finance instruments like Letters of Credit.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical Skills

Influencing

Education

Graduate membership of the Institute of Export

Job description

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This Export Contracts Manager role is focused on leading the Sales Administration team while managing commercial contracts for complex, international deals. The Export Contracts Manager will be the go-to expert for trade finance, credit terms, and logistics. The Export Contracts Manager will play a central role in ensuring smooth customer fulfilment while driving operational excellence across the department.

Package:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Sales Administration team (8 people), including 2 direct reports
• Negotiate and draft complex commercial contracts, ensuring compliance with sanctions and legal standards
• Manage trade finance instruments like Letters of Credit and bonds in partnership with the group COE
• Oversee logistics for large-scale projects, ensuring contract compliance and customer satisfaction
• Coordinate invoicing, shipment, and payment processes to ensure they are completed within terms
• Maintain strong relationships with external banks, ECAs, and shipping agents
• Drive internal process improvements and monitor KPIs and departmental budget
• Advise on credit terms and attend monthly debtors meetings

Candidate Profile:

• Strong background in international trade, export logistics, and commercial contracts
• Experience managing customer service or sales administration teams
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and analytical skills
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a matrix environment
• Familiar with regions like sub-Saharan Africa or Egypt is advantageous
• Graduate membership of the Institute of Export is a plus