Contracts Manager - Electronic Manufacturing

Technical Futures Ltd; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Technical Futures Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Contracts Manager with a proven track record in delivering high-value electronic manufacturing contracts. You will oversee contract performance across sites and ensure services are delivered safely with regulatory compliance.

The role requires commercial acumen, strong communication, and the ability to support programme teams with contract interpretation, claims management and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing contracts within electronic engineering, defence, aerospace or similar.
• Experience negotiating and managing high-value, complex contracts.
• Experience overseeing multi-site operations with supply chains and supplier governance.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day contract performance, ensuring services are delivered safely and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain current contracts and develop commercial bids; provide strategic guidance on challenging contracts.
• Oversee multi-site operations and supplier agreements with strong governance and compliance.
• Support programme teams with contract interpretation, claims management and risk mitigation.

Skills

Contract management

Multi-site operations

Leadership

Communication

Job description

A Contracts Manager with solid experience in the delivery of high-value complex Electronic Manufacturing related Contracts will join an award-winning High-Tech Company offering a generous salary package and flexible hybrid working.

The successful Contracts Manager will be experienced in overseeing multi-site operations within electronic engineering, aerospace, Defence or a similar technical industry; will be commercially aware with strong communication skills as well as having the ability to support programme teams with contract interpretation, claims management and risk mitigation.

In this Contracts Manager role you will lead the day-to-day contract performance, ensuring services are delivered safely and in line with statutory and regulatory requirements. You'll be responsible for maintaining current contracts and the development of commercial bids, providing strategic guidance on challenging contracts.

Key skills and experience should ideally include:

• Proven experience of managing Contracts within an Electronic Engineering, Defence, Aerospace, Electronic Manufacturing or similar technical industry.
• Experience of negotiating and managing complex, high value contracts.
• Experience in overseeing multi-site operations, working with supply chains and managing suppler agreements, ensuring strong governance and compliance.
• Solid understanding of maintenance delivery, regulatory and contractual compliance including adherence to relevant procurement and export control requirements.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Of particular interest is working knowledge of Defence Contract terms including FAR/DFARS and Defence procurement frameworks, but not essential.

Applicants for this Contracts & Commercial Manager role must be fully eligible to work in the UK without restrictions