Senior Export Contract Manager - CONTRACT

Click Digital; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Export Contract Manager for a hybrid role that combines on-site and remote work. This position is pivotal in managing complex export contracts while fostering strong relationships with international government and military clients. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive experience in contract delivery and project management to ensure customer satisfaction and drive business success. With opportunities for international travel and collaboration, this role promises to be both challenging and rewarding, offering a chance to make a significant impact in the defence sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in contract management and delivery.
• Strong leadership and relationship management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial interface for contract delivery with international customers.
• Resolve contract delivery issues and manage risks proactively.

Skills

Leadership

Contract Management

Relationship Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Education

Experience in Defence Sector

Experience in Commercial Contracts

Job description

We are recruiting for a Senior Export Contract Manager to work for a leading Defence organisation on contract. The role will be a hybrid role with 3 days on site in Stevenage or Bristol and 2 days remotely.

Qualifications and experience:

• Keen for defence background, preferred but not vital
• Senior line manager experience and experience in Commercial contracts delivery
• Experience as a Commercial manager or contract manager

Job Title: Senior Export Contract Manager

Working arrangement: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

The opportunity:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Programmes Export Operations Directorate for an accomplished and experienced Export Contract Manager. Reporting to the Export Contract Management UK Executive, the successful candidate will demonstrate a broad and deep set of commercial, financial, and project management skills to lead and deliver complex and strategically important export contracts.

The role involves:

1. Leading the commercial interface into international government and military customers for contract delivery on behalf of the business up to one level
2. Handling multiple cross-domain and geographically diverse contracts simultaneously
3. Delivering the contract schedule to ensure high customer satisfaction and fostering strong customer relationships
4. Proactively resolving contract delivery issues through risk and opportunity management to protect business interests and reputation
5. Leading customer acceptance events, transport delivery solutions, and capturing contractual payments
6. Communicating effectively with customers, government and industrial partners, and internally within the business
7. Leading contract amendment negotiations and supporting sales and business development to acquire new international business
8. Collaborating with national companies (NATCO) in France, Spain, and Italy to deliver export contracts

What we are looking for from you:

• Leadership, influencing, and relationship management skills to establish and maintain strong internal and external relationships
• Ability to define, communicate, and implement strategic intent within complex political environments
• Experience leading contract delivery in both bid and execution phases, ideally in an international setting
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with a confident and clear leadership style
• People management experience in leadership roles and stakeholder relationship management
• Willingness to travel internationally and embrace different cultures
• Experience preparing and authorising bid submissions, preferably with exposure as Business Bid Authority
• Experience working in large, complex, multinational organisations across various functions such as finance, legal, export control, project management, and engineering