Procurement Contracts Manager

ZipRecruiter; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology manufacturing company is seeking a Procurement Contracts Manager to manage supplier contracts and ensure compliance with industry standards. Candidates should have proven contract management expertise, ideally in aerospace or defence, and be able to negotiate commercially advantageous agreements. The role is primarily on-site, with one day remote work allowed.

Qualifications

• Experience managing contracts in a commercial or procurement role.
• Ability to negotiate, draft, and review contracts.
• Experience in aerospace, defence, or manufacturing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Review supplier contracts and assess risk.
• Draft, review, and negotiate terms and conditions.
• Administer contracts and assess performance against terms.

Skills

Contract management expertise

Negotiation skills

Risk mitigation

Commercial contracts experience

Education

Law or Business degrees

IACCM certification

MCIPS certification

Job description

Job Description

Technology manufacturing businesses require a Procurement Contracts Manager. Applicants need contract management expertise, ideally gained within a commercial, contracts, subcontracts, or procurement role within aerospace, defence, and related industries.

The Procurement Contracts Manager will be responsible for managing downstream contractual relationships with suppliers and subcontract partners. They will ensure the business agrees to commercially advantageous agreements that also ensure compliance with industry and organisational requirements and mitigate risk.

Specific duties of the Procurement Contracts Manager include:

1. Review supplier contracts and assess contractual and commercial risk
2. Draft, review, and negotiate T&Cs of long-term agreements
3. Act as a SME for commercial contracts to colleagues in Bids, Procurement, Sales, etc.
4. Administer contracts - assess performance against T&Cs and compliance
5. Manage day-to-day contract activities and contract changes
6. Handle in-life and post-signature activities such as contract extensions, claims, disputes, etc.
7. Escalate complex issues/conflicts to colleagues in the legal department
8. Collaborate with Legal and Commercial colleagues to improve contract management tools, systems, and processes

Applicants for the Procurement Contracts Manager position should meet the following criteria:

• Experience managing contracts in a contract management, commercial, or procurement role
• Ability to negotiate contracts, mitigate risks, respond to/review contracts, and draft responses
• Experience within aerospace, defence, or manufacturing supporting those industries is advantageous
• Law or Business degrees, IACCM, MCIPS, LPC, GDL qualifications are advantageous but not essential
• Comfortable working on-site 4 days per week and remotely 1 day