Senior Sub Contract Manager

Advanced Resource Managers; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement services company in the UK is looking for an experienced professional to lead sub-contract management activities and relationships with strategic suppliers. Candidates should have a degree in technical training with strong skills in collaboration, communication, and problem-solving, ideally with experience in the Defence or Aerospace industry. Competitive remuneration and a dynamic work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in Procurement within the Defence/Aerospace industry.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Good understanding of Commercial and Legal Aspects in contracting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of sub-contract management activities.
• Develop and negotiate robust contracts for services.
• Drive strategies to influence business decisions throughout the project life cycle.

Skills

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Influencing skills

Decision-making skills

Continuous improvement skills

Education

Technical training to degree standard

Professional qualification (MCIPS preferred)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of sub-contract management activities and other procurement-related services which may be required by the business
• Lead relationships with Strategic suppliers, holding Supplier Business Reviews, ensuring performance management, risks and impacts.
• Provide leadership and governance in business winning and programme delivery with minimum supervision.
• Accountable for the Procurement activities within the Procurement & Development IPTs
• Negotiate complex agreements and risk / reward mechanisms for business case models
• Translate customer / project requirements into commercial documents, particularly pertaining to the design, development and production of bespoke complex electronic systems and sub-systems
• Understand mechanisms of mitigating risk associated with entering into commercial agreements
• Develop and negotiate robust contracts for services, intangible and tangible deliverables
• Working in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the flowdown of appropriate terms and conditions from customer contracts to enable compliance with contractual obligations and mitigate commercial / contractual risks
• Promotes customer intimacy in both internal and external relationships
• Focal point for project and suppliers regarding contract and supply base matters
• Drives and leads strategies to influence business decisions throughout the project life cycle
• Identify solutions for complex areas of potential risk / opportunity e.g. sub-contract risk, IPR, liability and exchange rate exposure etc. and deliver solutions / mitigations
• Draft and prepare complex contract documentation using standard and non-standard formats
• Lead the generation and review of 'appropriate' specifications and Statement of Work documents
• Promotes a culture of best practice and sharing of knowledge within the function and across the wider business
• Construct and lead the contracts and supply chain management Life Cycle Management (LCM) deliverables
• Work with stakeholders at all levels, in order to understand customer requirements and critical success factors
• Management of Export Compliance, restrictions and third-party rights for all procured items and services
• Operate as a locally acknowledged expert within the function

Experience required

• Requires technical training to degree standard, professional qualification, and / or significant domain experience (studying towards or achievement of MCIPS is preferred)
• Demonstrated collaboration, communication, planning, problem-solving, influencing, decision-making making and continuous improvement skills
• A good working knowledge and understanding of Procurement within the Defence / Aerospace industry (or a similar sector) and the ability to apply them with minimal supervision and direction
• Relationship-building skills with cross-functional colleagues, customers, and suppliers
• A good understanding of the Commercial and Legal Aspects associated with contracting within the Defence / Aerospace industry (or a similar sector)
• An ability to think outside of the box, offering solutions to enable the function to add value and innovation
• Ability to engage and influence cross-functional / cross-site teams