Contract Performance Manager - Aerospace

ZipRecruiter; Ohio Township (PA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ZipRecruiter recherche un Contract Performance Manager pour améliorer la rentabilité de l'organisation. Le poste implique la gestion de la performance des contrats, le maintien de relations avec les fournisseurs et la supervision d'équipes interfonctionnelles pour déterminer les meilleures pratiques. Ce rôle exige une expérience significative en négociation et gestion de contrats, avec la possibilité de travailler à distance.

Benefits

Possibilité de travail à distance

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 ans d'expérience en opérations commerciales, gestion des contrats ou chaîne d'approvisionnement.
• Expérience significative en négociation de contrats complexes.
• Capacité à diriger des programmes/projets.

Responsibilities

• Maximiser la performance des contrats tout en maintenant les relations avec les fournisseurs.
• Gérer la productivité des contrats assignés pour réduire les coûts et augmenter les économies.
• Diriger des équipes interfonctionnelles pour gérer les relations avec les fournisseurs.

Skills

Leadership

Négociation

Communication

Analyse de Problèmes

Gestion de la Relation Fournisseur

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSalary: $140k - $170k

Job Description Summary

As a Contract Performance Manager, you will have a major impact on our organizations' profitability through owning overall contract performance, inclusive of total cost of ownership via safety, quality, on time delivery, unit price, and supplier relationship management.

This role is responsible for ownership of contract productivity and overall supplier accountability in the Global Machine & Fabrications Commodity. In this role, you will create and lead operational rhythms with internal and external stakeholders to drive mutually successful outcomes for our company and its partners. You will provide the necessary support on pre- and post-contractual administration & management, terms & conditions (T&Cs) of the contract, and the management of claims.

This role is responsible for ownership of contract productivity and overall supplier accountability. The role requires cross-functional leadership capability and has autonomy within your respective supply base. The role has an impact on overall company profitability. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes.

This role is eligible for remote work - preference is in EST or on the West Coast near major suppliers.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

This role sits within the Global Machine & Fabrications Commodity.

• Responsible for maximizing contract performance, while maintaining supplier relationships
• Ownership for the productivity of assigned contracts through cost reduction, cost avoidance, income , and working capital savings
• Owns management of existing contracts to measure performance of contractual T&Cs against expectations (i.e. bid vs did process), identify gaps or opportunities, and manage cross functional team actions (i.e. cost recovery, terminations, productivity clauses, premiums, etc.) to maximize contractual productivity and performance
• Accountable for supplier performance inclusive of safety, compliance, quality, delivery, commercial, readiness and all elements within these areas (i.e. WIP Health, commits, payables, tooling, etc.)
• Where supplier performance does not meet expectations, responsible to drive cross functional problem solving and structured action plans for improvement
• Leads cross functional teams to manage supplier relationships
• Acts as chief negotiator in significant deals. And leads negotiations among the working team including, but not limited to sourcing colleagues, legal, finance, compliance, engineering, quality, manufacturing operations, product lines, customers, and suppliers
• Leads and is accountable for business approvals, supply award, and contract authoring
• Owns supplier relationships by driving business reviews on a regular cadence, with the responsibility to escalation frequency & attendance as defined by standard work
• Assure timely resolution of supplier issues for assigned contracts
• Function as liaison between internal organizations and suppliers for assigned contracts
• In partnership with cross-functional teams, interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.
• Leads others to find creative solutions within complex contractual landscape with an emphasis on commercial value using all available currencies
• Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis
• Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Commercial Operations, Sourcing/ Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Sales, Supply Chain or Contract Management roles

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated significant commercial leadership, and experienced in negotiating large, complex deals
• Experienced in drafting, negotiating, and closing contracts, including business and legal terms
• Acts with humility, seeks perspective of others, and creates an inclusive culture
• Delivers with focus on key business objectives, working across large matrixed organizations
• Leads with transparency to reach the best mutual outcomes for our company and its partners
• Demonstrated ability in leveraging creative commercial solutions and coaching the team to achieve the same
• Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationship
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

remote work