Sr. Contracts Specialist

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Aerospace is seeking a Sr. Contracts Specialist to lead complex, high-value contracting opportunities critical to long-term business success.

The role involves expert guidance on contracting processes, regulatory requirements, risk evaluation, and oversight across programs. It serves as the primary liaison with internal and external stakeholders, with no direct reports and broad negotiation responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, high-value contracts.
• Knowledge of contract risk management and change control.
• Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with NCMA or similar regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leads complex negotiations of strategic significance to the division.
• Manages contract risk across programs and ensures policy compliance.
• Administers competitive contract requirements and records changes.
• Prepares complex proposals with long-term financial impact.
• Coordinates bid process and develops responses to RFPs.
• Serves as customer contact on assigned contracts.
• Monitors contract performance and handles amendments.
• Leads process improvements within division and with customers.
• Keeps knowledge current with professional associations.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

Position Summary

The Sr. Contracts Specialist will be primarily responsible for complex, high-value contracting opportunities critical to long-term business success. May lead project teams responsible for overseeing a set of complex contracts related to assigned customers, market segments, product lines/programs, systems contracts, or key strategic contracts to ensure consistent approaches and alignment.

Serves as a subject expert and internal consultant on overall contracting processes, regulatory requirements, negotiation techniques, and evaluation of risk. Provides oversight for assigned programs, conducts contract risk management reviews and recommendations to efficiently and cost effectively mitigate potential problems, manage the change control process with the Program Manager, and provides leadership to projects and programs. Serves as a focal point to key internal and external stakeholders for the assigned contracts. This role will not have direct reports.

Essential Functions

• Leads complex negotiations of strategic significance to the division. Negotiates all essential contract terms and conditions within a broad scope of responsibility. Negotiates or provides guidance on contract change proposals. Contract challenges are frequently unique and solutions may serve as precedents for future negotiations.
• Makes proactive recommendations for contract changes for programs or projects of high scope and complexity. Focuses attention and activity on contract risk across assigned programs. Ensures contract provisions are clear and conform to company policy.
• Administers and has oversight responsibility for highly competitive and unique contract requirements by analyzing performance requirements and customer purchase order requirements including those issued against Basic Contract Agreements and/or Long-Term Agreements. Analyses include performance to delivery schedules, pricing, terms and conditions and other contract provisions. Ensures processes in place that maintain accurate contract files and records of contract change activity.
• Determines technically and commercially compliant complex proposal packages for major customers in response to customer or contract requirements. Reviews and evaluates performance requirements, delivery schedules, and estimates of costs of material, equipment, and labor hours.
• Initiates the bid process by identifying requirements and coordinating input from other functions. Develops complex responses to requests for proposal (RFP) by reviewing bid process procedures, reviewing material, test and other requirements, and preparing appropriate responses. Prepares and submits complex proposals with significant, long-term financial impact at the Division or Group level.
• Investigates and resolves claims or complaints elevated for resolution. Coordinates with relevant functions on technical and/or quality issues, data requirements, and other business issues as applicable.
• Monitors contract performance by determining compliance to contract requirements and determining the need for amendments or extensions to the contract. Determines when customer directed changes are out-of-scope.
• Acts as the point of contact with the customer on assigned contracts and participates in customer presentations.
• Leads initiatives to improve the efficiency of internal systems and processes within the division and/or with corporate and customer involvement. Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting complex data and making comparative analyses. Analyzes proposed changes in methods.
• Maintains current professional and technical knowledge by participating in professional associations. such as the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).
• Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and