Senior Contracts Officer
Senior Contracts Officer
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Job Description
What you can gain from the role:
Dealing with governments companies industrial partners joint ventures worldwide.
Exposure to different cultures
International travel
Cutting edge technology
Global career opportunities
Primary Purpose of the Role:
The Senior Contracts Officer is responsible for supporting the aims and objectives of the L&C function. Working on his/her own initiative but with the appropriate supervision by a senior member of the L&C team or the Head of Contracts the role holder will oversee the contractual affairs of designated areas within the business.
The role holder will carry out some or all (as may be relevant) of the following activities in relation to medium complexity bids and/or contracts:
Serve as a focal point of contact for customers regarding administrative aspects of contracts.
Ensures contract and data administration activities are carried out
Work with the PM to complete the contract loading on CLM
Manages routine contracts
Ensure bid / project team understand the purchase order / contractual obligations
Populate NDAs
Maintains contractual records documentation of key correspondence status and issue reports etc.
Customer payment management
Principal Relationships:
Internal: Senior Contracts Manager / Head of Contracts / wider L&C Team Sales & Bid Management Project & Programme Management Operations Engineering Finance/Bid Finance SubContracts/Procurement.
External: Customers Partners Subcontractors & Suppliers as necessary.
Key Skills / Experience:
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Basic commercial/business awareness
Resilience and tenacity to deal with periods of high intensity work notably during bid activity
Understanding of contract management principles
Selfmotivation and ability to plan workload
Security Clearance statement:
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held however if not currently held it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo achieve and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
To be eligible for full SC you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances a minimum of 3 years residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted with additional overseas checks.
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In line with Thales Baseline Security requirements candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrierfree recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neurodiverse applicants or those with a disability or longterm condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles or the Early Careers Teamfor graduate and apprentice roles.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
