Senior Contracts Manager

Location: Crawley United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land sea and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar Electronic Combat and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK we research develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace Defence Security and Space. Your health and wellbeing matters to us and thats why we offer you the flexibility to do whats important to you; whether thats part time hours job sharing home working or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Job Description

Senior Contracts Manager LR09

Location: Crawley

Our Opportunity

The role of Senior Contracts Manager involves engaging with governments companies industrial partners and joint ventures on a global scale providing a unique opportunity for exposure to different cultures and international travel. The position entails working with cuttingedge technology and offers global career opportunities.

In this capacity the Senior Contracts Manager will be responsible for supporting the aims and objectives of the Legal & Compliance (L&C) function. The role requires a proactive approach as the individual will oversee the contractual affairs of designated areas within the business ensuring that all activities align with organizational goals.

What the role has to offer:

The role holder will lead and/or carry out the following activities whilst keeping Head of Contracts/Contracts Director appropriately briefed:

• Building and maintaining effective customer and partner relationships
• Developing robust and high quality proposals for large and complex bids
• Engaging and managing internal stakeholders as part of internal approvals
• Preparation of internal approval documentation
• Support the development and implementation of the negotiation strategy including payment profiles and associated terms to meet the cash flow requirements of the business
• Negotiating contracts/contract amendments
• Prepare and/or review (as appropriate) the response to customers proposed contractual agreements (NDAs Teaming Agreements TAAs Contracts etc)
• Provide general support to bid and project teams on commercial matters
• Compliance with company policies and procedures
• Acting as a role model to other team members setting an example through constructive and proactive behaviors
• Provide guidance on compliance to terms and conditions identifying the flow down of such terms and conditions and supporting the assessment of supply chain gap analysis
• Assist the Sub Contract Management function by supporting subcontract negotiations as required
• Identification of potential liabilities risks issues and disputes arising with customers suppliers partners and third parties and produce innovative mitigation plans
• Interpret when required for the benefit of the broader project team the contracted requirement (including but not limited to terms and conditions and scope of work)

About you

• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Good commercial/business acumen
• Able to look at the broader strategy and outcomes beyond the immediate task; think proactively
• creatively and anticipate needs
• Able to make sense of complex scenarios translating strategy into practical solutions.
• Resilience and tenacity to deal with periods of high intensity work notably during bid activity
• Record of accomplishment in assessing risk and communicating management/mitigation
• Experience and competence in bidding and contract management with a comprehensive knowledge
• of a range of complex and novel contracts in a variety of scenarios
• A track record of successful contract negotiation and management of change.
• Has a solid understanding of a range of complex contracts with various customers both UK and Export with good drafting skills limited or no supervision required
• Demonstrates a reasonable understanding of key legal principles in a broad range of contracts and agreements and the risks and issues that arise from them
• Has a solid understanding and has experience in negotiating a range of financial principles for various customers both UK and Export with limited or no supervision
• Has a solid understanding of their customers and customer solutions as well as detailed experience of the companys organisation key stakeholders and processes undertaken with limited or no supervision
• Understands risk and return effectively identifies commercial/ contractual risk and its appropriate management under limited or no supervision
• Is a skilled negotiator; able to develop an effective negotiating strategy and adapt financial and commercial terms to match; closes complex deals effectively
• World Commerce & Contracting CCM Advanced Practitioner certification or CIPS would be desirable.
• Will need to be mobile/ flexible enough to visit other sites both in the UK and overseas at short notice.

What We Can Offer

Were committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people and to achieve this we offer market leading training development and experiences along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

We hire from within as our first priority so youll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse global organisation.

Other Benefits:

• Thales offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;
• Half day every Friday usually finishing around 13:00pm
• Hybrid working
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Life Cover
• Progression and Development Opportunities
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Flexibility

Your health and wellbeing matters to us and thats why we offer you the flexibility to do whats important to you; whether thats part time hours job sharing home working or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role we would encourage you to have informal chat with the assigned recruiter.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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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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