Contracts Manager

Location: Manor Royal 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.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a key part of a highly professional Commercial team within the Underwater Systems business based at Cheadle Crawley or Templecombe (also located in other SouthEast and SouthWest locations in England).

The role of the Contracts Manager will be responsible for the Contract Management on a number of projects and bids including its governance within an assigned business sector within the Legal and Contracts function in accordance with all applicable laws regulations and in accordance with Thales policies and directives.

The Contracts Manager is responsible for the commercial management of Contracts and Bids as assigned over the contract life cycle from prospects bidding to negotiation contract award and contract closure. Most specifically to deliver the aims and objectives set for the commercial function by the Head of Contracts.

This person will be supporting complex technology contracts and bids in a highprofile sector of the business. Contract values typically exceed 30M and this opportunity supports career development skills enhancement and exposure within the organisation. The ASW Commercial team provides an excellent structured framework for the right candidate to thrive benefit from the experts within the team whilst empowering individuals to succeed. If you are driven a selfstarter and relish working as part of integrated project teams(s) this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The Role Holder will carry out some or all (as may be relevant) of the following activities:

• Manage all contractual aspects within an assigned sector with due regard to Compliance Governance Groupwide actions Agreements (cooperation and strategic) Contracts.

• Support to contract negotiation and Manage Contracts within an assigned sector and any other adhoc tasks arising from time to time from the prospect and bid preparation phases legal memos negotiations contract management through to contract closure including identifying and managing all commercial risks and opportunities.

• Support and participate in the business strategy liaise with customers for all communication following ITT RFP ITN review and provide proactive business support in the winning of bids and thus prepare winning commercial proposals/quotations including but not limited to: draft contract commentary input to bid risk assessments and commercial and pricing strategy.

• Draft propose generate negotiate agreements contracts orders proposals quotations changes and terms and conditions in accordance with the agreed strategy and customer requirement.

• Provide a proactive participation in the business supporting the winning of bids and close support to Capture Leaders Bid Managers and Project/ Programme Managers.

• Negotiate and agree Collaboration Agreements (NonDisclosure Agreements Teaming Agreements Royalty/ IP Agreements).

• Serve as a focal point of contact for customers and partners regarding contractual matters by establishing good customer relationships and communications with emphasis on achieving highly performing Customer Relationship scores.

• Ensure a robust contractual baseline is established and maintained including the active management of contractual change and contract amendments.

• Provide guidance on compliance with terms and conditions identifying flow down terms and risk by supporting the negotiation of major subcontracts.

• Identifying potential liabilities and disputes and support the development of appropriate mitigation plans.

• Ensure maintenance of appropriate contractual records and files as well as provide regular reports/briefs as required.

• Promote ensure and adhere to governance procedures functional policies processes procedures and other relevant processes and procedures.

• Liaise with and provide sound advices to all stakeholders.

• Support to the Head of Contracts on any other tasks as required.

Security Clearance requirement:

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.

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