Sub Contract Manager
Leonardo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Basildon • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide leadership and governance in business winning and programme delivery with minimum supervision.
- Accountable for procurement activities within the appropriate business area.
- Lead the delivery of sub-contract management activities and other procurement related services which may be required by the business.
- Support the procurement interface with Project Management to develop the procurement value proposition and approach, flow down requirements and negotiation strategy.
- Support the development of procurement models presenting an acceptable balance between contract performance, risk and reward.
- Focal point for project and suppliers regarding contract and supply base matters.
- Promote customer relationships in managing internal and external relationships.
- Work with other functions to bring solutions and innovation into play early in the lifecycle and be a focal point for project and suppliers regarding contract and supply base matters.
- Draft and prepare complex contract documentation using standard and non-standard formats.
- Negotiate complex arrangements, incl. planning and creating negotiation strategies, agreements, resolving any complex issues and impasses.
- Ensure that the team is managing risks, liabilities and commitments of contractual agreements in the supply chain.
- Provide specialist knowledge of domain specific contract forms and terms, together with industry norms and legal parameters, for contract drafting and negotiation and for safeguarding the interests of the company.
- Problem solving across many areas of supply chain issues such as Trade Compliance, Dependency Management etc.
- Promotes a culture of best practice and sharing of knowledge within the function and across the wider business.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to work in complex workshare programmes with shared performance commitment and risk management elements.
- Demonstrated collaboration, communication, planning, problem solving, decision making and continuous improvement skills.
- Ability to engage and influence cross-functional/cross site teams.
- Led and managed challenging engagements with suppliers where commercial terms and problem solving are key to successful outcome.
- Experience of more complex issues such as Conflict of Interest, Intellectual Property, Variation of Price, Trade Compliance etc.
- Experience of negotiating contractual terms and measures that protect the company interests but also deliver key capability and transparency for the customer and user community.
- A good working knowledge and understanding of Defence Industry procurement and ability to apply them with minimal supervision and direction.
- Relationship building skills with cross-functional colleagues, customers and suppliers.
- An ability to think ‘outside of the box’ offering solutions to enable the function to add value and innovation.
Benefits
- Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
- Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks.
- Bonus scheme eligibility for all employees at management level and below.
- Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Financial reward through our referral programme.
- Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract draftingnegotiation strategiesprocurement modelsrisk managementsupply chain managementtrade complianceproblem solvingdependency managementcontract performancecommercial terms
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationplanningdecision makingcontinuous improvementrelationship buildinginfluencinginnovationproblem solving