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Senior Subcontract Manager, Luton, Bedfordshire
Client: Advanced Resource Managers
Location: Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views:
2
Posted:
22.08.2025
Expiry Date:
06.10.2025
Job Description:
Senior Subcontract Manager
Luton
12-month contract
Paying up to £85p/h (inside IR35)
Please note that due to the nature of the work you will need to be eligible to obtain a high level of UK security clearance – Please only apply if suitable.
Responsibilities:
* Lead the delivery of sub-contract management activities and other procurement related services which may be required by the business
* Lead relationships with strategic suppliers, holding supplier business reviews, ensuring performance management, risks, and impacts.
* Provide leadership and governance in business winning and programme delivery with minimum supervision.
* Accountable for procurement activities within the Procurement & Development IPTs
* Negotiate complex agreements and risk/reward mechanisms for business case models
* Translate customer/project requirements into commercial documents, particularly pertaining to the design, development, and production of bespoke complex electronic systems and sub-systems
* Understand mechanisms of mitigating risk associated with entering into commercial agreements
* Develop and negotiate robust contracts for services, tangible, and intangible deliverables
* Work in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the flowdown of appropriate terms and conditions from customer contracts to enable compliance and mitigate risks
* Promote customer intimacy in internal and external relationships
* Serve as focal point for project and suppliers regarding contract and supply base matters
* Drive strategies to influence business decisions throughout the project lifecycle
* Identify solutions for complex risks and opportunities, such as sub-contract risk, IPR, liability, and exchange rate exposure, and deliver mitigations
* Draft and review complex contract documentation using standard and non-standard formats
* Lead the generation and review of specifications and Statement of Work documents
* Promote best practices and knowledge sharing within the function and wider business
* Construct and lead contract and supply chain management lifecycle deliverables
* Work with stakeholders at all levels to understand customer requirements and success factors
* Manage export compliance, restrictions, and third-party rights for procured items and services
* Operate as a locally acknowledged expert within the function
Experience required:
* Technical training to degree standard, professional qualification, or significant domain experience (studying towards or achievement of MCIPS preferred)
* Strong collaboration, communication, planning, problem-solving, influencing, decision-making, and continuous improvement skills
* Good knowledge of procurement within the Defence/Aerospace industry or similar sector and ability to apply with minimal supervision
* Relationship-building skills with cross-functional colleagues, customers, and suppliers
* Understanding of commercial and legal aspects of contracting in the Defence/Aerospace industry or similar sector
* Ability to think creatively and offer innovative solutions
* Ability to engage and influence cross-functional and cross-site teams
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