Unspecified
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Winnersh
Position Role Type: P4
Role: Contracts & Subcontracts Manager – Contract Delivery
Location: Hybrid working (mostly remote working with travel to Winnersh/Bristol/UK supplier sites)
Summary of Role:
Raytheon UK's, Training Transformation Business, has a great opportunity for an experienced Contracts & Subcontracts Manager to join our growing team. The Training Transformation team delivers a wide range of programmes in Training Integration, Training Equipment, Training Delivery and Training Simulation.
This role will join the Commercial team in a flagship programme delivering cutting edge technology to one of Raytheon UK’s most strategically important UK MOD customers.
The programme itself comprises of supply of a series of training devices and courses, modification of existing training and adopting a new approach to crew training for one of the most strategically important new naval platforms.
Main Duties:
· Responsible for key commercial elements of the programme including customer relationship
· Deliver value to the business and be an enabling function to the programme success
· Develops and delivers innovative commercial solutions in support of proposals and customer requirements, together with administration of complex due diligence activity
· Negotiates a range of contractual agreements and manages non routine issues through senior functional management, referring to counsel when necessary
· Identifying and manging contract change throughout the contract life cycle to maximise opportunities and reduce risks to performance
· Shares responsibility for programme and bid financial performance with multi-functional leadership team
· Produces business cases/briefing materials for senior management reviews
· Support programme and bid financial performance with multi-functional team
· Support the business finance function to manage the invoicing and cash collection process.
· Participation in cross-functional improvement activities
Candidate Requirements:
Essential:
· Experience in managing large, complex Contracts ideally with UK MOD customers
· Experience of negotiating Commercial Agreements in the Defence, Cyber, Training or Aerospace Industry.
· Excellent communication skills, combined with a flexible and positive attitude.
· Good working knowledge of import/export legislation.
· Experience of programme financial management and how to apply that to risk and opportunities.
· Strong record of problem solving with an ability to drive performance through others.
· Experience of Customer Relationship Management
· Qualification at Degree level or equivalent or equivalent work experience.
· A willingness and ability to travel occasionally within the UK
Desirable:
· An understanding of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR)
· Experience of working with a diverse customer group based within Government departments, either as a prime or subcontractor
· Experience of working with international suppliers and customers from source selection to programme delivery, including collaborative working arrangements
· Multi-functional team leader experience, including coaching and mentoring experience.
Experience of negotiating and implementing Framework Agreements