Senior Contracts Administrator Job Coventry England UK,Business

Position Overview

Join our aerospace team as a Senior Contracts Administrator and play a key role in supporting the delivery of complex, high-performance products and systems. In this role, you will administer and manage contracts to ensure contractual, financial, and performance obligations are met, while partnering closely with customers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

Position Overview

You’ll support proposal development, review requirements, monitor contract performance, negotiate pricing and terms, and help ensure compliance throughout the contract lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative aerospace programs and support mission-critical solutions in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

Administers specialised and/or major contracts by analysing performance requirements and customer purchase order requirements including those issued against Basic Contract Agreements and/or Long-Term Agreements. Analysis includes performance to delivery schedules, pricing terms and conditions and other contract provisions.
Determines technically and commercially compliant proposal packages of diverse scope and complexity for major customers in response to customer and contract requirements. Evaluates performance requirements, delivery schedules and estimates of cost of material, equipment and labour hours
Initiates bid processes by identifying requirements and coordinating input form other functions. Develops responses to requests for proposal (RFP) of difficult scope
Negotiates complex contract requirements in accordance with legal and company regulations and policies. Negotiates price, terms and conditions, deliveries and other business issues within scope of responsibility.
Investigates and resolves claims or complaints by collecting and analysing information.
Acts as point of contact with customer on assigned contracts and participates in customer presentations

Essential skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for this position

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related discipline
Demonstrable experience of 3+ years in contracts
Thorough knowledge of contract administration principles, industry practices, regulations and policies.
Knowledge of legal and regulator requirements related to contract administration, government procurement and export compliance if applicable
Ability to read, analyse and interpret policies and contracts and recommended changes to procedures
Ability to negotiate effectively to obtain best prices and terms on products, materials and services

Ideally, you’ll also have

Relevant Contract Management certification

What We Offer

Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

1 day working from home
Funded membership of a professional body
Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
Income protection scheme
Life Assurance x4 basic salary
Share buying scheme
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days
Service-related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days)
Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover
Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
Free on-site car parking
Employee Referral Scheme
An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food
Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services