Export Contract Manager

Location:

Stevenage

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the UK Export Contract Management Team for a motivated, experienced and driven contract manager to lead and deliver a portfolio of UK export contracts.

Salary:
Circa £60,000 depending on experience.

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification.

Security Clearance:
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. After the offer stage, all successful candidates must undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS).

• Company Bonus: bonus of up to 21% of base salary.
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Flexible working: we welcome applicants looking for flexible arrangements.
• Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements for paternity, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: great site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing.

• Lead the contract and commercial day-to-day interactions with international customers, ensuring good relationships and satisfaction for UK export contracts.
• Manage communications with MBDA and externally with industrial partners.
• Anticipate and proactively resolve issues and concerns to meet contractual commitments and obtain customer acceptance and payment for deliverables.
• Ensure MBDA's business interests are safeguarded through on-time export contract schedule adherence and robust risk mitigation.
• Support Sales & Business Development in acquiring new business.

• Experienced Contract Manager who has led contract delivery in both bid and execution phases, ideally with an international client base.
• High degree of self-motivation and drive, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with an open, confident and clear leadership style.
• Experience of people management in a leadership role and of leading internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Prepared for international travel with an open mind to embrace different cultures.
• Experience of preparing and authorising bid submissions, ideally with exposure in the role of Business Bid Authority.
• Proven experience of interfacing with corporate functions such as finance, customer support, export control, project management, quality, shipping and engineering.