Commercial​/Contracts Manager

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To act as contractual and commercial support in bidding for & managing contracts and providing commercially reasonable contractual solutions in conjunction with and support the Defence and Security team within the UK and EMEA region

• Serve as a focal point of contact for customers (external and internal) regarding contractual matters by establishing good customer relationship and communications.·
• Perform review of customer proposed contractual agreements (NDAs, Teaming Agreements, TAAs, Contracts etc.) and provide CAE position as required in close conjunction with CAE legal counsel.
• Proactive participation in Business Winning Bid Teams, including:
  Generating the Commercial Response to Customer RFPs in accordance with the agreed strategy, relevant input from other disciplines (e.g. prices; payment plan from Finance/Pricing; IP, LDs and liability from CAE legal) and Customer requirements;
  Assisting Bids and Proposals Manager to generate Proposal Documentation (Commercial Volume, Risk and Opportunities Registers, Compliance Matrices etc.) matched to Customer requirements;o Undertaking a commercial/contractual review of the full suite of proposal documents provided by Bids and Proposals Manager;
  Support the development and implementation of the negotiation strategy;
  Participation in contract negotiations with Customers to fulfil business requirements in support of Sales/Business Development Lead and / or Programme Manager.
• In close conjunction with CAE legal counsel, prepare and negotiate contracts and amendments to existing contracts and arrange for their approval.
• Provide guidance on compliance to terms and conditions of customer contracts, identify the appropriate flow down of such terms and conditions to potential subcontractors.
  · Assist the Programme Management function by supporting subcontract negotiations as required.
• Identification of potential contractual liabilities, risks, issues and disputes, arising with customers, suppliers, partners and third parties, and report to CAE legal accordingly and jointly produce mitigation plans.
• Maintain contractual records, documentation of key correspondence, status and issue reports etc.
• Support in ensuring compliance with all relevant Corporate Policies and Procedures relevant to bidding for and managing contracts.
• Any other duties as may be required..

• At least 7 years experience in a commercial, marketing or business-related field is essential.
• Extensive knowledge of contract law and UK MoD terms and conditions e.g. DEFCONS and public procurement.
• Strong business acumen.
• Good organisational and co-ordination skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Knowledge of data protection legislation is desirable.
• Able to work under pressure as an integral member of bid/project teams and capacity to meet project deadlines.
• Good PC skills (MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, etc).

• Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• In this role, a Hybrid working model is available which offers the blend of office working as well as working remotely.
• Some activities will require travel to other CAE and Customer sites in the UK and overseas, which could be at short notice.
• Must be able to obtain or transfer Security Clearance which the Company sponsors (applicants must have lived continuously in the UK for the past 5 years in order to obtain security clearance) or currently holds NATO SC level Security Clearance that can be transferred from overseas to the UK.

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