Contract Manager

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

12/12/2024

Description

Contract Manager

Location: Bristol

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

Role Overview

We are looking for a Contract Manager to join the team in Bristol. Working alongside the Senior Commercial Manager and Head of Contracts

Duties And Responsibilities

• Supports Senior Contracts Manager and Head of Contracts with contractual administration tasks
• Prepare NDAs and maintains register
• Assist with administration of compliance with all terms and conditions and supporting schedules of customer contract
• Preparation and negotiation of contract change proposals
• Maintain contractual records and documentation such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence, customer contact information sheets, contractual changes, status reports and other documents for the project.
• Process purchase orders for the company
• Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions
• Prepare and maintain purchasing records, reports and price lists
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to determine procurement needs, quality, and delivery requirements
• Assist supply chain in the development of specifications for equipment, materials, and services to be purchased
• Administer contract performance, including delivery, receipt, warranty, damages and insurance
• Reconcile or resolve value discrepancies
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the customer commercial/contracts team
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with Team Leidos members
• Must be a hands-on team player
• Must have excellent interpersonal communications and problem resolution skills with a collaborative, win-win approach
• Must take an active role in the performance of the contract and proactively working to identify risks, issues and opportunities
• Comprehension of programme technical performance metrics and financial status
• Have excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Knowledge of MOD contracting
• Ability to communicate effectively, both internally, with technical staff, peers, and management as well as externally, with customers, and others
  
  

Skills Required

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field
• Strong experience as a contracts/commercial officer, including experience on large programmes/contracts employing complex business models and terms and conditions
• Experience in contract administration and negotiations
  
  

Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• Experience managing and negotiating contracts with UK Government or Ministry of Defence
  
  

Pre-Screening Requirements: BPSS

Discover, inspire, and grow with Leidos UK. Apply today!..

What We Do For You

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Dynamic Working
  
  

Commitment To Diversity

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

What Makes Us Different

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date

2024-12-11

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.