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Global engineering business requires a Commercial Contracts Manager. Applicants need contract management experience, including negotiating contracts with either customers or suppliers, in a B2B, manufacturing or engineering environment.

Commercial Contracts Manager will be responsible for managing a range of commercial contracts (supplier and customer), ensuring the business agrees to commercially advantageous agreements which also ensure compliance with industry/organisational requirements and mitigate risk.

Specific duties of the Commercial Contracts Manager include:

Review customer/supplier contracts and assess contractual and commercial risk
Draft, review and negotiate T&Cs of long term agreements
Act as commercial contracts SME to colleagues in; Bids, Procurement, Sales etc.
Administer contracts - assess performance against T&Cs and compliance
Day-to-day contract management and contract change activities
In life and post-signature activities - contract extensions, claims, disputes etc.
Escalate complex issues/conflicts to colleagues in the legal department
Work with Legal and Commercial colleagues to improve contract management; tools, systems and processes

Commercial Contracts Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

Experience of managing contracts, in a contract management, commercial or procurement role
The ability to negotiate contracts, mitigate risks, respond/review contracts and draft responses
Excellent communication and relationship skills - internal stakeholders, external supplier and customers
Law or Business degrees, IACCM, MCIPS, LPC, GDL qualifications would be advantageous but not essential
Comfortable working on site 4 days per week and 1 day remote