Interim Subcontract Manager

Purpose of the Role (Overview):

• The main purpose of this role is to provide sub-contract management support to the ESMCP and NATO JEWCS Programmes with the organisation involving managing critical subcontracts and ensuring compliance with internal and external governance and legislation.
• This role reports to the Head of Procurement but will work closely with the Programme Directors, Commercial Manager, Engineers and Project Managers for both Programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining collaborative and commercially robust business relationships with sub-contractors.
• Generation and issue of RFQ packs and running pricing competitions (where applicable).
• Generation, negotiation and maintenance of sub-contractor contracts alongside relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Undertake internal governance reviews and obtain necessary financial/ programme approvals.
• Managing sub-contracts to ensure the on-time, on-cost, on-quality delivery of tailored high value, sophisticated sub-systems and services.
• Resolving any sub-contract issues/conflicts, whilst ensuring efficient and effective communication with all relevant internal stakeholders to ensure risk mitigation.
• Risk and opportunity management and safeguarding the interests of the organisation.

Competencies:

• Tenacity: day-to-day problem solving and challenging for resolution
• Strong communication: reporting and co-operation with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Team work: capable of influencing and managing multiple relationships.
• Analytically positive: continually improve opportunities, analyse situations and present possibilities, whilst balancing risk.
• Flexibility and Adaptability.
• Experience within the defence aerospace/ land sector.
• Proven track record to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Experience in procurement/subcontract management - negotiation, contract and/or terms and conditions management.
• Business, procurement or supply chain qualification/accreditation (degree/CIPS) or equivalent experience.
• UK MoD contracts knowledge - desirable.
• SC Clearance -preferred.