Position Overview
Here at Parker Meggitt, we’re recruiting for a Commercial Lead to join the Aftermarket Contracts Team. In this role, reporting to the SSO Regional Contracts Manager, you will be involved in all aspects of contract management and proposals for all of Parker’s commercial aerospace aftermarket business in the EMEA region. You will also take a leading role in the proposal and Request For Approval (RFA) process for new contracts or contract changes, and will be responsible for all related contractual inputs. You’ll minimise risk and add value to RFAs and proposals, ensure policies and procedures are followed, maintain engagement with all stakeholders and meet customer deadlines.
Responsibilities
You’ll need to be comfortable making best-practice decisions on a wide range of day-to-day commercial and contractual issues and be adept at working with cross-functional and globally located teams, whilst meeting tight deadlines.
- Manage existing contracts; determine levels of compliance, identify key contract risks and take appropriate action
- Lead and/or play a key supporting role in the proposal and request for approval (RFA) processes for new contracts, contract amendments or renewals and be responsible for all contractual aspects of the RFA and proposal
- Investigate and resolve claims, complaints and disputes elevated for resolution
- Proficiently draft and/or review contract language and contract amendments
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, codes of conduct, export compliance regulations, aerospace industry regulations and any other applicable legislation; make timely recommendations to implement needed actions
- Serve as a functional expert; provide leadership to other departments or ad-hoc teams, including suggesting and helping implement process improvements
- Lead and/or support complex negotiations with customers
- Participate in project teams to achieve assigned business objectives, acting as the subject matter expert for contracts and/or the aerospace aftermarket segment
Essential Skills and Experience
- Significant experience of contract management in the aerospace or related industry field
- Good level of knowledge of the commercial aerospace industry segment: structure, key players, requirements and trends
- Proficient contract drafting skills
- Excellent English written-word skills used in formal communications and records of all types
- Comprehensive knowledge of typical contract structure and language plus foundational contract law principles
- Effective and proven negotiation skills
- Good financial acumen; ability to understand, review and interpret complex pricing models and business cases and understand the linkage between profit, risk and terms & conditions
- Knowledge of complex legal and regulatory requirements related to contract administration that may include international compliance and government procurement
What We Offer
- 1 day working from home
- Funded membership of a professional body
- Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
- Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
- Income protection scheme
- Life Assurance (x4 basic salary)
- Share buying scheme
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days
- Service-related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days)
- Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover
- Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
- Free on-site car parking
- Employee Referral Scheme
- An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food
- Employee Perks – offering discounts on a wide variety of goods and services
EMEA Business Description
Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl (“PHEMEA”), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region. It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities. The Aerospace Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA. Hydraulic Systems Division EMEA (HSDE) is a key service provider to PHEMEA.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.
