AddressDate Posted:
2023-12-21Country:
United KingdomLocation:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Stafford Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 7EHPosition Role Type:
UnspecifiedWhat do we offer?
- Competitive salary
- Company performance bonus scheme
- Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
- Private medical insurance
- Comprehensive health cash plan
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay)
- Structured training & opportunities to progress
- Opportunity to join ERGs (employee resource groups), participate in community projects & much more!
What does the role look like?
We’re currently recruiting in our Contracts team here in Wolverhampton. The ideal candidate will be a high potential individual that will provide day-to-day advice, expertise, support and guidance to colleagues across the Actuation Systems sites in respect of contractual matters, taking a solution focused approach to business problems and providing a risk-based analysis of options available.
We're open to experience but you will have a background in either (i) private practice legal experience, (ii) already in a Contracts role or (iii) have experience in drafting contracts & negotiation. We’re open to a variation of experience as we are ready to invest & develop the right candidate.
What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?
- Responsible for the drafting, negotiation, and management of new agreements and contract clauses in line with corporate guidelines.
- Conduct contracts risk and opportunity analysis
- Assist, lead and support during customer negotiations and decision making including, but not limited to, escalating subjects to senior management when required for resolution.
- Lead contractual aspects of negotiation when required across the business.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure adherence to corporate Collins processes, policies, and approval of contracts, leading the approvals required for the Legal, Contracts & Compliance function.
- Where disputes over contract terms arise, provide expert advice and support to the team in terms of interpretation of contractual requirements. Be a Contracts focal to the internal team for all claims and assertions (warranty, transport, shop processing time and freight, damages) made by and to the business, ensuring the business positions are mitigated and maximized (where applicable) to the greatest extent possible
- Work with internal and external legal counsel on specific projects as and when they arise across the sites to ensure the business risk position is minimized to the maximum extent possible
- Provide the business with clear and coherent advice to mitigate its corresponding contractual risks.
- Work with the business teams (Legal, Program Management, Business Development, Finance, Engineering, Senior Leadership across the sites to ensure appropriate contractual requirements are included in business cases.
- Work with the Supply Chain Contracts teams across the sites to align on contract symmetry where possible.
- Be able to negotiate contracts in English, in verbal and written form.
- Review, approve, and sign contracts, letters, etc.
- Approve Business Case objectives in line with Approval Authority and other Compliance aspects of the business.
- Collaborate within the Integrated Project Team (IPT) supporting the business needs.
What will you bring to the role?
Essential skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills which you can demonstrate
- Proven attention to detail with due dilligence followed at all times
- Previous experience or exposure to negogiation, drafting of contracts, legal
Desirable skills:
- Excellent proficiency in negotiating with third parties, with a track record of obtaining contractually beneficial positions for the business ensuring its interests are well protected.
- High attention to detail in monitoring compliance and ensuring the flow down and communication of supply chain contractual requirements.
- Experience in communicating and presenting to senior leadership teams internally on an ad-hoc basis.
- Ability to drive improvements and strategy initiatives to improve the methods of working within a Contracts function.
About us:
At Collins Aerospace, we’re working side by side with our customers & partners to dream, design & deliver solutions that redefine the future of our industry. We are part of Raytheon Technologies & provide technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry to connect and protect people around the world. We are inventors, we are manufacturers, we work in space exploration, commercial air travel, defence & rescue applications.
Are you looking to join a dynamic global team that works across the entire Aerospace industry? If yes, get onboard the Collins Aerospace Team & play a part in expanding the opportunities to develop new products & challenge the state of art technology.
We believe Diversity drives innovation; equity eliminates obstacles, inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where everyone can belong & succeed, contributing to a better society.
We are committed to ensuring the recruitment process is barrier-free & inclusive as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have disability or long term condition to remove barriers that may be experienced in the recruitment process.
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day!
Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks and that project access restrictions may apply to some nationalities.
RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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