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Job Summary: The Contracts Manager will coordinate with customers and suppliers, as well as internal stakeholders throughout the contract life cycle to meet the needs of Latecoere International Responsibilities.

Essential Duties:

• Will lead contract negotiation processes and build strong collaborative relationships internally and externally to drive strong, time-sensitive results.
• Draft, review, and negotiate business contracts to support business objectives and policies of the firm; lead and collaborate throughout contracting processes by analyzing significant business, financial, and legal risks; develop and communicate creative solutions and mitigation strategies for key negotiation points.
• Collaborate with department representatives and firm leaders to understand upcoming contract needs for new deals and renewals; prioritize deal support in planning process; implement legal strategy to focus on high value activities.
• Responsible for initiating, drafting, administering, negotiating, analyzing, revising, closing, and tracking contracts.
• Responsible for and leads the preparation, negotiation, and administration of commercial customer contracts.
• Ensure proper contract fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of the FAR/DFARS and accounting practices including audits, rates, and analysis of contract cost data.
• Provide guidance to project/program managers to ensure contractual compliance with all awarded contracts.
• Provide support to executives by providing review of government solicitations to analyze protocols and resources needed to comply with proposed obligations.
• Participate in proposal preparation, review, and bid/no bid analysis.
• Review, interpret, and recommend acceptance, revisions, exceptions to contracts and contract modifications to ensure that prices, delivery schedule, specifications, terms, and conditions are consistent with those proposed.
• Ensure key contracts, firm procurement initiatives, and sourcing strategies are aligned with the overall priorities of the firm’s legal function, paying special attention to privacy/data security and risk management practices as they develop.

  Desired Attributes:

• Excellent persuasion, negotiation, and judgement skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship management, and analytical skills.
• Excellent critical thinking, business communication, and writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or initiatives.
• Ability to interpret military specifications and familiarity with aerospace manufacturing operations.
• Ability to work through technical and business details without losing focus on corporate goals and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in administration of aerospace contracts negotiation, proposal development and project management.
• Experience in proposal preparation, negotiations, contract awards, and contracts management and administration.
• Extensive experience in reviewing RFQ’s and RFP’s and managing the preparation of all submission documents.
• Understands ITAR regulatory requirements for control of technical data, drawings, and components.
• Ability to interpret military specifications and familiarity with aerospace manufacturing operations.
• Significant experience in reviewing commercial and legal terms and conditions as well as negotiating contracts and agreements.
• Familiar with US export control laws

Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Commerce. Law, or equivalent applicable experience.