Contracts Officer

We are recruiting for a Contracts Officer on a 1 year Contract You will be responsible for negotiating and agreeing terms and conditions with customers and subcontractors working closely with the relevant Programme Manager, International Sales Manager and Supply Chain Executive. Provide contract management support to all areas of the business and provide expertise and advice on contract terms and conditions, including confidentiality and collaboration / teaming agreements. Provide contractual support to Bids & Proposal and Sales team by: o Reviewing tenders to identify key commercial aspects and evaluation criteria. o Reviewing prime contract proposals to ensure adequacy of prime and supplier content. o Be the customer interface on all contractual matters and as part of a bid team prepare contract paperwork for approval. o Develop contractual risk review and support approvals process through the bid and programme lifecycle. Undertake contract negotiations with customers, and subcontractors, ensuring orders taken by the business are acceptable and comply with company policy. Working closely with Supply Chain identify and construct subcontracts flowing down terms from the prime contract as appropriate. Monitor contracts and sub-contracts, service agreements and licences to ensure that all parties adhere to the conditions, management of contractual issues to resolution. Provide inputs as necessary for internal reports. Good working knowledge and experience of reviewing and drafting contractual terms and conditions Good working knowledge and experience of contracts and terms and conditions used by UK MOD and UK government Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite Ability to carry out the work personally acting on own initiative Ability to identify issues coupled with the drive to resolve issues and bring matters to a successful closure Excellent analytical and communication skills, capable of interfacing with senior management at all levels, while planning, executing and coordinating bid work, negotiations and active contract management Must be able to deal effectively with competing priorities and deadlines, and able to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment Must be a team player, independent, proactive, and possess excellent problem solving, communication, and organizational skills Demonstrable experience of proposal work and review of large scale captures Track record of building strong customer relationships, creating and executing negotiating strategies with sound business decision making Working knowledge and experience of contract law and standard terms UK/US export regulations awareness Valid UK passport and driving licence SC cleared with willingness to undertake enhanced or higher clearances High level of attention to detail Excellent written and spoken English Highly flexible with approach to working hours required at peak times Ability to travel at short notice The ONE Group - With offices in Northampton, Peterborough and Cambridge - our recruitment divisions include; Accountancy, Executive, HR, IT, Office, technical and Executive recruitment. The ONE Group are the largest independent recruitment businesses across, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. Our recruitment experts provide specialist consultancy staffing services to some of the leading household brands across the Midlands and East of England. We pride ourselves in adding value to any recruitment experience. The foundation of our success comes from our high level of customer service, expert knowledge of the local marketplace and our understanding of the significant value people can add to the workplace. This is recruitment as it should be. For more information, call us or visit our website at www.theonegroup.co.uk.