Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
Minewarefare Contracts Manager – UWS
This role is based in Templecombe/Cheadle, with travel as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the contract baseline and lead contract change activities with both the client and our internal stakeholders.
- Provide the commercial voice and expertise across multi‑functional teams and support and guide programme managers.
- Actively manage commercial opportunities, identifying and mitigating associated risks and liabilities.
- Travel flexibly to other sites in the UK and overseas to support internal and customer engagements.
About You
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across contract/project and bid lifecycles.
- Ability to establish effective relationships with key stakeholders.
- Forward‑thinking, able to consider broader strategy and anticipate needs.
- Capable of analysing complex scenarios and translating them into strategic solutions.
- Strong understanding of risk and opportunity management.
- Collaborative, customer‑focused, consistent and flexible.
- Resilient and tenacious in high‑intensity periods, notably during bid activity.
- Proficient in managing change to protect the company’s interests.
- Good commercial/business awareness and ability to provide expertise across the enterprise.
- Understanding of the wider defence business and commercial environment.
- Awareness of the UK MoD SSRO procurement approach.
- Understanding of Trade Compliance issues related to defence contracting.
Skills and Experience
- Knowledge and experience of MoD contracting and single‑source pricing.
- Experience in bids, proposals, contract changes, and amendments.
- Contract negotiation experience.
- Risk management experience.
- Certification or experience in IACCM, CIPS desirable.
- Mobile and flexible to visit UK and overseas sites on short notice.
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people and achieve this through market‑leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.
We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well‑being matters to us, so we offer flexibility to do what’s important to you – whether that’s part‑time hours, job sharing, home working or the ability to flex your start and finish times. We support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Benefits
The role includes private medical insurance, cycle‑to‑work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, an annual bonus and further benefits depending on the role.
Equality and Diversity
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
EEO Statement
At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all.
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