Contract Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the UK Export Contract Management Team for a motivated, experienced and driven contract manager who will lead and deliver a portfolio of UK export contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the contract and commercial day‑to‑day interactions with international customers, ensuring good customer relationships and satisfaction for UK export contracts.
• Manage communications with MBDA and externally with industrial partners.
• Anticipate and proactively resolve issues and concerns to fulfil contractual commitments and obtain customers’ acceptance and payment for deliverables.
• Ensure MBDA’s business interests are safeguarded by on‑time export contract schedule adherence and robust risk mitigation.
• Support Sales & Business Development in the acquisition of new business.

Qualifications

• Experienced contract manager who has led contract delivery in both the bid and execution phases, ideally with an international client base.
• High degree of self‑motivation and drive, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills with an open, confident and clear leadership style.
• People‑management experience in a leadership role and experience leading internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Prepared for international travel with an open mind to embrace different cultures.
• Experience preparing and authorising bid submissions, ideally with exposure in the role of Business Bid Authority.
• Proven experience interfacing with corporate functions such as finance, customer support, export control, project management, quality, shipping & engineering.

Benefits and Compensation

• Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience.
• Company Bonus: up to 21% of base salary.
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Flexible working: dynamic (hybrid) working arrangement, 2-3 days per week on‑site.
• Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements for paternity, neonatal and fertility leave.
• Paid annual leave: 25 days per calendar year, with additional days added after 5, 10 and 15 years of service.
• Additional paid leave: option to purchase up to five extra days through payroll.
• Dynamic leave and time‑in‑lieu options, including paid overtime where applicable.
• Retirement: Defined Contribution plan in the Mercer Master Trust (4% employee, 6% employer, up to +2% each).
• Financial wellbeing: free webinars, financial education website, mortgage advice, critical illness lump sum, charitable donation assistance.
• Employee Assistance Programme: confidential counselling, 8 structured sessions.
• Private medical insurance: funded benefit for eligible grades, voluntary plans for others.
• Dental, optical and health cash plans: cash‑back on everyday expenses.
• Healthworks gym membership and annual discounted gym memberships across the UK.
• Transport benefits: season ticket loan, discounts on public transport.
• Travel and travel insurance options, including contingency for overseas trips.
• Holiday purchase scheme: up to 5 extra days purchasable with tax and NIC savings.
• Technology vouchers: up to £2,500, spread over 12 months.
• MyCar scheme: salary sacrifice to access up to two new vehicles.
• Discounts & vouchers programme: instant vouchers, reloadable cards, cashback.
• Various leisure and club activities, including theatre trips, sporting events and more.
• Participation in local employee‑led networks and diversity initiatives.

Security Clearance

All successful candidates will need to hold UK Security or BPSS Clearance; British Citizenship or Dual UK nationality is required.

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