Lead Contract Manager

Lead Contracts Manager will support Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Region supporting its Conveyance Business unit with approximately $475M in annual sales of Conveyance products globally in the aerospace industry. This role is responsible for leading contract management activity for the commercial, distribution and applicable defense aerospace markets for the EMEA region. Duties include commercial negotiation, negotiation of terms and conditions, contract lifecycle management, warranty and change management. The role reports to the Business Unit Contract Manager for the Division and serves as the lead for contracting with assigned aerospace Conveyance product customers, on behalf of Eaton plants and businesses, building FED Conveyance products worldwide. What you'll do:

• Provide independent analysis of business/contract issues to support decision making and flows the requirements of the contract to responsible departments as required.
• Facilitate internal review of agreements and supports the commercial execution of contracts.
• Responsible for maintaining positive customer interactions, proactively ensuring contractual compliance and performance.
• Partner with other functions (Sales, Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Customer Service) by providing analysis of business/contractual issues to risk mitigation planning and execution.
• Participate in regular business reviews for new and momentum business, including pricing, Statement of Work (SOW) verification, and terms and conditions verification.
• Lead the negotiation of agreements and management/mitigation of significant claims and disputes to provide maximum benefit to the Division.
• Build & maintain customer relationships through effective communication, service standards and using Voice of the Customer to ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded.
• Ensure compliance with all Aerospace, Division, business unit processes and procedures, Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Communicate status of on-going contractual matters to all levels of the organization.
  
  Bachelor's Degree, preferably Law Degree, WCC Certification or NCMA certification
• Min 7-10 years working with complex contracts with strong knowledge of contract terms
Skills:
• Business governance skills
• Demonstrated negotiating skills
• Working Knowledge of EMEA Government Contracting requirements
• Awareness of USA Government Contracting requirements
• Strong communication skills (Verbal and Written)
• Customer focused (balanced with good business acumen and confidence to discuss challenging positions)
• Action Oriented and ability to work in time sensitive environment.
  
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