Contracts Leader Location : Coventry, WSTMID, United Kingdom Job Family : Program Management Job Type : Regular Posted : Jun 18, 2025 Job ID : 57542 Back to Search Results Job Description Apply Now > Save JobJob Saved Role Summary Here at Parker Meggitt, we’re recruiting for a Contracts Leader to join the Contracts Team, where you will cover the expanded scope of integrated SSO with respect to contact management and proposals. In this role you will lead in the proposal and Request For Approval (RFA) processes for new contracts, contract amendments or renewals, and will be responsible for all contractual aspects of the RFA and proposal. You’ll Minimise risk and add value to RFAs and proposals, ensure policies and procedures are followed, maintain engagement with all stakeholders and meet customer deadlines. You’ll need to be comfortable making best-practice decisions on wide range of day-to-day commercial and contractual issues and be adept at working with cross-functional and globally located teams, whilst meeting tight deadlines and chasing colleagues for their actions where necessary. Core Responsibilities + Investigates and resolves claims, complaints and disputes elevated for resolution, and coordinates with relevant functions as applicable + Manages existing contracts, identifies key contract milestones and takes appropriate action + Determines our levels of compliance with existing contracts, advises colleagues on how to interpret, maximise the value and minimise the risk in our contracts + Proficiently drafts and/or reviews contract language and contract amendments, writes and reviews letters and other formal documents + Ensures Parker’s compliance with all applicable laws, codes of conduct, export compliance regulations, aerospace industry regulations and any other applicable legislation, making timely recommendations to implement needed actions + Serves as a functional expert, provides leadership to others in department or to ad-hoc teams + Suggests and helps implement process improvements + Leads and/or supports complex negotiation with the customers, acts as the point of contact with the customer on assigned contracts and participates in customer meetings + Participates in project teams to achieve any assigned business objectives, acting as the subject matter expert for contracts and/or the aerospace aftermarket segment + Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential: + Significant experience of contract management in the aerospace or related industry field + Good level of knowledge of the commercial aerospace industry segment: structure, key players, requirements and trends + Proficient contract drafting skills + Excellent English written-word skills used in formal communications and records of all types + Comprehensive knowledge of typical contract structure and language plus foundational contract law principles + Effective and proven negotiation skills + Financial acumen; ability to understand, review and interpret complex pricing models and business cases and understand the linkage between profit, risk and terms & conditions + Knowledge of complex legal and regulatory requirements related to contract administration that may include international compliance and government procurement What We Offer Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include: + Competitive salary + Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution + Income protection scheme + Life Assurance x3 basic salary + Share buying scheme + Work from home 1 day a week + 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing + Funded membership of a professional body + Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress + Free on-site car parking + Employee Referral Scheme + An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food + Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl (“PHEMEA”), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region. It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities. The Aerospace Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA. Hydraulic Systems Division EMEA (HSDE) is a key service provider to PHEMEA. Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.