Senior Contracts Analyst

Commercial owns the contractual relationship with our customers, and helps to develop customer engagement strategy, leading negotiations, and influencing innovative solutions. Every day is different from the next, be it dealing with internal governance and financial performance, or meeting customer queries, bids and demands across the globe. Commercial are the interface between the business and customer, without such arrangement no contractual commitments or changes could be implemented.
Summary of Role:
Working under the direction of the Commercial Manager this role is an opportunity to join Raytheon's Mission Critical Solutions business area at a time of both development of new technologies and fast-turnaround sales opportunities of our key products.
The role will be based within a complex commercial environment comprising multiple contracting methodologies on a number of differing programme types with a varied and International customer base. The work is interesting and challenging and the incumbent will be exposed to the full spectrum of customer and supplier interaction in addition to internal stakeholder management.
Main Duties:
- Respond to simple RFQs for standard equipment and services.
- Support to the Commercial team in preparation of responses to more complex Requests for Proposal/ ITT/ PQQs etc
- Implement and manage standard agreements eg NDA, template contracts
- With supervision provide support to Programme and Business Development teams throughout the prospecting and bidding process.
- Support the business finance function to manage the invoicing and cash collection process.
- Participation in cross-functional improvement activities.
- Completion of all commercial functional requirements from cradle-to-grave on supply contracts.
- Understanding of export controls and other compliance requirements including GDPR, Government classifications etc.
- Work with the business teams to meet central targets and local challenges.
- Understand the policy requirements for the gate process and provide input to gate packs.

Essential:
- Business degree or equivalent experience.
- An ability to respond to tasks with tenacity and flexibility, whilst working cross functionally in a multi-disciplinary team
- An ability to remain calm under pressure and collaborate with others
- An eye for detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communications.
- Understanding of Contract Management and Procurement principles.
- Self-motivation and independent working.
- A willingness and ability to travel occasionally within the UK.
Desirable:
- Awareness of Data Protection and other relevant commercial and contract legislation
- Attendance at customer and supplier meetings in support of supervisor.
- Familiarity with business process management tools (IPDS, SAP or similar) and the competitive bidding process.