Sr. Contracts Specialist

About the role

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers. As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker’s goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

The Sr. Contracts Specialist will be primarily responsible for complex, high-value contracting opportunities critical to long-term business success. May lead project teams responsible for overseeing a set of complex contracts related to assigned customers, market segments, product lines/programs, systems contracts, or key strategic contracts to ensure consistent approaches and alignment. Serves as a subject expert and internal consultant on overall contracting processes, regulatory requirements, negotiation techniques, and evaluation of risk. Provides oversight for assigned programs, conducts contract risk management reviews and recommendations to efficiently and cost effectively mitigate potential problems, manage the change control process with the Program Manager, and provides leadership to projects and programs. Serves as a focal point to key internal and external stakeholders for the assigned contracts. This role will not have direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Leads complex negotiations of strategic significance to the division.
• Negotiates all essential contract terms and conditions within a broad scope of responsibility.
• Negotiates or provides guidance on contract change proposals.
• Contract challenges are frequently unique and solutions may serve as precedents for future negotiations.
• Makes proactive recommendations for contract changes for programs or projects of high scope and complexity.
• Focuses attention and activity on contract risk across assigned programs.
• Ensures contract provisions are clear and conform to company policy.
• Administers and has oversight responsibility for highly competitive and unique contract requirements by analyzing performance requirements and customer purchase order requirements including those issued against Basic Contract Agreements and/or Long-Term Agreements.
• Analyses include performance to delivery schedules, pricing, terms and conditions and other contract provisions.
• Ensures processes in place that maintain accurate contract files and records of contract change activity.
• Determines technically and commercially compliant complex proposal packages for major customers in response to customer or contract requirements.