Job Description:

Title

Contract Administrator
ID

2020-4216
Job Locations

US-PA-Lansdale
Posted Date

10/27/2020
Category

Legal & Compliance
Position Type

Full-time regular
Location : Location

US-PA-Lansdale
Requisition Post Information* : External Company Name

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
Requisition Post Information* : External Company URL

Location : Postal Code

19446
Location : Address

305 Richardson Road
Additional Locations

Requisition Post Information* : Post End Date

Telecommute

Yes

Key Responsibilities will be to carry out individually or support Contracts Manager in the following areas:

* Provides sound contractual guidance and transfers confidence to other members of Contracts, Compliance and Legal where necessary.

* Negotiates and administers customer contracts and related auxiliary agreements and guides and coordinates contracts professionals, where applicable, on such activities.

* Represents the Company independently or as part of a team on routine, complex, high-risk and/or large-scale customer and supply chain transactions.

* Provides substantive contracts and proposal advice, and support to Business Area leads and Supply Chain leaders, as needed.

* Fosters and maintains a sound and reliable relationship with counterparts in internal (especially Program Management, Customer Service and Finance) and external customer organizations.

* Shares subject matter knowledge to train Business Area cross-functional staff on contract issues to raise contracting awareness, as needed.

* As a member of the Contracts team, assist with development and implementation of functional strategy and deliverables.

* Participates in and, when requested, leads special projects or improvement initiatives as designated by senior leaders.

* Performs other duties and responsibilities related to contracting, as required to include supporting audits by prime customers, DCMA, DCAA to include company Compliance Audits or specific data calls.

Basic:

* Bachelors degree OR Associates degree with an additional 2 years of contracts experience

* 5 years of commercial and government contracts administration/management experience, to include a thorough understanding of FAR/DFARS

* Experience negotiating and advising on major customer contracts, supply chain, and indirect spend procurements.

* Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Preferred:

* Experience negotiating and advising on major customer contracts, supply chain, and indirect spend procurements.

* Demonstrated ability to achieve positive results through influence, negotiation and change management.

* Ability to develop sound relationships in internal and external customer organizations.

* Works well independently with minimal supervision.

* Effective communicator both orally and in writing.

* Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

* Ability to manage time and competing priorities, including handling several assignments concurrently.

* Advanced degree

* Experience in the aerospace and defense industry

Employment Transparency:

Cobham is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Cobham to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Cobham will refrain from discharging, or otherwise discriminating against, employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants.

The EEO is the Law poster is available here and the poster supplement is available here.

The Pay Transparency Policy is available here.

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to CAEScareers@cobhamaes.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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