What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Contracts Manager position at Safran Passenger Innovations?
The Contracts Manager is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of contracts, strategic supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. This role plays a key part in driving cost efficiencies, mitigating risks, and supporting organizational objectives through effective contract and supplier management.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establish and implement commodity strategies, including sourcing, supplier base optimization, and innovation integration
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure strategy alignment with organizational goals
- Generate executive presentation and data driven models to validate business causes as require by management team
- Support new product introduction (NPI) processes from design to ramp-up phases
- Lead strategic supplier relationship management, including long-term agreement (LTA) negotiations, compliance, and risk mitigation
- Manage RFQs, contract approvals, tracking, and amendments to ensure traceability and security
- Drive closure of contractual issues and implement non-performance penalties as needed
- Monitor and coordinate appropriate actions to ensure purchasing performance and commodity-specific activities align with company strategy Conduct market analysis and provide strategic supplier performance insights
- Ensure adherence to all contractual terms, intellectual property licenses, and export compliance requirements
- Support legal and program teams in resolving disputes and enforcing contracts
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with supplier relationships and contract execution
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
- Experience with bids and responses to complex RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs
- Experience with generating supplier agreements to include MSAs LTAs, LOIs MOUs and other legal documents as needed
- Knowledge of export compliance and intellectual property management
- Ability to calculate figures such as discounts, commissions, and percentages
- Effective communication, problem-solving, and ability to handle confidential information
- 10 years of experience in contract management or related field
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, conflict resolution, and contract negotiation
- Demonstrated ability to manage defined commodities, ensure compliance, and contribute to program execution
- Proven expertise in coordinating supplier strategies and conducting market analyses
- Contract management experience within the IFE or Aerospace industry
- Strong understanding of FAR/DFAR terms and risk management
The starting pay range for this position is $119,000 - $134,500 per year however, base pay offered may vary depending on the level of the position, skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and location.
In addition to a comprehensive package of health benefits that include company contributions, Safran Passenger Innovations offers a variety of additional benefits and perks to enhance your work-life balance experience including but not limited to:
- A home allowance to elevate your home workspace
- Discretionary bonus program
- Future financial security with a 401(k) program with company match
- Paid time off covering vacations, personal time off and sick days, capped off by an exciting year-end holiday shutdown
- Embraced flexibility with our alternative work schedule (9/80) to navigate your workweeks with every other Friday off
Salary : $119,000 - $134,500
