Contracts Manager / Spare Engine Sales Support

Job description

As part of the CFM Contracts spare engine team, this position will, for specific engine model lines: 
Manage activities related to contract fulfillment for spare engines as follows:
o Act as a team focal for CFM joint venture parent companies' Business Operations and customer teams for spare engines and related processes.
o Work with Business Operations to support definition of yearly production and sales goals, and development of opportunity pipeline.
o Drive behaviors of other teams to manage their role in the transaction.
o Facilitate the development / enhancement of any processes related to spare engines or digital tools.
o Prepare and support various spare engine-related meetings.
 Manage spare engine purchase orders and deliveries.
o Process and manage incoming purchase orders and related financial transactions.
o With the customer teams and production organization, proactively guide customers through the spare engine ordering and delivery process.
o Track and report customer contract fulfillment and report to other stakeholders.
o Support the process for issuance and tracking of service credits and impact on new engine contracts.
 Implement airline customer contracts:
o Manage and administer certain terms and conditions of the airline customer contract.
o Summarize and communicate customer contract requirements.
o Track any financial transactions in digital tools.
o Liaise with Legal and Business Operations to process and define multi-party financing documents.
o Facilitate the relationship between CFM stakeholders and the airline customer.
 Support sales and legal teams as required during proposal and contract negotiations with airline customers
o Review contract language, both in form and substance.
o Develop internal positions in response to airlines requests.
 Support company business initiatives and issues
o Act as a Contracts focal point for company-wide programs and participate in cross functional teams.
o Support development of operating practices for company-wide distribution,
o Support ongoing performance improvement projects to digitize and lean internal processes.
o Define, record and maintain internal spares-related processes.
 Provide data for periodic reviews and various management reports
o Establish and update information for management reports, as requested.
o Proactively leverage digital tools for reporting.
 During absences of other team members, act as back-up for other engine models or global management of the CFM spare engine deliveries during that period. 
Complete company required training as well as training for an individual growth plan

Job requirements

Requirements:
 Bachelor degree in business-related or engineering field.
 Minimum 5 years work experience, preferably in an aerospace-related field
 Experience with management of commercial contracts preferred, aerospace-related field is a plus
 Experience in project management 
Experience in customer relationship management
 Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication
 Experience or strong desire to work with teams and customers from different countries and cultures
 Work in an office environment 100% first six months, 60-80% thereafter.
Skills:
 Must have strong analytical skills and ability to manage multiple topics concurrently in fast-paced environment. 
Must have ability to work in an international environment and possess excellent customer interaction skills.
 Must understand basic contract language and be able to draft basic commercial contract language
 Must be able to communicate effectively with all organizational levels 
Must be able to travel domestically and internationally (5-10%) and maintain a valid passport.
 Prior Salesforce experience a plus