Senior Export Contract Manager

2 days ago


Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom MBDA Full time
Job Title: Senior Export Contract Manager

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior Export Contract Manager to join our Programmes Export Operations Directorate. The successful candidate will lead and deliver complex export contracts, fostering strong customer relationships and ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the commercial interface with international government and military customers for contract delivery on behalf of MBDA.
  • Handle multiple cross-domain and geographically diverse contracts simultaneously.
  • Deliver the contract schedule to ensure customer satisfaction and foster long-standing customer relationships.
  • Anticipate and proactively resolve contract delivery issues and concerns through risk and opportunity management.
  • Lead customer acceptance events, transport delivery solutions, and capture contractual payments.
  • Handle coherent and consistent communications with customers, government partners, and internal stakeholders.
  • Lead contract amendment negotiations and support Sales & Business Development to acquire new international business.
  • Collaborate with MBDA national companies to deliver Inter Company Trading export contracts.
Requirements:
  • Leadership, influencing, and relationship management skills to establish and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
  • Ability to define, communicate, and implement strategic intent in complex political environments.
  • Experience in leading contract delivery in both bid and execution phases, ideally in an international environment.
  • High degree of self-motivation and drive, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Effective interpersonal and communications skills, with an open, confident, and clear leadership style.
  • Experience in people management and leading internal and external stakeholder relationships.
  • Preparedness for international travel and an open mind to embrace different cultures.
  • Experience in preparing and authorizing Bid submissions, ideally with exposure as Business Bid Authority.
  • Experience working in large complex organizations, preferably multi-national, with collaboration with Corporate Functions, new business, finance, legal, customer support, export control, project management, quality, shipping, engineering, and corporate compliance.
What We Offer:
  • Opportunity for a structured Export Contracts Management career in the MBDA Programmes Export Operations Directorate.
  • Managerial exposure to MBDA Group Export Operation across Export Contracts Management, Offset and Partnership Management, and Joint Ventures.
  • Opportunity to work with a global range of international customers delivering the full portfolio of MBDA products and services.
Our Company:

MBDA is a leading defence organisation, proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

What We Can Offer You:
  • Company Bonus: up to 27% of base salary.
  • Car Allowance: £300/month.
  • Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
  • Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave, and fertility testing and treatments.
  • Facilities: fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking, and more.
  • Training and Development: excellent career progression, training, and career development opportunities.


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