Intermediate Contracts Advisor
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About the Role
Airswift is seeking a strategic Contracts Advisor for a 1-year contract within the Supply Chain organization. The role focuses on material and/or service contracting, negotiating and managing contract lifecycles to deliver cost, risk, and efficiency improvements.
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Responsibilities
- Partner with internal stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into sourcing and category strategies
- Identify cost reduction opportunities through market analysis, supplier collaboration, demand management, and monitoring of category spend
- Apply data driven insights to challenge specifications, service delivery models, and commercial structures to achieve sustainable cost savings
- Lead sourcing to contract events for complex services, ensuring commercial outcomes balance cost efficiency, performance, and risk mitigation
- Design innovative commercial models and negotiation strategies that drive competitive advantage and cost reduction
- Manage contract planning, contract strategy development, sourcing and negotiation activities through to contract formation and approval claims / warranty management activities
Requirements
- 5 years of related professional experience and/or a combination of commercial and technical work experience
- A Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain
- Proven track record in cost optimization, cost modeling, and total cost of ownership analysis
- Strong commercial, analytical, and negotiation skills with multi year, service based contracts
- Deep understanding of cost drivers, contracting models, and risk management in complex service markets
- Proficiency in SAP Ariba and spend analytics tools
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About the Role
- We are seeking a strategic, results driven professional to join our Supply Chain organization in a 1 year contract, as a Contracts Advisor role focused on material and/or service contracting.
- As a strong relationship builder, you will negotiate and manage the lifecycle of contracts and build strong relationships with the business and suppliers to deliver measurable cost, risk, and efficiency improvements.
Responsibilities
- Partner with internal stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into sourcing and category strategies that align with asset plans and corporate objectives, with a strong focus on cost efficiency, total cost of ownership, and value optimization.
- Identify cost reduction opportunities through market analysis, supplier collaboration, demand management, and monitoring of category spend.
- Apply data driven insights to challenge specifications, service delivery models, and commercial structures to achieve sustainable cost savings.
- Lead sourcing to contract events for complex services, ensuring commercial outcomes balance cost efficiency, performance, and risk mitigation.
- Design innovative commercial models and negotiation strategies that drive competitive advantage and cost reduction.
- Manage contract planning, contract strategy development, sourcing and negotiation activities through to contract formation and approval claims / warranty management activities.
Qualifications
- 5 years of related professional experience and/or a combination of commercial and technical work experience.
- A Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain.
Required Skills
- Proven track record in cost optimization, cost modeling, and total cost of ownership analysis.
- Strong commercial, analytical, and negotiation skills with multi year, service based contracts.
- Deep understanding of cost drivers, contracting models, and risk management in complex service markets.
- Proficiency in SAP Ariba and spend analytics tools, with the ability to support sourcing and cost optimization initiatives.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in managing complex service contracts.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
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