Head of Contracts

Programme: LCST

Location: Bristol, occasional travel to customer and Leidos sites may be required

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Role Overview:

We are seeking a Head of Contracts for Leidos Europe Ltd.  You will assist and reports directly to the Contracts and supply chain Director. 

This role is a senior leadership position both within the Commercial function and within the LCST programme with line management responsibilities of approx. 6 direct reports.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Manages a team of ~6 individuals with everyday management responsibilities, tasking, coaching and workload management.
• Part of the programme leadership team, with regular interaction, reporting and dialogue with senior executive management across the programme and the wider UK business.
• Regular briefing to executive management
• Part of the contracts and supply chain leadership team, setting example, looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the function
• Provides commercial, contractual and technical interpretation on contract terms and conditions both customer and supplier facing.
• Leads contractual interactions with the Customer and where escalation is required, with the supply chain
• Leads and supports others with the identification and preparation of contract change proposals
• Review, scrutinize, and develop operational process flows
• Ensure that the financial aspects and impact of the contract are clear to all parties
• Ensure that all stakeholders, such as administration, operations, and finance understand and adhere to contractual obligations
• Develop and maintain robust working relationships with the customer, Key Suppliers and the  commercial team
• Prepare responses to queries by undertaking customs, excise, or export controls technical research
• Broad understanding of, and experience in implementing UK export controls (Military and Dual Use) trade procedures and documentation
• Must be a working manager, taking an active role in the performance of the contract and proactively working to identify risks, issues and opportunities and develop and implement strategies to mitigate the risks, resolve the issues and capitalize on the opportunities, and will be willing to cross functional lines to provide support to the programme leadership team when and where needed
• Support role in regular, intensive weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual technical and financial governance meetings in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to operate independently and communicate effectively, both internally, with technical staff, peers, and management as well as externally, with customers, regulators and others
• Strong comprehension of programme technical performance metrics and financial status
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Liaison with other Leidos operating units and corporate departments where applicable

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field,
• Extensive experience including experience managing large programmes/contracts employing complex business models
• Team lead and/or management experience

Desired Skills:

• Experience managing and negotiating contracts with UK Government or Ministry of Defence
• Experience managing and negotiating supplier Subcontracts

Clearance Requirements:

• Pre-screening required to start: BPSS

Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

Pay Range:

£73,700.00-£97,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.