Contracts Manager in Sharonville, Ohio at Safran

Safran Electrical & Power
Contracts Manager

Company: Safran
Job Field: Legal
Location: Sharonville , Ohio , United States
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Duration: Full-time
Required Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience: More than 8 years
Professional Status: Professional, Engineer & Manager
Spoken Language: English Fluent
Salary: TBD

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Job Description

• Develop and manage contracts for products and services in all phases of contract lifecycle, in a commercial aerospace contracting environment.
o Draft, review, edit, and validate a variety of contractual and business documents, including agreements, amendments, proposals, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, and related correspondence.
o Perform analysis to identify commercial, contractual, operational, and process opportunities and risks and escalate issues as appropriate.
o Assist with contract negotiations by preparing redlines, identifying non-standard terms, organizing open issues, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
o Support the contract review and execution process by performing analysis, coordinating edits, tracking document versions, consolidating stakeholder comments, and helping move documents through approval workflows.
o Partner with legal, commercial, program, finance, and operational teams to support efficient contract turnaround and issue resolution.
o Understand and assist with management, tracking and implementation of payments, purchase order and engine deliveries, as well as all other financial transactions related to contract terms.
o Create and maintain accurate contract records, templates, and trackers in document management tools or contract lifecycle systems.
• Support organization business initiatives and special projects:
o Represent Contracts for specific company-wide projects and participate in cross functional teams.
o Manage implementation of new processes in CFM organization with other functional leaders.
o Support internal initiatives such as template updates, process standardization, reporting improvements, audit support, training materials, and other department projects.
o Validate signature authority, required approvals, and execution readiness prior to final signature.
• Provide analysis and data for periodic reviews and various management reports.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years relevant work experience, preferably in an aerospace-related field
• Proven experience with drafting, negotiation and management of commercial contracts
• High Proficiency with MS Office tools, collaborations platforms and document management systems

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

• Proposal development and negotiation skills, including strategy development, position formulation, and execution.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing, preparing, and coordinating execution of legal or commercial documents, including familiarity with contract negotiation processes, document redlining, and version control.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills; ability to make recommendations and effectively bring projects to completion.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to use them in informing, presenting, and negotiating to all levels of management, internally and externally.
• Track record of process improvement across contracting and negotiation activities, including effectiveness, efficiency, metrics, and innovation.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional stakeholders (program, technical, finance, supply chain, quality, legal, property, data, and IT).

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking.