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Functioning as part of a newly established transverse Center of Excellence, the role holder is responsible for safeguarding company profitability, driving division-wide reinforcement of \"contract culture,\" and preventing value leakage. Contract Experts act as impartial T&Cs and claims specialists, ensuring rigorous adherence to contractual baselines while remaining embedded within operational plateaus to support business agility.\nCore Missions\nTransverse T&Cs Stewardship: Serve as the neutral expert for interpreting and enforcing strategic commercial terms across AH, AHD, and AHE.\n Margin Restoration & Profitability Safeguarding: Maximize margin recovery with P&L holders (aiming for at least 1% gross margin improvement on Strategic Contracts) and prevent financial loss from contract value leakage.\nStrategic Claims & Breach Management: Manage all contractual claims and breaches from detection to documentation, to mitigate risks and seize opportunities.\nImpartial Counter-Power: Act as an internal check to ensure commercial decisions adhere to the contract, preventing dangerous precedents and unharmonized gestures.\nMain Activities & Operational Responsibilities\nT&Cs Analysis: Provide authoritative guidance on contract clauses and liability to plateau teams via the Hotline.\nContractual Strategy: Propose and implement any necessary contractual strategy to mitigate contractual breaches and manage company’s exposure.\nClaims Handling: Manage the end-to-end process for contractual breaches and structured dispute resolution.\nCorrespondence: Draft and secure contractual communication within strict turnaround timelines in relation to Contractual Strategy & Claims.\nNegotiation Advisory: Advise on strategies to mitigate supplier failures and support the drafting of complex T&Cs.\n Lifecycle Governance: Document modifications and optimize data capture using Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools.\nUpskilling: Deliver training modules to operational teams to improve risk prevention and contract culture.\nRequired Profile & Key Skills\nContractual & Legal Expertise: Expertise in complex contract drafting and aerospace/defense T&Cs.\nFinancial Acumen: Understanding of contractual impact on margin and financial performance.\nCourage & Integrity: Ability to maintain operational independence and act as a neutral counter-power.\nCollaboration: Strong skills to navigate matrix organizations and influence without hierarchical authority.\n Tools & Methods: Proficiency in continuous improvement (LBIP+) and CLM tools.\nLanguages: Fluent English required; French, German, or Spanish is an advantage.\nThis job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.\nCompany:\nAirbus Helicopters España, SAEmployment Type:\nPermanent-------\nExperience Level:\nProfessionalJob Family:\nProgramme & Project Management By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.\nAirbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.\nAirbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to .\nAt Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. 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