Contracts Manager

Contract Manager Luton Contract - 6 Months Salary £60.00 per hour Umbrella ARM has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Officer to join a fast-paced team at a Global Defence Company. The Role: Provide strategic and…

Outside IR35 Public Sector
Contract type Contract
Posted 24 September 2026

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Contract Manager

Luton

Contract - 6 Months

Salary £60.00 per hour Umbrella

ARM has an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Officer to join a fast-paced team at a Global Defence Company.

The Role:

Provide strategic and tactical oversight to a number contracts and bid activities.
Drafting, negotiating and administration of complex terms and conditions of contract, working with Procurement counterparts to ensure appropriate flow through with subcontractors.
Produce accurate and compliant customer pricing by applying the appropriate pricing strategy and model to cost estimates.
Preparing proposals for submission to Customers in conjunction with the preparation of internal documentation required to obtain bid approval.
Ensuring adherence to commercial and business processes.
Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues and customers to deliver the value to the company.
Managing own workload, highlighting areas of conflict or priority and effectively managing stakeholder and customer expectations.

Requirements:

Can advocate at senior levels of an organisation
Experience working with UK Government and international Contracts.
Has a detailed understanding of business finance, profit and loss, margin and markup, escalation, and foreign exchange
Identifies and understand commercial risks and how to implement mitigation strategies
Has the ability to build effective and strong relationships with cross-functional colleagues, customers and suppliers
Has Microsoft Office knowledge and application of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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