Contracts Manager

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Contracts Manager at our Elyria, OH location.

About Crane:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Elyria facility has been a bedrock in the community-friendly town of Elyria, Ohio, for more than a century. Known for our excellence in pumping technology, our Elyria site produced the first-ever positive displacement pump for high performance piston engine aircraft and even supplied pumps for Charles Lindbergh in the 1930s. We have more than 150,000 fuel and lubrication pumps in service today and are proud to offer custom thermal management system solutions for a range of next-gen applications. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

Job Summary:

The Contracts Manager supports the customer business team in the effective review, negotiation, and management of contracts to enable achievement of business plan goals, while minimizing the company's contractual risk and liability.

Essential Functions:

• Provide expert consulting and oversight to the customer business team to ensure successful negotiation and management of business agreements including Long Term / Override Agreements, Product Support Agreements, Nondisclosure Agreements, and Sales Representative/Distributor agreements which drive profitable growth and mitigate contractual and legal risk/liability for Crane

• Ensure compliance with all Crane contracts policies and procedures. Interface as needed with internal legal team and outside attorneys to resolve contracts issues. Participate in Crane contract risk monthly reviews

• Ensure compliance with all FAR and DFARS regulations applicable to US government contracts. May be required to perform duties related to DFARS cyber incident evaluation and reporting

• Manage a contract tracking and archiving system that will ensure traceability and security of executed customer contracts and changes

• Develop and present contracts training that will ensure understanding of key contracting topics by the customer business team

• Execute and continuously improve processes and procedures for customer contracts management, using Crane Business System principles and tools

• May be required to perform duties if selected as Senior Intellectual Property Leader for some or all sites

• Execute other tasks or responsibilities assigned by your supervisor related to meeting the objectives of the Contracts Team. This may encompass activities or initiatives at other sites

• The focus of this position may be heavily weighted in one or more of the following areas, depending on the make-up of the contracts team and current business needs: Commercial contracts, Government contracts, and/or Intellectual Property

• Any other tasks as assigned by supervisor or management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: Five years of relevant experience in contracts management, contract law, or business management, preferably within the Aerospace or Defense market
• Knowledge: Demonstrated in-depth understanding of contract terms and risk management.
• Skill: Proficient in conflict resolution and negotiations
• Ability: Ability to effectively communicate (orally and in writing) with all levels of the organization and with customers
• Education/Certification: Business and/or Legal Degree or equivalent
• US Persons: Due to the export-controlled nature of our products and data, US Person status is required.
• Eligibility Requirement: This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or JD
• Eight years of relevant experience.

Top Benefits:

• As a team member at Crane Aerospace and Electronics, you'll enjoy:
• Benefits: Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 6 months of employment

Working Conditions:

• Standard office environment at a manufacturing facility.
• Work requires substantial visual concentration on detail.
• Manufacturing operations may require the use of safety equipment including but not limited to: eye safety glasses, gowning, masks, hearing protectors, heel/wrist straps and any other required PPE.
• May be exposed to unusual environmental conditions such as loud noises, cold temperatures, confined spaces, dust or fumes.

Standing: 10% *percentage is approximate and may vary depending on work task

Sitting: 90% *percentage is approximate and may vary depending on work task

Lifting (in pounds): up to 10 pounds

Pushing (in pounds): up to 10 pounds

Mental/Visual: use of computer, calculator, filing cabinets Workspace (line, cube, etc.): cubicle/desk

Crane Company. reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of accountability and responsibility. These descriptions should not be considered to be all-inclusive listings of work requirements.

Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity characteristics or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, or U.S. military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law, in recruiting, hiring, training and promoting.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.