Job Description: The Contract Expert serves as the independent, neutral, and dedicated "Voice of the Contract" within Airbus Helicopters. 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&C; and claims specialists, ensuring rigorous adherence to contractual baselines while remaining embedded within operational plateaus to support business agility.Core MissionsTransverse T&C; Stewardship:Serve as the neutral expert for interpreting and enforcing strategic commercial terms across AH, AHD, and AHE.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.Strategic Claims & Breach Management:Manage all contractual claims and breaches from detection to documentation,



to mitigate risks and seize opportunities.Impartial Counter-Power:Act as an internal check to ensure commercial decisions adhere to the contract, preventing dangerous precedents and unharmonized gestures.Main Activities & Operational ResponsibilitiesT&C; Analysis:Provide authoritative guidance on contract clauses and liability to plateau teams via the Hotline.Contractual Strategy:Propose and implement any necessary contractual strategy to mitigate contractual breaches and manage company's exposure.Claims Handling:Manage the end-to-end process for contractual breaches and structured dispute resolution.Correspondence:Draft and secure contractual communication within strict turnaround timelines in relation to Contractual Strategy & Claims.Negotiation Advisory:Advise on strategies to mitigate supplier failures and support the drafting of complex T&C.Lifecycle; Governance:Document modifications and optimize data capture using Contract Lif

📌 Contract Expert (Getafe)
🏢 Airbus
📍 Getafe