Contracts Engineer

This is a key role to provide exemplary levels of service to our customers by managing orders from receipt through to delivery. Work with engineering, purchasing and manufacturing to ensure the customers’ requirements are met in full. Ensure that the customer is kept always updated on order developments whilst managing any issues in a proactive manner.

Reporting to the Customer Service Manager, in this role you will work with the Engineering department to effectively prioritize and expedite engineered orders through to production release and with the Quality department to resolve and investigate customer quality complaints, ensuring customer expectations are managed through to resolution.

In this role you will identify and resolve order queries with customers and ensure that their requirements are correctly interpreted and fully understood, liaise and use negotiation skills with both customers and internal departments regarding delivery or special requirements, diligently and accurately carry out contract reviews of customer orders.

This role would suit a determined problem-solver, experience of the valve industry and good knowledge of electric actuators. You must have prior technical knowledge and experience in electric actuators contracts management and attention to detail together with a strong commitment to top-quality customer service.

Requirements

Degree or mechanical engineering qualification or equivalent; Desirable at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in a similar role; Understanding of engineering drawings; Commercial awareness and strong understanding of commercial jargon; Background in Customer Service; Knowledge of material pricing; Detailed knowledge and experience in electric and pneumatic actuator products; Understanding of revenue forecasting; Knowledge of Microsoft AX; Fluent English; Negotiation skills; Experience in manufacturing/engineering and contractual environment; Good technical, mechanical and electrical actuator knowledge; Ability to build strong relationships with customers and other internal departments to ensure customer requirements are met to the full; Good attention to detail and ability to work under pressure; Good communication skills, customer focus, ability to multitask at executing tasks; Ability to approach challenges with a proactive mindset and find solutions to problems; Knowledge of Dynamics 365 is a plus