Atlas · 2 weeks ago
Senior Contracts Specialist
Wichita, KS
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expThe Atlas Group is a global provider of complex aerospace products, serving both commercial and defense markets. The Senior Contracts Specialist will lead the development and negotiation of customer and supplier contracts, manage the full contract lifecycle, and ensure compliance with regulations and internal processes.
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Responsibilities
Lead the development, review, and negotiation of complex customer and supplier contracts, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, and IDIQ arrangements
Interpret contract terms and conditions, recommend alternative language, and drive negotiations to resolution
Support proposal teams by developing contract strategies, preparing contract volume input, and identifying contract strategies, preparing contract volume input
Manage the full contract lifecycle—from proposal through closeout—ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, regulations, and internal processes
Serve as the primary contractual interface with internal teams, customers, suppliers, auditors, and government representatives
Provide guidance to program management and executive leadership on contract interpretation, risk exposure, and strategic considerations
Ensure safety guidelines and company safety policies are being followed
Consistently acts in accordance with business professionalism principles including during business hours, at company events, meetings, off-site meetings, audits, etc
Consistently provides professional business communications to internal and external customers, staff, peers and company leadership
Ensure adherence to federal regulations, export controls (e.g., ITAR, EAR), and customer-specific requirements
Lead change management initiative to adapt to evolving industry standards
Identify contractual, financial, schedule, and performance risks; develop recommendations for resolution
Collaborate with legal, finance, supply chain, engineering, and program management to review and enforce corporate policies and compliance standards
Qualification
Required
Lead the development, review, and negotiation of complex customer and supplier contracts, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, and IDIQ arrangements
Interpret contract terms and conditions, recommend alternative language, and drive negotiations to resolution
Support proposal teams by developing contract strategies, preparing contract volume input, and identifying contract strategies, preparing contract volume input
Manage the full contract lifecycle—from proposal through closeout—ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, regulations, and internal processes
Serve as the primary contractual interface with internal teams, customers, suppliers, auditors, and government representatives
Provide guidance to program management and executive leadership on contract interpretation, risk exposure, and strategic considerations
Ensure safety guidelines and company safety policies are being followed
Consistently acts in accordance with business professionalism principles including during business hours, at company events, meetings, off-site meetings, audits, etc
Consistently provides professional business communications to internal and external customers, staff, peers and company leadership
Ensure adherence to federal regulations, export controls (e.g., ITAR, EAR), and customer-specific requirements
Lead change management initiative to adapt to evolving industry standards
Identify contractual, financial, schedule, and performance risks; develop recommendations for resolution
Collaborate with legal, finance, supply chain, engineering, and program management to review and enforce corporate policies and compliance standards
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Negotiation and conflict-resolution abilities
Strategic thinking and risk assessment
Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration
Solid understanding of the contract lifecycle and application of industry best practices
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Business, Law, Finance, Engineering, or related field
Preferred Master's degree or JD
3-5 years of experience in contract management, preferably in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries
Strong knowledge of FAR/DFARS, government contracting requirements, and commercial contract law
Proven experience negotiating complex agreements with domestic and international partners
Ability to interpret technical specifications, statements of work, and regulatory requirements
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
Proficiency with contract management systems and Microsoft Office tools
Company
Atlas
Atlas (atlaslovestravel.com) is a global travel-tech company offering a complete LCC retailing and data analytics solution, unifying fragmented content from 140+ LCCs and driving growth through analytics from 1B+ daily searches across global LCC data.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2025-03-18
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