Do you want to work in a key role where you combine business acumen, customer relationships, and strategic responsibility in an international high-tech environment? Our client is now seeking a Business and Contract Manager who wants to help ensure successful and profitable business within an area that is under development.
About the Role
As a Business and Contract Manager, you are responsible for commitments to the customer within existing contracts. You have overall responsibility for ensuring that the business meets the organization's requirements for profitability and quality throughout the contract's lifecycle.
The role involves budget and profit responsibility (P&L) as well as close collaboration with both customers and internal business functions. You serve as the primary contact with the customer and drive the business forward through active dialogue, coordination, and negotiation. As part of the management team within the product unit, you contribute to setting direction, ensuring correct priorities, and creating conditions for the organization to reach its goals. You report directly to the Product Unit Manager.
Travel is a natural part of the position.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will, among other things:
Manage existing customer contracts and commercial commitments
Ensure profitability, budget, and results throughout the contract lifecycle
Be the customer's primary point of contact and build long-term relationships
Drive and conduct negotiations with international customers
Coordinate internal functions to ensure business success
Identify risks, opportunities, and areas for development
Actively participate in the product unit's management team
Who Are You?
We are looking for someone who is business-minded, communicative, and thrives in a role with significant responsibility and many contact points. You have the ability to combine a strategic overall perspective with an understanding of details and are driven to create results together with others.
You have a genuine interest in technology, economics, and leadership, and feel comfortable in an international business environment with high complexity.
Qualifications
Relevant higher education or equivalent work experience
Experience with commercial work on programs, projects, or contracts with international customers
Documented experience with negotiations
Good financial understanding with experience of profitability and profit responsibility
Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
Meritorious if you have experience from the aviation, defense, or manufacturing industry/work with Airbus and/or Boeing
What We Offer
This is a full-time consulting assignment based in Linköping. The assignment is expected to start immediately (taking any notice period into account) and initially runs until September 2027, with very good opportunities for extension.
Please note that in this recruitment, we do not have the ability to work with subcontractors or consulting firms. We are therefore looking for you who want to be employed as a consultant at Jurek and work within our consulting operations during the assignment.
The position is placed in an operation that is subject to security requirements. Employment therefore requires that you undergo and are approved for security clearance according to applicable regulations. For certain security-classified positions, special requirements regarding citizenship may apply.
How to Apply
Selection and interviews are ongoing, so we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible. If you have questions about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact responsible Recruitment Manager Victoria Tjernström at [email protected].
Jurek is a specialized partner in recruitment and staffing that helps companies find the right expertise within Finance, Legal & Compliance, Banking & Insurance, HR, and Business support. Our experienced team combines industry knowledge with a strong network to create accurate and sustainable matches. We work long-term, personally, and with high quality to create the best possible experience for both clients and candidates.