Contracts Administrator at Thales USA, Inc. (AMS) in Overland Park, Kansas

Job Description:

Location: Overland Park, United States of America

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Contracts Administrator

Salt Lake City, Utah (Onsite) and or Overland Park, KS (Onsite)

Position Summary

Thales is looking for a Contracts Administrator who will report to the Director, Portfolio Management. He/she is responsible for managing Booking & Setting up for orders for invoicing, Open & track equipment orders, Setup & monitor commercial invoicing, WAWF (Wide Area Work Flow), Monitoring Imports inbox, GFE/Customer owned equipment, Book & Bill monthly reports, Processing & monitoring USG shipment requests and other DoD forms.

In this position, you will coordinate with other contracts departments and program management personnel for overall process improvement and execution.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Lead PM interactions for the project via direct peer interface


• Facilitate interactions between contracts, PMO and finance


• Negotiate the amendments in the scopes of the contract in keeping with company rules and process


• Handle change requests


• Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with decision-makers across functional organizations (Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Technical Publications, Manufacturing, Logistics and Ops Finance) to build and continuously improve process to ensure high quality, on-time delivery and ownership/accountability

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related and appropriate field of study with a minimum of 1 or more years of relevant work experience


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Capacity to work in an international and multicultural environment


• Experience managing scope and requirements autonomously


• Experience with PM tools – Confluence or equivalent, JIRA or equivalent, MS Excel


• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in applicable law, or otherwise authorized or eligible for   authorization, to access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following: 

• Elective Health and Dental plans. 


• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period. 


• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave. 


• Company provided Life Insurance.

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with (a) criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

Thales champions inclusion and we believe diversity strengthens the fabric of our culture. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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