Fortress Recruit is supporting a Defence Manufacturer in Poole in the appointment of a Contracts and Export Manager. This newly created role will take ownership of the Contracts and Export function, ensuring customer orders are managed effectively from contract loading through to export, delivery and invoicing. Key responsibilities will include: Leading, developing and supporting a team of Contracts and Export Coordinators Managing departmental workload, priorities and resource requirements Overseeing the end-to-end management of customer orders from contract loading through to delivery and invoicing Providing strategic oversight of UK and US export compliance requirements Acting as the internal authority for export classification and licensing Ensuring export licences, authorisations and documentation are correctly managed and maintained Supporting the team with complex export requirements and compliance queries Maintaining awareness of changes to export legislation and ensuring processes remain compliant Managing relationships with freight forwarders and logistics providers Supporting business winning activities with input on export requirements, Incoterms and delivery considerations Identifying contractual or operational issues that could affect delivery or invoicing Ensuring orders remain deliverable and fully invoiceable in line with agreed requirements Monitoring departmental KPIs across order loading, invoicing and export compliance Identifying opportunities to ..... full job details .....