Candice Schroeder
Irvine,CA
Summary
Diligent Senior Contracts Manager eager to utilize in-depth knowledge of contract negotiation and modification demonstrated over 10 years of industry performance. Enthusiastically seeking a Contract Manager opportunity to foster the Company vision and objectives.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Contracts Manager
Abbvie
Irvine, CA
10.2022 - Current
- Manage the entire contract lifecycle from inception to execution while adhering to company policies, approvals, legal compliance, and surpassing deliverables
- Guide strategically important negotiations for complex contracts including strategies/negotiations, drafting, comparing documents, and redlining terms and conditions while simultaneously reducing costs and risks and increasing revenue
- Subject matter expert regarding contract language, products/services, terms and conditions, and contract escalations
- Implementor and leader of the contract lifecycle management integration of processes and systems (SAP, SharePoint, Salesforce, Power BI, and Conga)
- Create CLM training materials and provide mentorship/training to all organizational levels
- Owner of various templates, clause library, company policies, and related contracting tools; Responsible for keeping up to date; Responsible for writing and maintaining SOP’s
- Manage and organize communications around contract workflow updates, new requirements, and template changes
- Develop new automation workflow methodologies, templates, and reports/dashboards as needed to improve turnaround time processes and workflows
- Work cross functionally with all organizational levels to develop sustainable and scalable solutions regarding CLM implementation
- Subject matter expert regarding contract requirements, workflows, and processes; Provide advice to all organizational levels
- Identify gaps, confirm contract process is aligned to support business partners and stakeholders; Share best practices, and recommend solutions to improve user experience
- Ensure contract load integrity, accurate invoicing, and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
- Ensure approvals are documented and provide accurate contract analysis.
Senior Contract Manager
Google
Irvine, CA
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Responsible for effective and efficient contract review, negotiation, business strategies, and contract performance
- Prepare contracts, amendments, notices, letters, proposals, and renewals/extensions
- Led and supported key initiatives related to system data integrity and contract process enhancements
- Provided user support, new hire onboarding training, and training materials
- Managed, reviewed, analyzed, and verified contracts; Created and developed clause library
- Accountable for managing various contract templates to support the business and approve Contract Strategies and support terms and conditions redlines for contracts
- Managed redlines including negotiation in close partnership with Marketers, Legal, Finance, and external customers
- Created reports and dashboards and workflow design and optimization
- Coordinated terms and conditions options and changes, identify potential gaps, ensure contracts were aligned to business strategy, customer negotiations, share preferred practices, and recommended solutions
- Developed contracting strategies, and worked in partnership with other teams
- Continuously identified and implemented new opportunities to streamline processes
- Led and supported key initiatives related to system data integrity and process improvements.
Contract Manager
Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices
Irvine, CA
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Built and developed contract workflow for CLM implementation, tested workflow in testing environment, collaborated with CLM representative on process improvements/changes
- Created training materials for CLM process and procedures; provided webinar CLM trainings for all organizational levels
- Identified and implemented new opportunities to streamline CLM processes; Identified potential gaps and recommended solutions regarding CLM system
- Adhered to Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
- Managed contract workflow and ensured system data integrity
- Accountable for managing various contract templates to support the business and approved Contract Strategies and supported terms and conditions redlines for contracts
- Prepared contracts, amendments, letters, notices, quotes, and terminations
- Managed redlines, clause library, contracting tools, template updates, and process mass communications.
Contracts Manager
MBK Real Estate
Irvine, CA
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Led CLM implementation in creating a contract lifecycle management system, contract expiring report, and intranet home page that was used company-wide and eliminated 25% of the contract process
- Created contract workflow training materials, presentations, and hosted webinar trainings
- Collaborated with all organizational levels to facilitate CLM contract workflow and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
- Responsible for overseeing and managing CLM and accurately inputting contract information and pricing for tracking compliance, terminations, milestones and generate reports using Salesforce/SharePoint
- Managed, reviewed, analyzed, and maintained high volume contracts
- Negotiated, drafted, red lined, amended, terminated, and renewed for various departments
- Assessed the need for amendments or renewals and made recommendations to management
- Monitored contract performance against negotiated terms and conditions to assure compliance with Company pricing approval process
- Resolved pricing discrepancies
- Generated metrics regarding contract pricing, cost, performance, and expiration
- Maintained proper documentation for approval and signing authority.
Contract Manager
Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices
Santa Ana, CA
09.2015 - 07.2018
- Responsible for leading flawless execution of high-volume contracts
- Prepared contracts, managed pricing, compliance, rebates, and reporting
- Administered the lifecycle of various types of sales contracts including negotiations, drafting, redlining, renewing, amending, terminating etc
- Negotiated contract provisions and pricing to ensure contracts complied with regulations; collaborated with internal departments including sales team, Legal, Finance, and Compliance
- Prepared analytics & materials to customers for the sales team to support negotiations
- Generated reports by product line performance, account compliance, contract expiration, terms, renewals
- Etc.) and Excel (VLOOKUP and PIVOT TABLES)
- Supported new product launch initiatives and marketing programs
- Adhered to company policy in a highly regulated healthcare industry to support financial audits during quarter/year end.
Contract Manager
CareFusion
San Diego, CA
10.2014 - 07.2015
- Implemented CLM system for the department and streamlined the contract process
- Provided excellent account management for government contracts, GPOs, and IDNs
- Reviewed Purchase Order Terms and Conditions and pricing for government accounts
- Lead RFP/RFI process to gather pricing approvals and work with legal on T&Cs changes for service agreements and product pricing agreements
- Audited monthly invoices to validate correct government pricing and resolved pricing issues
- Analyzed period variances of actual results to budgets/forecasts and reported performance to department managers
- Communicated with customers and government officials through written & verbal correspondence
- Maintain a consistent timeline for evaluating contracts and renegotiations.
Contract Analyst
Navy Health Research Center
San Diego, CA
03.2014 - 10.2014
- Assisted in awarding contracts that funded personnel and infrastructure that facilitated the Navy Medicine's mission to conduct Research and Development (R&D)
- Verified that contract invoices conformed with contract provisions in Purchase Orders
- Prepared bid proposals for services and products for research
- Researched expense reports for accuracy and compliance with budget policy; identified expense reports that were not in compliance with established policy or that were incomplete and provided notice to appropriate source
- Generated a wide variety of routine to complex accounting and financial data, reports and information; compiled, generated, and distributed historical and forecast reports; Analyzed and resolved data errors
- Created a CLM system for the Fiscal Department that allowed quicker access to contracts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
San Diego State University
Skills
- Contract Negotiation Expertise
- Contract & Proposal Preparation
- Contract Workflow Management
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Professional Relationship Building
- Compliance Enforcement
- Deliverable Submission
- Pricing Structures
- Confidential Records
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Problem-Solving
- Staff Training
Certification
- Certified Paralegal
- Certified Contract Manager
Summary Of Qualifications - Skills
- Conga: 7 years
- SAP: 10 Years
- Oracle: 10 Years
- Salesforce: 10 Years
- SharePoint: 10 Years
- Microsoft Suite: 15 Years
Affiliations
- Outdoor running
- Reading thriller novels
Timeline
Senior Contracts Manager
Abbvie
10.2022 - Current
Senior Contract Manager
Google
09.2021 - 09.2022
Contract Manager
Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices
10.2020 - 09.2021
Contracts Manager
MBK Real Estate
10.2018 - 10.2020
Contract Manager
Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices
09.2015 - 07.2018
Contract Manager
CareFusion
10.2014 - 07.2015
Contract Analyst
Navy Health Research Center
03.2014 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Science - Finance
San Diego State University
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