Pamela Sanchez
GFT
Tampa,FL
1
Certification
20
years of professional experience
Strategic Contract Administration and Enterprise Procurement Professional with over 15 years in contract lifecycle management, vendor risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance. Acted as legal liaison to corporate counsel and sales teams for high-stakes agreements. Managed complex project documentation, including COIs, NDAs, and subcontracts, while resolving contractual bottlenecks and mitigating operational risks.
Work History
Contract Operations Specialist (Contract)
6 Months- Contract Operations: Reviewed, extracted, and inputted contract documentation and critical metadata into the CLM platform, strictly adhering to internal governance frameworks and corporate policies.
- Lifecycle Management: Facilitated the end-to-end contract review, approval, and execution lifecycle, ensuring all project records were comprehensive, finalized, and strictly compliant.
- Legal Liaison: Partnered as a strategic bridge between Business Development, Sales/Project Teams, and Legal business units to actively support accelerated project development pipeline.
- Lifecycle Management: Managed end-to-end contract review, approval, and execution lifecycle, ensuring project records were comprehensive, finalized, and compliant.
- Process Optimization: Assessed and refined contract administration procedures to recommend and implement strategies for enhanced workflow efficiency.
- Client: GFT – Tampa, FL | Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Contract Administrator (Contract)
1 Year 1 Month- Contract Review: Drafted and reviewed high-volume purchase agreements, NDAs, and master subcontracts to ensure absolute accuracy and compliance with project frameworks.
- Risk & Approvals: Coordinated with branch management and legal department to review and authorize critical contract modifications and amendments, ensuring compliance and project alignment.
- Tracking & Administration: Monitored active contract statuses and maintained comprehensive, audit-ready project records in Viewpoint to support contract management efficiency.
- Insurance & Bonds: Audited and obtained certificates of insurance (COIs) and maintained compliance data across vendor and customer networks to uphold regulatory standards.
- Exception Resolution: Resolved complex invoice exceptions and payment discrepancies promptly, verifying underlying milestones to safeguard corporate cash flow.
- Client: Limbach Facility Solutions – Tampa, FL | Aug 2025 – Feb 2026
Contract Support Specialist – Vendor Risk Management
4 Years 1 Month- Risk Mitigation: Managed full-lifecycle vendor contract workflows, ensuring strategic negotiations, electronic execution via DocuSign, secure archiving, and timely renewal cycles of business-critical agreements.
- Compliance Verification: Enforced regulatory compliance and corporate governance through rigorous OFAC and IRS EIN verifications and effective management of W-9 onboarding data.
- Database Management: Administered the central department mailbox, resolving complex vendor risk inquiries and partnering with Accounts Payable to validate invoice accuracy within Oracle Fusion.
- Audit Readiness: Facilitated internal contract audits and validated records while ensuring clear, professional communications among clients, enterprise vendors, project managers, and executive leadership.
- Assisted in contract sourcing to ensure quality vendor selection and compliance with company standards.
Sourcing Specialist
3 Months- Executed specialized procurement plans adapting to project scope changes, tight timelines, and compliance requirements, enhancing project alignment.
- Evaluated external market sources and supplier capabilities to recommend optimal, cost-efficient corporate sourcing strategies.
- Directed legal contract review workflows and managed documentation on SAP Ariba, ensuring compliance and accuracy in procurement processes.
- Client: Bristol-Myers Squibb – Tampa, FL | Nov 2019 – Feb 2020
Category Manager / Procurement Specialist
7 Years 9 Months- Acted as the primary corporate liaison bridging Operations, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Compliance to maintain organizational alignment.
- RFP Direction: Directed end-to-end RFP and RFI processes from initial market analysis through strategic negotiation and supplier onboarding to advance long-term corporate objectives.
- Contract Negotiation: Led review, drafting, and negotiation of high-stakes corporate, professional services, and commercial agreements to secure favorable terms.
- Policy Governance: Developed and implemented enterprise-wide contract procedures, creating risk-mitigation frameworks and training associates on purchasing compliance.
Senior Risk Management Administrator / Project Administrator
6 Years 1 Month- Oversaw strategic administrative functions that supported major corporate finance, treasury, and accounting initiatives.
- Coordinated administrative workflows supporting member services, provider relations, and internal department operations.
- Managed confidential records, correspondence, and document control in compliance with healthcare privacy requirements.
- Prepared reports, meeting materials, and presentation packets using Microsoft Office tools.
Education
Crime Scene Technology - Crime Scene Technology
No Degree - Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Coursework in Liberal Arts, 1976
Skills
Contract sourcing software
ERP CRM platforms
Risk compliance applications
Productivity software
Operational effectiveness
Project planning
Cross-functional collaboration
Project coordination
Risk mitigation
Contract lifecycle management
Resource scheduling
Process mapping
Content management
Team collaboration
Attention to detail
Effective communication
Certification
Certification in Crime Scene Technology, 2003
Timeline
Contract Operations Specialist (Contract)
GFT
03.2026 - 09.2026Read More
Contract Administrator (Contract)
Limbach Facility Solutions
01.2025 - 02.2026Read More
Contract Support Specialist – Vendor Risk Management
PSCU (now Velera)
07.2020 - 08.2024Read More
Sourcing Specialist
Bristol-Myers Squibb (Contract)
11.2019 - 02.2020Read More
Category Manager / Procurement Specialist
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (now Centene Corporation)
01.2012 - 10.2019Read More
Senior Risk Management Administrator / Project Administrator
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (now Centene Corporation)
05.2006 - 06.2012Read More
BYU-Idaho (formerly Ricks College)
No Degree from Liberal Arts
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St. Petersburg College
Crime Scene Technology from Crime Scene Technology
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