Contract Analyst | Contract Specialist | Supply Chain Procurement Specialist
Contract Negotiation | Agreement Development | Financial Management | Data Analysis
Strategic Planning and Implementation | Regulatory Compliance | Project Administration
qualifications profile
Analysis and solutions-oriented professional, offering broad-based experience in research and legal analysis, contract management, office administration, document interpretation, customer service, and conflict resolution.
Adept at maintaining files and records of materials, process, inventories, and deliveries.
Effective at coordinating with third parties, business development, and other vendors to enhance productivity and efficiency.
Armed with excellent communication skills along with leadership, negotiation, critical thinking, time management, technical, and problem-solving aptitudes within competitive and fast-paced environments.
pROFESSIONAL eXPERIENCE
Kelly Services – Baltimore, MD
Contract Analyst, OneMain Financial 2017–Present
Demonstrate adeptness in analyzing the following initiatives:
All contracts and amendments including departments, vendors and organizations of the institution;
Department needs for required goods and services; and
Business practices and market conditions for bid responsiveness.
Coordinate with the senior management and underwriter in handling contract issues to guarantee institution standards.
Identify extension and compliance of contracts with contractual obligations by analyzing and monitoring performance.
Execute basic and advance requirements for fixed price, time, material, and variable pricing contracts.
Take charge of creating leads, acquiring contracts, and assessing bids for the institution.
Carry out key tasks in managing the following:
Agreement with all regulations of the company encompassing training all necessary parties with regard to rules and regulations for contracting;
Strategic sourcing with vendor management requirements for information technology (IT), marketing, legal, credit bureau, auditing, and various departments in the company;
Team of over five contract analyst in delivering cost saving and enhancing performances for the company vendors within time constraints; and
Daily contract status and affirmation reports along with descriptions on aging trades in adherence to Sarbanes Oxley reporting.
Serve as project lead, responsible for technical aggregation as well as legal and risk management requirements in the entire procurement process.
Communicate with the management concerning amendments and settlements in the company.
Formulate logical approaches and suggestion in addressing complex issues and concern.
Acquire achievable risk levels by analyzing and negotiating contracts.
Career Highlights:
Delivered convenient services for high customer satisfaction and boosted referrals by 10% in 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015.
Administered software for $20M bond while representing all departments of the firms input, improving software functionality, and collecting cost savings of 16% in a timely and professional manner.
Successfully managed affiliate marketing section with $10M and provided advanced use of updated technology with operational and billing processes, which saved cost by 7% to the firm and department.
Functioned as the team lead in charge of fostering a collaborative environment between the Procurement Groups Focus and Delivery Team and Procurement Group Opportunity Assessment and Transition Team, resulting to the execution of “strategic sourcing” (an aggregation and standardization of requirements) to all the departments.
Assisted more than 400 financial institution contracts yearly, which resulted in over 93% of retention rate for 5 senior vice presidents, 3 regional directors, 7 marketing managers, and 75 account managers along with largest contract analyst territory encompassing banks, credit unions and credit bureau.
Implemented Lean initiatives within Marketing Team, thus enhancing contract buyout process by eliminating 20 steps and closing 10 gaps in the contract cycle.
Rashidah N. Hasan, Esq. – Law Office– Orange, NJ
Contract Analyst | Paralegal 2016–2017
Examined facts related to case, relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles.
Took charge of writing and proofreading reports with other imperative documents for the attorney.
Formulated routine correspondence and legal documentation when needed.
Organized all internal meeting concerning case files and agreements.
Oversaw wire transfers and requisitions with all travel coordination through agency and contractual needs.
Career Highlights:
Successfully minimized administrative expenses by 12% by implementing telecommunication program.
Executed new legal database, thus reducing time of drafting contract templates by 50%.
Essex County College – Newark, NJ
Senior Contract Administrator | Paralegal | Project Manager 2010–2016
Developed contractual terms and documents to support software sales.
Conducted research and acquisition of purchase orders for service contracts with a budget of $20M.
Performed preparation and control of departmental budget for contracting and procurement.
Guaranteed availability of appropriate and adequate documentation.
Swiftly responded to complex situations regarding third-party contractual needs by providing sound decisions and independent discretion and judgment.
Effectively managed 10 executive calendars and daily operations, which involved participating and advising all executives on meeting and contractual needs.
Took charge of writing all pleadings, motions, agreements or contracts, memoranda of understanding (MoU) / memoranda of agreement (MOA), responsive and assignment letters, affiliation and PERC agreements, and negotiations for the institution.
Held responsibility for operation, administration, and maintenance of all contractual and case management software for the firm.
Provided direct supervision to a team of over seven contract analyst to assist the marketing and affiliate program of the institution.
Career Highlights:
Brought significant increase to monthly revenue by $120,000 in the first eight months and $5.2M in final, overall revenue.
Seamlessly improved process, cost, time, and service level by implementing out-of-the-box ideas.
Earned recognition as one of the firm’s most productive contract analyst or liaison in handling an average of 60 contracts/agreements monthly.
Positioned the company for growth as reflected in the following key accomplishments:
Reduction of quarterly budgeted reporting cycle from 50 to 35 days through execution of contractual processes; and
Increase of client referrals by %15 for consecutive three years as an administrative ARM/project manager for $20M bond awarded to the institution.
Wachovia Mortgage Company – Parsippany, NJ
Senior Contract Administrator | Processor | Underwriter 2005–2010
Fulfilled wide array of functions in creating the following:
Company SharePoint Site for contractual purposes;
Processes for integration of strategic partnerships into contract flow;
Project, impact, price activation, and payout tracker to monitor category projects, impact analysis, and contract supplier confirmations; and
Infrastructure for overseeing multimillion-dollar budget.
Reduced cycle times on the approvals for client offers by redefining parameters.
Administered more than 200 group purchasing and local supplier contracts to support all departments of the company along with outflow of data from various sources to team members.
Made use of Lean methodologies to determine and improve payment process.
Executed contract-specific task for the management encompassing ad hoc reporting, trend analysis, audit preparation, invoices, and payments.
Participated in recording corporate product policy guide to ensure the compliance of all operations to applicable regulations and laws of the company.
Guided the Management Team in maximizing profitability of contracts and keeping low cost with government regulations.
Assumed full accountability in analyzing the following:
Work plan reconciliation and reports, process financial transactions, as well as invoice and all payments tracking;
Financial situations with repayment programs for personal and auto loans; and
Request and agreement to manage contract management system with other databases comprising Lotus Notes, Outlook, Share Point, OKTA/Archer, AIA and PeopleSoft for all agreements
Determined weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities in the team and formulated new processes in resolving issues in a comprehensive manner.
Collaborated with portfolio manager in assessing company viability for investment and proper time horizon.
eDUCATION
Master of Science in Master of Management in Acquisitions and Supply Chain Management:
In Progress, Expected Graduation Date: May 2019
University of Maryland University College (UMUC) | Upper Marlboro, MD
GPA: 4.0 | 18 Credits Completed | DOD Acquisition Initiatives | DAU Equivalent Classes
Bachelor of Art in Justice Studies, Minor in Justice Systems, Paralegal Studies, Justice and Families: 2017
Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ
GPA: 3.54 | Dean’s List
Associate of Science Paralegal Studies: 2015
Essex County College | Newark, NJ
GPA: 3.6
Certification
Project Management Certification (PMP): In Progress
Activities
March of Dimes | House of Ruth | Red Cross | Strong City Baltimore
The Marching Elite Foundation | Parks and People Foundation
Affiliations
National Paralegal Honor Society, Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX): 2017 – Present
The National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma: 2017 – Present
Technical acumen
Microsoft Office Application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access) | SharePoint | Adobe Acrobat | Elite
Tabs3 | Clio | LexisNexis | Westlaw | MyCase | Casetrackerlaw | PeopleSoft | Archer /OKTA | Lotus Notes
ProDoc eFiling | AIA | Spreadsheets | Word Processing | API | Open Source | CRM | Salesforce | Archer
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