Director, Contracts Management, Americas Key Accounts
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Led team of contracts and budget negotiation professionals in the US and Latin America.- Supervised and conducted review and approval of every post-award proposal revision, contract for new business, and change order, negotiating terms with customers as part of that process.- Operated a metrics-driven performance environment where quality, consistency, and quantity of deliverables is measured against quarterly and annual targets and frequently reported.- Initiated and drove process improvement with respect to substantially improved contract templates, delivery standards, turnaround times, and simplified post-award pricing revision practices.- Presented at bid defense meetings associated with proposals where commercial terms and/or “risk sharing” are a significant factor in the customer’s decision making process.- Drafted custom responses to RFI and RFP questions regarding commercial terms, contracts process, and any other relevant questions pertaining to the contracts discipline.- Built strong working relationships with leaders in Business Development, Operations, Finance, and Legal in pursuit of creating optimal outcomes for PAREXEL in contract negotiations.- Led contracts and proposals involvement in development of customer governance structures, resolving contractual issues and interpretations of existing contracts and master agreements.- Partnered with Finance team to influence and measure the extent to which new contracts impact the company’s cash flow metrics, such as days sales outstanding, operating cash flow growth, etc.- Served as PAREXEL’s federal contracting lead, utilizing extensive knowledge of financial systems, federal proposal requirements, and FAR contract compliance to ensure proper proposal completion.