Contract Administration Consultant | CLM, Bids & Templates

Cardinal Health; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 81,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plan

MyFlexPay access

FSAs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Contract Administrator for a US field role within Sales Operations. You will support OptiFreight contracts, draft and review agreements, and coordinate with Legal, Sales, Finance, and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with standard terms.

This role emphasizes CLM tools (Salesforce, Apttus, Conga), rapid redlining, data tracking, and training stakeholders on contracting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred; advanced degree is a plus.
• 3–5 years of experience in contracts analysis, legal/paralegal roles, or similar.
• Strong negotiation, drafting, communication, and time management skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently with accountability.
• Experience with CLM systems and healthcare/regulatory contexts is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer contract terms, activations, and related activities.
• Draft contracts in Apttus using OptiFreight templates and review for standard terms.
• Analyze non-standard terms and provide risk mitigation recommendations.
• Manage cross-functional inputs from Sales, Product Marketing, Finance, and others.
• Support contract templates, libraries, playbooks, and SOPs under the Manager.
• Create dashboards and reports on contracting trends and bottlenecks.
• Assist with training internal stakeholders on contracting processes and systems.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Apttus

Salesforce

Conga

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Contract Administrator for a US field role within Sales Operations. You will support OptiFreight contracts, draft and review agreements, and coordinate with Legal, Sales, Finance, and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with standard terms.

This role emphasizes CLM tools (Salesforce, Apttus, Conga), rapid redlining, data tracking, and training stakeholders on contracting processes.