Contract Operations Specialist – OptiFreight Contracts

Cardinal Health; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 81,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Consultant (Contract Administrator) in Sales Operations to support OptiFreight contracts and drive contracting activities with cross-functional teams. You will draft, review, redline, and implement contracts, ensuring compliance and timely processing.

You will lead standard contract work, manage input from Sales, Finance, and Product Marketing, and help build templates and dashboards while mitigating risk and ensuring accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred. Advanced Degree preferred.
• 3 - 5 years of related experience in roles such as Contracts Analyst or Legal/Paralegal, preferred.
• Strong negotiation, contract drafting, communication skills, attention to detail, and time management skills.
• Must be a quick learner and possess excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
• Must be able to perform with a degree of independence and accountability.
• Strong analytical and organization skills.
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or other highly regulated industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer customer contract terms and activations, plus related activities.
• Draft contracts in Apttus using OptiFreight templates.
• Review contracts for adherence to standard business terms.
• Gather inputs from Sales, Product Marketing, Finance, and others.
• Review, analyze, and redline customer documents to align with OptiFreight language.
• Coordinate stakeholder review and approval for redlines; escalate issues to manager.
• Initiate implementation activities for fully executed contracts.
• Assist sales teams with custom contract language.
• Support contracting dashboards, reporting, templates, and playbooks.
• Track contracting data and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

MS Office

Independent work

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Salesforce

Apttus

Conga

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Consultant (Contract Administrator) in Sales Operations to support OptiFreight contracts and drive contracting activities with cross-functional teams. You will draft, review, redline, and implement contracts, ensuring compliance and timely processing.

You will lead standard contract work, manage input from Sales, Finance, and Product Marketing, and help build templates and dashboards while mitigating risk and ensuring accuracy.