Procurement Manager - Lifecycle Management

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The Manager, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) serves as the business owner and administrator of the company's CLM platform (Ironclad preferred). This role partners with Procurement, Legal, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to manage contract workflows, maintain the contract repository, support contract governance, and drive continuous process improvement. The ideal candidate has a background in contract administration, legal operations, or as a corporate paralegal, with experience reviewing vendor agreements and administering a CLM platform.

This role will lead the migration of legacy contracts into Ironclad, maintain contract metadata, support due diligence and audit requests, and recommend enhancements that improve the contract lifecycle process.

• Serve as the administrator for the Ironclad CLM platform.
• Support the end-to-end contract lifecycle from intake through execution, repository management, renewals, and archival.
• Lead migration of contracts from the legacy repository into Ironclad, validating contract metadata and document quality.
• Review vendor agreements and capture key contract terms, including parties, term, renewal, notice, pricing, assignment, insurance, and termination provisions.
• Maintain contract templates, clause libraries, metadata, workflows, user permissions, and governance standards.
• Monitor contract expirations, renewal dates, and contractual obligations.
• Respond to internal and external due diligence requests by locating, reviewing, and providing contract documentation.
• Support internal and external audits by maintaining complete and accurate contract records and preparing requested documentation.
• Develop contract reports, dashboards, and metrics to improve visibility into contract status, renewals, and compliance.
• Partner with Procurement team, Legal, Finance, and IT to identify and implement process improvements and CLM enhancements.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), system updates, and end-user training.

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in contract administration, legal operations, procurement contracts, or as a corporate paralegal.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting commercial contracts.
• Experience administering a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform (Ironclad preferred; similar platforms such as Icertis, Agiloft, Conga, or Docu Sign CLM also considered).
• Experience maintaining contract repositories and metadata.
• Experience supporting contract migrations, due diligence requests, and audits.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

• Experience working with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and IT teams.
• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite or other ERP systems.
• Experience supporting SOX or other compliance initiatives.
• Continuous improvement mindset with strong attention to detail.

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