Melissa Sexton

Experience

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  Cole National Corporation

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1996

  Area Sales Manager

  As an Area Sales Manager, I was responsible for 5-7 stores including my own. The responsibilities included P&L Statements, payroll, sales quota, inventory, ordering of merchandise and managing sales associates within all the stores.

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  La Petite Academy

  Jan 1996 - Sept 2004

  Center Director

  As center director, I was responsible for the proper recording of tuition, ordering and P&L Statements. Ensure the center was running within the state regulated guidelines for Early Childhood Education as well as Health Department. Oversaw staff of up to 26 teachers and 124 children both during school session and summer program with the school age children.

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  TALX, a provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions

  Sept 2004 - Jul 2013

  Senior Contract Coordinator

  * Responsible for auditing and proofing of every agreement/document to internal paperwork for accuracy and legal approved language* Maintain online database of all agreements and documents* Responsible for process improvement for quicker to bill with agreements/amendments* Obtain necessary Business Unit approval * Obtain correct signature per service with Authorized Agents that have signature authority* Coordinate the retrieval of paper documents when necessary that are stored offsite* Maintain destruction schedule of paper documents* Communication and follow up regarding missing information necessary for final processing distribution to both internal and external stakeholders and final executed legal documents* Ensure the proper documents are distributed to the appropriate departments internally* Participate in LEAN projects/meetings to determine the best process and provide departmental and process improvement ideas* Provide Customer Service to both internal and external clients* Work with fortune 500 companies on legal documents including service agreements and amendments.* Closely work with the Legal Department to ensure accuracy of contracts prior to full execution.* Create and maintain internal paperwork necessary for all departments to ensure proper set up and execution of agreements/new clients* Provide ongoing training and support for internal stakeholders* Assist in the creation of share point site for proper submission of agreements* Participated in LEAN Events for continued process improvement* Participated in Kaizen Training* Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of department activity Show less

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  Rug Doctor

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2015

  Executive Administrative Assistant

  • Review of Daily Dashboard Report for accuracy and distribution• Member of the Employee Committee• Responsible for writing of Missouri Customized Training Grant and accurate documentation of training offered• Work closely with the Community College concerning training opportunities• 5S Lead in Administrative Area• Create and simplify reports for Management• Responsible for Power Point Presentations for Plant Wide Communication• Perform Onboarding duties for new hires• Responsible for Supervision of Front Office as well as Receptionist• Assist in HR duties • Coordinate travel when necessary for Upper Management • Coordinate meeting requests• Coordinate and execute Employee Events and Activities • Review, Input and Distribution of KPI Report monthly• Work on highly confidential documents/projects• Member of Idea Board• Participate in LEAN projects/meetings to determine the best process and provide departmental and process improvement ideas* Create, Develop, Implement and Administrator of new Employee Recognition program. * Administrate the DuPont STOP for Supervision and STOP for Everyone Safety program Show less

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  Robert Half Legal

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  Contract Administration/Legal Assistant Paralegal

  • Review all agreements and update contractual information on internal contract listings• Review and prepare legal documents for supervising attorney• Maintain accurate calendar for supervising attorney• Assist in creating and maintaining of company policies• Responsible for accurate filing and creation of contract folders

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  Self

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2023

  Linux Administrator

  • Installed Linux operating system as an addition to Microsoft Windows on personal computer• Installed and operating Samba Server on personal host computer• Installed LAMP on Samba (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHPAdmin) and working on fine tuning of skills• Creation of secured and non-secured folders with Windows• Creation of secured and non-secured shared groups• Created Linux Manual with commands, operating information and links to become Linux Certified

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  Enterprise Holdings

  Jul 2016 - Mar 2018

  Contract Coordinator - Business Rental Division

  • Successfully streamlined the contracting process for Business Rental Division• Administrator and Subject Matter Expert of the new CLM tool for Company including assisting in creation of CLM to better fit the business needs.• Assist the Area Vice Presidents in Red-Lined Global Corporate Service Agreements• Filter Red-Lined Agreements to the appropriate individual/departments for approval/rejection• Act as the primary contact between the sales team and/or business unit, Risk Management, Security, IT, Legal, and other contract stakeholders ensuring that all legal and contractual matters align with company policies and is compliant with company standards• Request, coordinate and validate input from internal departments to review, formulate and draft contractual agreements, amendments and related documentation Show less

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  Perficient

  May 2018 - Nov 2018

  Contract Administrator

  *Assists in the client and vendor contract review, negotiation, and internal approval process.*Assists with the maintenance and organization of a centralized contract database.*Identifies and records contractual issues in accordance with legal and internal standards.

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  Bayer

  Mar 2019 - now

  • Responsible for CC operations management in the United States;• Assist with implementation and adherence to the policies, procedures, and practices of the U.S. CC, including strategic projects;• Be knowledgeable about, and ensure compliance with, company policies and procedures affecting the CC organization;• Collaborate with others in the CC to manage workload and identify ways to improve workflow, efficiencies and contracting practices;• Responsible for policy implementation and maintenance, change management and training;• Manage, organize, input, and archive completed contracts and related documents from signature through registration by supervising Contract Services Administrators, or those functioning in such capacity;• Ensure that all incoming completed contracts and documents are reviewed for accuracy and compliance with legal and other BAYER policy requirements;• Ensure CLMS compliance with Finance, Accounting, Auditing, and Compliance requirements; resolve issues related to the CLMS Pre and Post system, including those raised by requestors and third parties;• Generate reports for CC organizations and certain key users and provide information flow and management;• Identify training requirements and needs of the CC organization, including providing direction, education, and training to Contract Specialists within the CC organization and business units, business clients, end-users, and stakeholders, as required;• Provide support for U.S. users for both CLMS Post and Pre (including but not limited to such tasks as resolving issues, updating requests, supporting the U.S. support inbox, etc.)• Serve as a liaison among CC organizations, IT resources, and Global CC to ensure systems and processes perform as intended to satisfy operation requirements;• Collaborate with CC Costa Rica hub to provide support with CLMS Post and Pre activities;• Interface globally and locally on CLMS system and process enhancements; Show less • Assist with establishing the policies, procedures, and practices of the U.S. Contract Management Operations ("CMO") and U.S. Contract Center organization ("CC"), including strategic projects;• Be knowledgeable about, and ensure compliance with, company policies and procedures affecting the CMO organization;• Collaborate with others in the CMO and CC to manage workload and identify ways to improve workflow, efficiencies and contracting practices;• Provide for policy implementation and maintenance, change management and training;• Manage, organize, input, and archive completed contracts and related documents from signature through registration by supervising Contract Services Administrators, or those functioning in such capacity;• Ensure that all incoming completed contracts and documents are reviewed for accuracy and compliance with legal and other Bayer policy requirements;• Ensure CLMS compliance with Finance, Accounting, Auditing, and Compliance requirements;• Resolve issues related to the CLMS Pre and Post system, including those raised by requestors and third parties;• Generate reports for CMO and Contract Center organizations and certain key users and provide information flow and management;• Identify training requirements and needs of the CMO and CC organizations, including providing direction, education, and training to Contract Specialists within the CMO and CC organizations and business units, business clients, end-users, and stakeholders, as required;• Serve as a liaison among CMO and CC organizations, IT resources, and Global Contract Center to ensure systems and processes perform as intended to satisfy operation requirements;• Interface globally and locally on CLMS system and process enhancements;• Assist in the preparation, implementation and upkeep of contract templates, content areas and clauses. Show less • Subject Matter Expert and Certified Trainer for CLMS System• Participate in determining objectives of best CMO practices. • Exert influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the contract management integration. • Interact with external business resources on identifying key contract stakeholder/officers.• Review fully executed agreements and add relevant data fields to contract database. • Search electronic sources, such as legacy contract databases for gaps of legacy information. • Import digitized documents (OCR) into contract management system. • Update already migrated legacy contract data in contract management system. • Maintain standards, best practices, or system usage procedures on TeamSite. • Propose recommendations for improving contract management system fields/capabilities. • Work with end users regarding problems in accessing electronic documents. • Assist in identifying users who will need system access. • Manage requests for information and/or documents from other business organizations throughout Bayer. • Supports extremely time critical business contract requests. • Assist in additional integration projects as requested. Show less

  • Global Litigation

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Contract Operations Associate Manager

    Dec 2022 - now

  • CMO Contract Operations Senior Specialist

    Nov 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Contract Specialist

    Mar 2019 - Nov 2020