Contract Administrator

Blommer Chocolate Careers•Chicago, IL

11d

About The Position

Blommer has been providing delicious, high-quality chocolate and cocoa products to customers since 1939. Built as a family business, we are continuing to grow and are looking for motivated and reliable associates to help in our mission of Bringing Chocolate to Life!

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum three (3) years of experience in contract administration, paralegal support, procurement, or related commercial contracting roles.
Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end contract lifecycle processes.
Working knowledge of commercial contract provisions, including confidentiality, indemnification, insurance, liability allocation, and dispute resolution terms.
Experience using contract lifecycle management systems, document management systems, and electronic signature platforms.
Experience maintaining contract repositories, corporate records, and legal documentation with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong organizational, project management, and document management skills.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting an in-house legal department.
Experience within the food manufacturing, food ingredients, food distribution, agricultural, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries.
Experience with CLM platforms such as SmartSheet, DocuSign CLM or similar systems.
Paralegal certificate

Responsibilities

Manage the full contract lifecycle, including intake, review coordination, drafting from approved templates, negotiation support, execution, renewal, amendment, and archiving.
Maintain a centralized contract repository, ensuring accurate documentation, version control, and record retention.
Monitor contract renewals, expirations, notice requirements, pricing review dates, and other key obligations.
Coordinate contract execution through electronic signature platforms and maintain complete executed records.
Support contract review and negotiations with customers, suppliers, service providers, co-manufacturers, logistics providers, and other business partners to ensure alignment with company standards and risk tolerance.
Identify and escalate legal, compliance, or commercial risks to the Senior Counsel as appropriate.
Administer a broad range of commercial agreements, including customer sales agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, ingredient sourcing agreements, co-manufacturing and co-packing agreements, transportation and logistics agreements, confidentiality agreements, professional services agreements, master service agreements, statements of work and related commercial documents.
Develop, maintain, and administer standard contract templates and clause libraries.
Support continuous improvement of contract intake, approval, review, and execution workflows.
Ensure compliance with company approval matrices, delegation of authority requirements, and contract policies.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve legal matter management and contracting processes.
Support Legal Department initiatives involving process automation and operational efficiency.
Assist with the administration and maintenance of corporate governance records for Blommer and its subsidiaries.
Support the preparation, organization, and retention of board of directors and committee meeting materials.
Maintain corporate entity databases, organizational charts, and annual filing calendars.
Prepare and assist with state and regulatory filings, business registrations, annual reports, and corporate compliance obligations.
Maintain corporate records, including organizational documents, board and committee materials, resolutions, consents, legal entity information, and other governance-related documentation to support compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Coordinate with outside counsel, registered agents, and internal stakeholders regarding corporate governance matters as needed.
Administer contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, and e-signature platforms.
Maintain accurate contract and legal data to support reporting and business decision-making.
Track and report key performance indicators, including contract cycle times, execution rates, renewal metrics, and workflow effectiveness.
Ensure proper governance, confidentiality, and security of legal records and documentation.
Support legal operations initiatives, including process automation, document management, records retention, workflow optimization, and implementation of legal technology solutions.