Lorraine Hickey
Limerick
Summary
Adept Senior Contracts Manager with a proven track record at HSE Mid-West, adept in legal compliance and dispute resolution. Excelled in minimizing costs and enhancing efficiency through strategic contract negotiations and risk management. Demonstrated leadership in team building and critical thinking, contributing to significant process improvements.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Contracts Manager
HSE Mid-West
Limerick
11.2019 - Current
- Negotiating contracts with outside providers to minimise costs.
- Resolving contract disputes efficiently and effectively.
- Analyzing market trends to develop competitive pricing structures for new contracts.
- Receive and review department supply requisitions and place appropriate orders based on need and available funds.
- Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts for various products and services within ICT.
- Collaborating with management to assess materials needs and look for improved options to meet changing demands.
- Ensuring adherence to organizational protocols during the contracting process including document retention policy.
- Monitoring contractual obligations to ensure timely completion of tasks.
- Analysing price proposals, financial reports and other data to determine reasonable prices.
- Leading and responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating and executing various types of contracts for the HSE Mid-West.
- Working closely with external vendors to negotiate favorable terms for long-term agreements.
- Identifying and mitigating business and legal risks in prospective and existing contracts.
- Reviewing existing contracts for compliance with legal requirements and HSE policies.
- Reviewing proposed contracts against established policies, guidelines and legal requirements to identify critical issues.
- Performing regular reviews of existing contracts to identify opportunities for improvement or cost savings initiatives.
- Interpreting applicable laws and regulations when negotiating terms of service or purchase agreements.
- Establishing clear review process throughout contract period to assess performance against expectations and requirements.
- Maintaining accurate records of all executed contracts in the organisation's database.
- Sourcing and evaluating vendors, negotiating on price and completing contracts.
- Coordinding the execution process of all contracts with appropriate parties.
- Negotiating, renegotiated and administering contracts with suppliers and vendors.
- Identifying areas where contract costs can be reduced while maintaining quality standards.
- Assisting in developing corporate policies related to contracting procedures and standards.
- Investigating and resolving compliance problems with independent approach focused on implementing and maintaining sound practices.
- Providing guidance on complex contractual matters to internal stakeholders.
- Developing strategies to improve contract management processes.
- Advising senior management on potential contractual risks associated with proposed deals.
Senior Commercial Executive
Sony Music, Universal Music, EMI, Universal Pictures
London
08.2005 - 12.2015
- Provided executive and senior business support to CEOs of large global companies across international territories, such as Sony Music, Universal Music, Universal Pictures, and EMI Music. Working in a highly pressurized environment, working to tight commercial deadlines, deliverables, KPIs, and metrics.
- Executive business support for meetings, as and when required by the CEO, including drafting and circulating meeting agendas, preparing minutes, communicating meeting reminders, confirming venues, and arranging refreshments. Writing and distributing comprehensive minutes and action points to all members post-meeting.
- Assisted in the management of KPIs for the Senior Management Team's (SMT's and HOD's) local and global operations, arranging performance appraisal meetings, workshops, and seminars.
- Assisted in the preparation of financial reports, and quarterly and annual financial presentations using Excel and PowerPoint. Managed the CEO’s departmental budgets, ensuring efficiencies, streamlining expenditures, and aiming for the value of service for all outgoings.
- Researching, drafting, and writing high-quality reports and presentations, as required by the CEO.
- Assisted the CEO with the management of the sale process and divestment of EMI pillars, in line with EU regulations on mergers and monopolies.
- Managed communications to all stakeholders, internal and external, and all staff of updates and company announcements relating to the sale of the business.
- Data gathering and management of data to assist in communication.
- Assisting the CEO in communicating details of the commercial sale to the venture capital firm, as well as the implications of the sale for stakeholders and media interests.
- Arranging PowerPoint presentations for the CEO to undertake Q&A sessions for information evening events.
- Extensive, sensitive diary management for the CEO, assisting across all business functions with focused regard to HR issues and staff redundancies.
- Management of 'Town Hall Events,' the planning and execution of events for all staff, artists, artist management, and industry stakeholders relating to the Sale process.
- Working alongside the SVP of Digital Strategic Partnerships on the development of software systems and software licensing commercial deals.
- Deep research and investigative work relating to and aligning new emerging artists with brands for partnerships centered on commercial propositions.
- Ensure contract compliance, contract administration, and record keeping.
- Assisted in the administration of procurement deals relating to the appointment of Artist Development, 'Artist DNA,' and CRM firms to assist Sony Music in data analytics.
- Drove continuous improvement of data accuracy (existing data), and spotted potential data integrity issues or patterns..
- Senior team member of Research & Development: sourcing faster routes to market across all revenue streams, looking at competitors' routes to market and channels.
- Social media oversight, drafting of content, editing, and proofing of material, and a regular contributor to internal intranets and websites.
- Management of all CEO communications, drafting content, editing, proofing material for marketing publications, text for speeches, drafting of public email notices, internal communication notices, and internal newsletters.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Leadership And Management
University of Limerick
Limerick01-2024
Postgraduate Diploma - Postgraduate Diploma Digital Marketing
Digital Marketing Institute
Dublin01-2018
Master of Science - Entrepreneurship And Organisational Innovation
University of Limerick
Limerick01-2017
Postgraduate Diploma - Public Relations
Public Relations Institute
Dublin01-2001
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
University of West London
LondonSkills
- Dispute resolution
- Cost control
- Contract administration
- Legal compliance
- Contract drafting
- Account management support
- Team building
- Problem-solving
- Risk management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Critical thinking
- Vendor management
- Multitasking capacity
- Supply chain management
- Purchasing oversight
Timeline
Senior Contracts Manager
HSE Mid-West
11.2019 - Current
Senior Commercial Executive
Sony Music, Universal Music, EMI, Universal Pictures
08.2005 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Leadership And Management
University of Limerick
Postgraduate Diploma - Postgraduate Diploma Digital Marketing
Digital Marketing Institute
Master of Science - Entrepreneurship And Organisational Innovation
University of Limerick
Postgraduate Diploma - Public Relations
Public Relations Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
University of West London
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