Universal Containers uses Contracts for agreements withcustomers.

Create an approval process on the Contract object with criteria set on a second approval step set as 'Amount__c > 10,000' and set the approver as director.

Create an approval process on the Contract object and set the field for 'Next Automated Approver Determined By' as Manager'.

Create a validation rule on the Contract object that prevents updates to the contract record while it is being reviewed.

Create an approvalprocess on the Contract object with one step for each sales manager that sets the approver as the director.