Senior Legal Counsel Manufacturing

**Your assignments**:
Serve as first point of contact in Global Legal Function for MSC Head and Leadership Team, a role in the GLF which is required in the changing, volatile SC environment; in charge of leading and/or coordinating relevant legal MSC matters and issues; interlink with related Procurement legal topics and specifically in charge of SC connected Global Procurement categories like e.g., Logistics and Energy.

This position is an integral part of the Global Legal Procurement, Manufacturing & Supply Chain team.

Tasks performed regularly which form the essential characteristics of the position.
- Strategic, day-to-day and ad-hoc advice to MSC worldwide
- First point of contact in Global Legal Function for MSC Head and Leadership Team
- lead legal MSC matters and coordinate within GLF
- develop and draft best in class supply chain contract templates and support the SC teams in negotiations of key contracts
- support the MSC leadership teams in their activities with legal input
- in charge of the Logistics, Energy and other Global Procurement Categories that are so closely interlinked with SC
- develop and draft best-in class procurement contract templates for these categories and support the procurement teams in negotiations of key contracts
- instruct and manage external lawyers and other consultants as required
- closely follow legal developments with a focus on MSC and advise on compliance with laws, regulations and FME guidelines and procedures
- follow ESG related activities and developments in MSC and the Procurement categories
- support dispute resolution matters and support litigation in the area of responsibility of this role
- report to General Counsel Global Legal Procurement on a regular and ad-hoc basis

**Your profile**:

- Fully qualified lawyer ideally with common law background (or similar)
- PHD or MBA a plus
- Relevant experience in commercial law, supply chain law gained in international law firm and/or major international cooperation with own manufacturing facilities (ideally both)
- Advanced skills and understanding of commercial matters pertaining to procurement, manufacturing, and supply chain
- Experienced and up to date in laws and regulations in relation to MSC
- Skills and interest in ESG topics
- Knowledge of tax law is an advantage
- Good understanding of financials and quality
- Proactive collaborator
- leads complex transactions and projects with ease
- Strong team player
- Excel in legal performance with the required level of pragmatism
- Strong intercultural competencies
- Able to focus and key deliverables
- Give spontaneous but always sound and robust advice also in emergencies
- Strong communication skills
- Cost and resource conscious
- Comprehensive knowledge of all major MSC relevant laws and regulations
- Very good commercial and procurement law skills
- Good technical knowledge and understanding
- Very good Microsoft Office IT skills (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- SAP IT skills are an advantage
- English mandatory (ideally mother tongue or excellent level)as well as one additional world language, e.g. Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese is an advantage, good German language skills is a plus