Legal Advisor, Procurement

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Legal

Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible. We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact. Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

About the role

You will be responsible for the review, negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts involving various types of production and non-production spend, including raw materials, packaging, contract manufacturing, media/IT, logistics, freight and warehousing. You will advise procurement professionals on the legal aspects of relationships with suppliers and other third parties, including disputes, and assist to manage those relationships in a way that balances legal risk with business opportunities. You will also be responsible to identify compliance risks, such as bribery and corruption, anti-competitive behaviour, and restrictions involving sanctions and data privacy, and assist the business to address and resolve those risks in coordination with other members of the Legal & Compliance function.

The role will report to the Head of Legal, Procurement, Essential Home.

Your responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate contracts for the global procurement function.
• Advise the global procurement function, and other members of the business from time to time, on the legal aspects of relationships with suppliers and other third parties, including the management of disputes and potential disputes.
• Identify and manage compliance risks in the areas of anti-bribery/corruption, competition law, sanctions and data privacy as they relate to legal relationships managed by the global procurement function.
• Develop and implement tools to assist the procurement function in managing legal and compliance risks in common activities such as third party assessment, tendering and contract negotiations.

The experience we're looking for

• Qualification to practice law in a common law jurisdiction (preferably the UK, Singapore, the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand).
• 3-5 years of experience in the review, negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts, preferably in respect of the supply of products and services and involving multiple jurisdictions.
• Native-level spoken and written English.
• Work experience in a multi-national environment, with experience in the UK/Europe/North America preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Strong legal and commercial acumen.

The skills for success

Integrity, Corporate Governance, Compliance Management, Solutions Focused, Excellent Communication Skills, Risk management, Intellectual property, Patents, Commercial contracts, Marketing, Teamwork, Fact-based Decision Making, Ability to manage and prioritize workload, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Legal Services, Process Optimisation.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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