Senior Legal Counsel Development and Supply Chain

Senior Legal Counsel Development and Supply Chain-LUN0001EV


Description

Tetra Pak offers a truly challenging and highly international work environment for the right experienced and skilled legal counsel.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented lawyer to join the Legal Affairs team guiding and supporting the Supply Chain Operations dimension of our business.

The Legal Affairs function is headed up by the Tetra Pak Group General Counsel who leads a team of world class senior lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys and corporate governance and risk management professionals.

Supply Chain Operations is globally responsible for sourcing, manufacturing and delivering high quality, recyclable packaging material, straws, caps, closures and sealing solutions.

The position will report to the Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Development & Supply Chain and be based in Lund, Sweden.


Main responsibilities

-Advising stakeholders on complex legal and business risks
-Planning, drafting and negotiating local and international sourcing contracts
-Advising on issues which arise in the course of supplier management activities (eg. claims, disputes, intellectual property rights, software purchase and licensing, insolvency, competition law, export control and other regulatory issues)
-Helping to develop and implement policies, processes, template agreements, checklists and other tools
-Training and developing strong contract managers (non-lawyers) and business colleagues
-Helping to select, manage and develop external legal advisers
-Facilitating close teamwork with other members of the Legal Affairs team


Qualifications

You are a highly skilled and professional individual with a law degree from a Swedish university. You have a minimum of 5 years' experience working for a leading law firm and/or in-house in a multinational or international business of comparable size. Experience from sourcing related legal support is an advantage and good knowledge of intellectual property rights, including software and licensing, is a merit. You are fluent in English, both written and spoken, with excellent drafting skills.

As a person you are a driven, energetic, well-organized and a resourceful self-starter. You manage the ability to make clear, timely and well-reasoned decisions with attention to detail while remaining focused on the "big picture". You are practical, persuasive and a team-player, capable of balancing dual roles in a global legal team and in relevant business teams. You have excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.


Please submit your application in English online at www.tetrapak.com no later than November 1, 2016.


For further information, please contact recruiter Andreas Hjalmarsson +46 733 36 2167.

For trade union information please contact Unionen/Annika Svensson at +46 46 36 3916 or Sveriges Ingenjörer/Lars Haraldsson at +46 46 36 2533.