Legal Counsel e-Com / Sales (all genders)

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Date: Oct 17, 2024

Location: Hamburg, DE

Company: Beiersdorf

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

Your Tasks

You will join a diverse and truly innovative global legal team with a strong focus on delivering high class legal advice to our international sales organization. In doing so you will: 

  • Draft and negotiate a variety of international agreements with vendors, customers and partners, including sales (authorized dealership, service partner, sales representative agreements, buying group agreements etc.), distribution, and service agreements 
  • Draft and review policies and standards related to sales (in particular e-commerce and social commerce) and distribution
  • Provide legal expert advice and guidance to various internal stakeholders (e.g., Sales, Legal, Tax, Customs etc.) on a variety of operational, regulatory as well as commercial matters regarding sales and distribution of our products via various channels 
  • Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments in distribution, trade, import/export, and support the business teams in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching new business models or identifying new sales channels
  • Coordinate and steer cooperation with external lawyers
  • Build cross-team relationships across a highly matrixed international organisation, partnering with different legal, business, and cross functional teams, to deliver projects against short timeframes, setting appropriate priorities, and managing legal risk
  • Identifying opportunities to improve existing templates, processes and procedures and develop and implement strategies to scale and standardize the use of legal resources
  • Business travels to group companies might be required from time to time 

Your Profile

  • University degree in law with profound legal skills in Sales, eCommerce, social commerce & Distribution law
  • Experience with regulations such as national commercial codes, trade customs, customary commercial law and, UN sales law
  • Experience drafting and negotiating a range of complex commercial contracts, experience in negotiating with buying groups/ retail alliances a plus
  • Experience advising on sales & distribution law, trade, and related technology solutions would be preferred
  • Experience working with cross-functional business stakeholders as in-house counsel in an international matrixed organisation, with e-commerce experience
  • Experience of being a trusted business partner to VP’s and senior stakeholders on Sales, Ecommerce and Digital Social Commerce
  • Experience in set-up, implementation, structuring and restructuring of distribution systems
  • Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure and effectively with company employees, executives, and external counsel, including extensive work with colleagues in other locations
  • Motivated, constructive, and flexible working attitude 
  • Proactive, structured, and independent working style with an entrepreneurial and digital mindset
  • Organisational talent, dynamic, strong communication skills, creative
  • Willingness to travel
  • Excellent knowledge of English, spoken and written, knowledge of French language a plus
  • Location flexible depending on experience

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae, salary expectations, relevant references and certificates) and encourage you to upload your CV without a picture.

 

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