Legal Counsel Global Procurement M/F

Legal Counsel Global Procurement

For one of our clients, a global leader in the food sector, we are looking for a global procurement legal counsel, for a temporary 4-month assignment.

Rate of occupation: 100%.

Responsibilities

• You provide legal advice as a legal co-pilot to the IS/IT and Corporate Services categories in the Marketing and Corporate Services spend group fostering proactive relationships with procurement managers and buyers in these categories.

• You are responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts for software licenses, cloud services agreements and hardware procurement agreements and for providing legal, compliance and risk analysis.

• You ensure consultations with the lead lawyer of these categories on key legal matters and risks and actively contribute to the strategies and initiatives in these categories.

• You raise awareness, visibility and importance of legal matters to procurement managers and buyers

Your profile

• You are a professionally qualified lawyer with at least 6 years of professional experience post qualification

• A double degree of experience in Swiss and common Law is a plus

• You have experience with dealing with different disciplines and cultures and have the ability to proactively manage the legal aspects of complex projects

• You are used to working under high pressure/high visibility projects and have a strong ability to manage time and business critical transactions, especially in procurement (negotiation contracts)

• You have a solid experience in legal advice on IS/IT and telecommunications contracts and a strong understanding of technology, privacy and digital/AI law

• You have an excellent command of written and spoken English and French