Legal Associate – Unilever Business Operations with Unilever

Deadline Open Deadline

Location XPQJ+PCX, Thigalarapalya, Krishnarajapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560048)

Salary The salary will be discussed with the candidate itself.

Details of the Organization

Unilever is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy drink, toothpaste, pet food, pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products, tea, breakfast cereals, beauty products, and personal care. Unilever is the world's largest producer of soap, and its products are available in around 190 countries.

Unilever's largest brands include Lifebuoy, Dove, Sunsilk, Knorr, Lux, Sunlight, Rexona/Degree, Axe/Lynx, Ben & Jerry's, Omo/Persil, Heartbrand (Wall's) ice creams, Hellmann's and Magnum.

Unilever is organised into three main divisions: Foods & Refreshments, Home Care, and Beauty & Personal Care. It has research and development facilities in China, India, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Details of the Job/Internship

Unilever is inviting applications for the Legal Associate – Unilever Business Operations job at their Bengaluru office in India.

Where this position fits into the team:

Part of the Unilever Legal Powerhouse – a team we’re currently building, which will consist of around 50 colleagues in Bangalore.
An integral part of Unilever’s Legal Function - a global operation consisting of approximately 400 lawyers and specialists.
Based alongside the Uni Ops Function in Bangalore – a wider team of 1,600 that powers Unilever’s compass strategy through world-class business operations enabled by technology and innovation.
Work in close collaboration with the global Business Operations Legal (UBO) team.

Role and Responsibilities

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job

The selected candidate will be dedicated to the UBO Legal team, which business partners with the UBO function.

UBO functions include Supply Chain, Procurement & Customer Operations and provide all the systems and processes for Unilever to run effectively, efficiently, and consistently across different Businesses Groups.

The UBO Legal team gets involved in a variety of supplier-related matters and as part of the extended team we are hiring a Powerhouse resource to manage the following activities:

Drafting (bespoke) contracts and support negotiations with suppliers.
Collecting information to investigate claims involving suppliers.
Reviewing and analyzing initial contracts related to supplier disputes and claims, and assisting in drafting letters and settlement agreements.
Conducting basic legal research and providing support.
Creating structured documents with relevant facts.
Assisting with supplier events and ensuring appropriate training and terms are established.
Offering specialized contract support in collaboration with UBO Legal counsels for intercompany agreements, CRM, sustainability, etc.
Extracting and summarizing contractual risks.
Managing end-of-contract risks and termination activities.

Stakeholder Management: Support the development and management of stakeholder relationships within Unilever and with key third parties, including within Legal and Business Operations (which spans across Supply Chain, Procurement, IT, Supplier Operations and others).

Key Interfaces

UBO Legal (including external legal counsel)
Business Operations (e.g. Procurement, Customer Development, UniOps, Supplier Operations, etc.)
Cyber Security & Data Privacy teams

Eligibility

Relevant Experience

Professional qualification in Law.
2-4 years of experience in drafting contracts, contracts review and negotiations, from both a Legal and business perspective.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Essential

Contract negotiations, review and management skills.
Strong English language drafting and legal advisory skills.
Achieving outcomes and results by influencing the way resources not in your control are utilised.
Attention to detail.
Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones, countries and cultures.
Willingness and drive for process excellence.

Preferable