Job Title: Legal Counsel - Supply Chain
Location: Mumbai HO
Function: Legal
Req ID: R-1164903
Main purpose of the role-
This role is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to support the growth and success of HUL and to work seamlessly with the leadership teams across the markets in India cluster. The ideal candidate will oversee all legal matters, provide strategic legal advice, manage legal risks, and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. This role requires excellent leadership skills, deep legal knowledge, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams.The Legal Counsel - Supply Chain will be responsible for identifying and mitigating legal risk and provide high quality, expert legal advice and support to the Supply Chain, Sustainability, Human Resource, R&D and SHE teams. This role will be a part of the HUL Supply Chain legal team and will work closely with all partner functions including developing and implementing policy frameworks, advocacy, partnering and managing litigation.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide strategic legal advice to partner functions on a wide range of legal issues ensuring seamless operations;
- Handle key litigations related to labour, employment and environment;
- Support sustainability agenda and activities ensuring compliance with PWMR/other relevant laws;
- Partner HR in drafting and implementing policies and frameworks including policies around reward framework, social security benefits etc.
- Identify and mitigate legal risk and provide high quality, expert legal advice and support to the category teams;
- Prepare, negotiate and review legal agreements governing commercial relationships with third parties with whom the Company has dealings.
- Ensure compliance with local laws and regulations esp. regarding manufacturing setups and expansions.
- Lead the implementation of compliance tool and framework for Supply Chain.
- Identify key legal issues and principles and how they relate to markets, relationship types, products and services to highlight legal risks and consequences
- Liaison with the regulatory or statutory authority as and when required.
Key Skills / Experience Required
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a fast-paced company; Strong functional expertise and business partnering experience is essential, preferable having seen a scaled manufacturing setup and its complications; Ability to understand business drivers and strategic thrusts of the organization
- Legal drafting skills and good attention to detail, including when operating under pressure. Highly developed ability to successfully negotiate to achieve desired outcomes in constrained timelines.
- Ability to use legal knowledge and skills to give strategic legal advice, solve problems, identify pragmatic solutions, proactively manage risks and spot opportunities.
- Ability to establish, develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders across levels
All official offers from Unilever are issued only via our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Offers from individuals or unofficial sources may be fraudulent - please verify before proceedingJob DetailsRole Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Full-Time Country: India City: Mumbai ,Maharashtra Company Website: http://www.unilever.com Job Function: Legal & Compliance Company Industry/Sector: ManufacturingWhat We Offer
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