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Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel, Sales & Manufacturing | Bridgestone
Bridgestone Europe is currently looking for a Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel – Sales & Manufacturing to strengthen its legal team for the entities in the EMEA region, based at the European headquarters in Zaventem.
What’s in it for you?
• Being part of a truly international team of 14 legal professionals and a broader team of 100 legal professionals across the wider EMEA and the Amercias regions;
• A key role supporting the sales & manufacturing functions across Bridgestone EMEA and have an immediate impact;
• Access to their Shared Service Center in India to handle less complex and recurring tasks, allowing you to focus on where you add the most value;
• A modern working environment in Zaventem, with flexible working options;
• Access to a global community for personal development opportunities;
• An attractive salary package with numerous extra-legal benefits, such as a company car, net allowance, group insurance, hospitalization insurance, …;
• A home-working policy of three days a week;
• Working for ‘Top Employer 2024’certified company.
What your future may hold
As Senior Legal Counsel at Bridgestone you will:
• Serve as strategic business partner to headquarters-based Sales and Manufacturing functions by providing timely, practical, and risk-balanced legal advice and support;
• Structure, draft, review and negotiate contracts (sale, manufacturing, joint development, off-take, strategic alliance agreements);
• Advise on Belgian labour and employment matters and coordinate labour outside counsels in other Countries where their manufacturing facilities are located;
• Manage and resolve commercial legal disputes together with outside counsels;
• Have the opportunity to create new and improve existing processes related to supporting these functions and clients;
• Act as the ‘go to’ legal resource for questions regarding Belgian law for other members of the legal department;
• Maintain awareness of and communicate within the law department and to clients any changes or developments in relevant applicable (Belgian) laws and regulations;
• Drive a culture of compliance and ethics by monitoring activities, assessing risk, providing training, and continuously improving policies and procedures within the company and the BSEMIA law department;
• Manage outside counsel performance and costs by setting budgets, implementing cost-saving strategies, and monitoring overall legal spend at HQ level to meet annual targets.
Your skillset
• You obtained a Belgian Master’s in Law and can count on minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, with a preference for a mix of law firm and inhouse roles;
• Solid understanding of Belgian commercial contract law, corporate law and labour law;
• Excellent knowledge of English and Dutch (written and spoken). A good knowledge of French is an asset;
• Strong communication skills, commercial awareness, and ethical judgment;
• An energetic, pragmatic, and agile mindset, who takes ownership and has high commitment;
• A dynamic, problem solving and pro-active personality with a no-nonsense and straightforward approach.
Our Client
Bridgestone Corporation is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. One in five vehicles in the world drives on Bridgestone tires. They employ over 140,000 people around the world and sell their products in more than 150 countries. The European headquarters of Bridgestone Corporation is in Zaventem.
Interested?
Apply immediately via the website or contact Sylvie Gerlo for more information.
Contact Sylvie by mail: sylvie.gerlo@youconnect.be or call +32 486 93 09 93.
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