Senior Manager, Regional Legal Counsel

Location : Taguig, Philippines

Setup : Onsite

Employment Type: Full Time

AT COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS

At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), you always know you're part of something special and iconic. We are the faces that make, move and sell some the world's most loved brands. We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world.

We are successful because we are passionate, hard-working and committed to our products, our customers and each other. We help our customers grow, and are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas that helps us to delight millions of people who enjoy our drinks every day. CCEP is a place where people can grow, be happy and be well in a safe, open and inclusive workplace.

We are international in presence but local at heart-we firmly invested in our local economies and the communities we love; because beyond delivering results for customers.

Career Experience

Graduate of a Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program
Licensed Lawyer with admission to the Philippine Bar.
Active membership in the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).

Professional Experience

A minimum of 10 years legal experience, working in a multinational company and/or law firm with experience advising on a wide range of topics in a transactional context. With special focus on contracts negotiation experience.

Skills & Essentials:

Good business acumen; ability to understand and foresee challenges for the business.
Solid knowledge of contract law, with proven experience with contracts negotiation.
Strong business sense and problem solving mindset. Hands-on approach.
Eager to provide best-in-class support. Being able to advise sensibly and to-the-point.
Ability to adopt a risk based approach and advise with pragmatism.
Energy and passion, willingness to learn.
Ability to build trust, be collaborative and responsive, prioritize and meet deadlines, and be a reliable business partner for the procurement and legal teams.
Ability to exercise creative thinking and to define pragmatic approaches to problems.
Self-awareness, a steady demeanour in challenging situations and comfort operating in a wide range of legal environments.
Good communication, people and influencing skills.
Robust drafting skills in English (contracts, letters, email, presentations, etc)
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Languages required: solid knowledge of written & oral English, including business and legal jargons. Any additional language spoken across CCEP territories will be a plus.

YOUR ROLE

As Regional Senior Legal Counsel for Procurement you will join the CCEP Legal Procurement Centre of Excellence in proactively supporting the Procurement team at CCEP on a variety of cross-border matters such as international contract negotiations with key suppliers, out-of-court dispute settlement, contract drafting, various procurement matters, digital platforms, monitoring and implementing changes in relevant laws, as well as efficiency and standardization projects.

In this exciting position you will be reporting to the Associate Legal Director Regional for the region and be part of the Procurement Centre of Excellence within the Legal team. As part of the Procurement Centre of Excellence you will also work with legal colleagues in the BUs to keep them informed of strategic needs and/or in developing commercial legal approaches.

This role would cover, as per the Legal Procurement CoE model, multi-country and central Procurement strategic work. The purpose of this role is to ensure scale, consistency and transparency across the territories with the aim of constantly driving value for the business and your stakeholders. In the spirit of regional collaboration and teamwork, you will be required to lend a helping hand to local teams in case of over-flow. You will also be coordinating the sanctions piece across the region in close collaboration with Ethics & compliance and relevant local legal teams.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting CCEP's strategy and negotiations with various suppliers and providing related legal advice.
Supporting the implementation of legal strategies enabling CCEP to win and grow in a complex market context characterized by inflation, volatility, supplier consolidation, digitalization, out-of-court disputes and settlements, and accelerated focus on sustainability and ESG topics.
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements with suppliers in a variety of areas such as ingredients, packaging, transport, warehousing, equipment, civil engineering, professional services, rolling materials, energy, etc.
Supporting the Procurement Centre of Excellence in developing policies and guidelines around contract negotiations, building and keeping templates up to date, developing trainings for empowerment, etc.
Providing business minded legal guidance to enable the Procurement teams to achieve their goals.
Providing robust, clear and business-friendly legal advice on a variety of topics. Working as a trusted business partner.
Take a lead role in training efforts, to equip procurement colleagues with the legal tools that enable them to manage the business more effectively and shape the legal environment in which they operate to CCEP's advantage.
Take a lead in coordinating regional sanctions work in close collaboration with Ethics & Compliance and local legal teams.
The role will be based in Manilla. Occasional travels may be required.

Senior Manager Regional Legal Counsel