Legal Counsel e-Com / Sales (all genders)

at  Beiersdorf AG

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

You will join a diverse and truly innovative global legal team with a strong focus on delivering high class legal advice to our international sales organization. In doing so you will:

• Draft and negotiate a variety of international agreements with vendors, customers and partners, including sales (authorized dealership, service partner, sales representative agreements, buying group agreements etc.), distribution, and service agreements
• Draft and review policies and standards related to sales (in particular e-commerce and social commerce) and distribution
• Provide legal expert advice and guidance to various internal stakeholders (e.g., Sales, Legal, Tax, Customs etc.) on a variety of operational, regulatory as well as commercial matters regarding sales and distribution of our products via various channels
• Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments in distribution, trade, import/export, and support the business teams in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching new business models or identifying new sales channels
• Coordinate and steer cooperation with external lawyers
• Build cross-team relationships across a highly matrixed international organisation, partnering with different legal, business, and cross functional teams, to deliver projects against short timeframes, setting appropriate priorities, and managing legal risk
• Identifying opportunities to improve existing templates, processes and procedures and develop and implement strategies to scale and standardize the use of legal resources
• Business travels to group companies might be required from time to time