Sr. Corporate Counsel – Commercial Contracts - Niagara Bottling

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:   

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.   
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.   
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Sr. Corporate Counsel – Commercial Contracts

The Sr. Corporate Counsel – Commercial Contracts is responsible for intake, drafting, preparing, examining, analyzing, negotiating (in person, over conference calls and via email) and revising primarily sales and customer-related legal documents (including, without limitation, master agreements, addendums, amendments, letters and other related documents). This position works cross departmentally, and aims to reduce Niagara’s risk through contracting, document review and by providing legal advice and guidance. This is a full-time exempt position. Days and hours of work are generally Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; however, evening, weekends and limited travel will be required as job duties demand.

Essential Functions

• Intake, draft and negotiate legal and commercial terms, conditions, standards and language with minimal supervision.
• Perform contract review, drafting, negotiation and interpretation to support primarily the internal Sales and Beverage business teams and the legal team’s Sales, Beverage and customer-related matters.
• Legal document development, administration and tracking of key legal provisions.
• Build strong and positive cross-functional business working relationships with both internal clients and other key stakeholders across the company as well as external third parties, including but not limited to company’s customers.  
• Maintain accurate records and files in matrices and databases to ensure reporting accuracy.
• Support other general transactional matters and special projects as requested by  Associate General Counsel, Sales and Beverage and/or Vice President of Legal Affairs.
• Misc. legal team-related projects requested on an as-needed basis.
• Train manufacturing plant personnel and corporate personnel on legal and transactional-related matters, including but not limited to legal document review process, terms and contract-risk related matters.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 8 Years – Experience in Field
  • 8 Years – Experience in Position

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 12+ Years – Experience in Field
  • 12+ Years – Experience working in Position          

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Makes safety the number one priority
  • Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately
  • Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals
  • Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly
  • Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively
  • Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers
• InnovACT
  • Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products
  • Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances
  • Increases performance through greater efficiency
• Find a Way
  • Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts
  • Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions
  • Seeks solutions rather than placing blame
• Empowered to be Great
  • Consistently looks for ways to improve one’s self through growth and development opportunities
  • Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across
  • Communicates effectively to manage expectations

Additionally, the Corporate Counsel – Commercial Contracts is expected to demonstrate:

• Effective legal and commercial drafting, negotiation, organizational and decision making skills with ability to plan, prioritize and multi-task;
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, customers and vendors;
• The position has extensive contact with various levels of both internal and external customers, including but not limited to company’s Sales teams, Beverage Operations teams, Accounting/Finance teams, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs team, Product Development teams, etc.;
• Ability to review, interpret, comprehend, and, as necessary, rephrase/edit/modify complicated legal and commercial terms and language;
• Excellent business and legal writing skills;
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) to all levels of the organization, including but not limited to providing presentations in front of large groups;
• Advanced knowledge of contract law and its application in the purchasing and sale processes.
• Knowledge of and experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG), general food & beverage law and beverage manufacturing a plus;
• Strong leadership skills;
• Very detail oriented;
• Strong organizational and time management skills with an ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities;
• Professional, self-motivated, flexible and able to meet deadlines under a high volume workload in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment with minimal supervision;
• Strong grammar and spelling;
• Excellent computer skills in Excel, contracts databases and MS Word.  Knowledge of Smartsheet and Oracle a plus;
• Positive attitude, ethics, and values which support our company’s values, team, environment and a healthy, high-performance culture.

Education

• Minimum Required: 
  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

Certification/License:

• Required:            Licensed to practice law in one (1) of the fifty (50) states in the USA
• Preferred:           Licensed to practice law in the State of California

Foreign Language

• Required:            None Required
• Preferred:           Minimum Professional Proficiency – Spanish

Typical Compensation Range

$159,716.54 - $231,589.00 / Yearly

Bonus Target: 15% Annual

Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

* *Los Angeles County applicants only** Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

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