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Title: Corporate Counsel
Description:
The purpose of the Corporate Counsel position is to provide proactive, practical and sound advice and counsel to the various departments within the organization on a wide range of subject matters in an effort to ensure business goals are met while at the same time reducing/managing risk and reducing the need for outside legal resources. Under the supervision of the Associate General Counsel, this position with work on diverse ongoing legal and business matters relating to the operations of the organization. Key responsibilities include being a key resource to the organization on a wide variety of issues including general business and corporate law, risk management, contract negotiation and drafting, operations, logistics and distribution issues, regulatory compliance, litigation management, intellectual property management, corporate governance, consumer complaint resolution, research and development and other topics as business needs develop and warrant.
Responsibilities:
- -Subject matter expertise in a broad range of federal and state regulatory matters including: advertising, anti-trust, consumer protection, environmental, flammability, privacy and security and trade regulation.
- -Work closely with the Associate General Counsel to provide substantial, proactive, and strategic legal counseling and support for a wide range of commercial transactions including: licensing, product development, services, sales, distribution, strategic partnerships, etc.
- -Provide support for ongoing initiatives to develop and protect the Company’s intellectual property including initial/renewal filings, infringement monitoring/prosecution programs, internal training and coordination with product management.
- -Under the direction of the Associate General Counsel, manage outside counsel in a variety of matters within budget including assistance in the management and conduct of litigation.
- -Assist General Counsel with corporate governance matters and SEC related issues/filings.
- -Partner with key internal resources to assist Associate General Counsel with litigation management issues including discovery and document management.
- -Assist with the implementation of and provide ongoing support for a new contract lifecycle management program including undertaking certain contract drafting/review responsibilities for particular internal customers as well as ownership of creating and maintaining contract templates as necessary.
- -Assist with the resolution/response to escalated consumer issues including interaction with the FTC, the CPSC, and other state and federal consumer protection resources.
- -Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Legal Team in any issue facing the organization.
Requirements:
- -2 – 5 years of experience as a lawyer with a law firm or corporate legal department working in the areas of responsibility delineated above.
- -SEC experience desired but not required.
- -Experience providing legal counsel to consumer goods manufacturer or retailer strongly preferred as is experience providing legal counsel to a progressive, customer-centric organization.
- -Contract drafting, negotiation and review experience preferred particularly with respect to IT contracts.
- -Law degree and license to practice law in at least 1 jurisdiction with ability to qualify under Minnesota’s Corporate Counsel registration program.
- -Strong attention to detail
- -Superior analytical, judgment and decision making skills.
- -Ability to communicate information quickly and effectively both orally and in writing.
- -Ability to manage competing priorities and demands on time.
- -Modest amounts of travel may be required from time to time.
- -Ability to provide practical yet sound advice to business unit
- -Ability to be a thought leader and influence direction and outcomes at all levels.
- -Ability to work well with others and to quickly assimilate and understand information.
- -Capacity to proactively isolate and prioritize issues and to focus on implementing both top-level, strategic solutions as well as the day-to-day initiatives.
- -Must be self-motivated.
- -Must appreciate a dynamic environment where needs/demands are ever-changing.
- -Must be able to assimilate well into a collegial, cooperative team environment and contribute equally to the overall success of the larger Legal team.
Location(s):
Plymouth, MN Submit Resume
Title: Sourcing Manager - Indirect
Description:
The Indirect Strategic Sourcing Manager has oversight responsibility for specific major categories of spend for our corporate business units with total annual spend upwards of $200M. The person in this role will focus on following areas: Marketing, Media Agencies, Consumer Research, Internal/External Communications and other Corporate Services. They are also responsible for strategic planning and sourcing of indirect services achieving significant negotiation savings and risk mitigation through effective sourcing practices, negotiation and contract execution.
Responsibilities:
- -Establish and nurture relationships with key business stakeholders to facilitate formulation and execution of long term sourcing strategies establishing clear and measurable goals focused on continuous improvement in designated spend category.
- -Develop and execute sourcing strategies for responsible areas.
- -Lead cross-functional teams in the execution of sourcing initiatives end to end.
- -Utilize a robust multi-step sourcing processes to address areas of spend that may not have been previously managed by the sourcing team.
- -Develop implementation and transition plans and work with business functions to ensure strategies are embedded in the organization's processes.
- -Leverage existing technologies to support the sourcing process and identify additional technology needs to augment specific categories where applicable.
- -Consistently create, present and implement process improvements within the organization
- -Maintain knowledge of market trends including analysis of market drivers, cost structures and technical improvements.
- -Manages contract notification and implementation of supplier changes.
- -Documents source selection and ensures processes comply with internal procedures and guidelines.
- -Provides consultative support to business units in supplier compliance and performance to contract.
Requirements:
- -5-7 years experience with indirect sourcing experience.
- -Demonstrated strong negotiating skills with suppliers.
- -Demonstrated strong communication skills with all levels of organization and suppliers.
- -Indirect sourcing experience managing cross functional teams in a fast pace environment.
- -Strong knowledge of service and product contract terms.
- -Formal contracts training required.
- -Project Management experience.
- -Strong written communication and presentation skills.
- -Minimum bachelor’s degree.
- -MBA preferred.
- -Formal negotiation/contract training.
- -Additional related education a plus.
- -Six Sigma certification desirable.
- -ERP system knowledge preferred. Oracle experience a plus.
- -Knowledge of best in class sourcing procedures and practices.
- -MS Office (Strength Excel & Access required).
- -Strong analytical skills.
Location(s):
Plymouth, MN Submit Resume
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