
Website Pioneer Foods
Job Description:
- Providing legal support and advice to the SSA/WECA BU leadership in its decisions to expand and grow SSA business into multiple categories.
- Works closely with SSA/WECA BU Leadership team to evaluate legal impact of major decisions where applicable law, regulations or facts of the case are unclear, controversial or conflicting.
- Draft legal opinions that may require extensive research of statutes, regulations or court decisions in complex areas of the law and foreign jurisdictions.
- Prepare defense positions engaging outside counsel as required. Litigations usually involve complex or difficult issues that require a high degree of original and constructive legal effort, as they are resolved. Recommends that cases be tried or settled.
- Have increasing contact with cross-functional clients to receive work that is to be handled without supervision.
- Continues usual lawyer’s functions of research, preparing legal documents, negotiating with outside parties, rendering opinions, consulting with and advising clients, and representing PepsiCo SSA Entities in dealing with others.
- Legally support SSA/WECA BU Leadership Team with expansion agenda for snack products exports in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Advise, and prepare execution drafts of Distribution Agreements for Snacks, Juices, Nutrition, Essential Foods and Groceries supply to various Sub-Sahara African territories.
- Prepare defense positions engaging outside counsel as required. Litigations usually involve complex or difficult issues that require a high degree of original and constructive legal effort, as they are resolved. Recommends that cases be tried or settled.
- Have increasing contact with cross-functional clients to receive work that is to be handled without supervision.
- Continues usual lawyer’s functions of research, preparing legal documents, negotiating with outside parties, rendering opinions, consulting with and advising clients, and representing the company in dealing with others.
- Explain problems, ideas, and concepts to junior attorneys that are to be incorporated into work assignments.
- Support SA BU Leadership Team with expansion agenda for snack products exports in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Advise, and prepare execution drafts of Distribution Agreements for Snacks supply to various Sub-Sahara African territories
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Job Requirements:
- Minimum 4 year LLB Degree and admitted lawyer in the High Court with good standing
- 5-8 years post qualification experience at medium sized law firm or multinational FMCG company
- Solid commercial acumen and excellent drafting skills Agreements, Company Resolutions) using company templates as a base.
- Litigation experience
- Ability to timely resolve instructions in support of a fast moving consumer goods company that requires agility from support functions such as the legal department
- Accuracy /attention to detail.
- Excellent Communication (written / verbal).
- Impeccable linguistic skills.
- Decision making ability with sound judgement
- Very strong computer skills (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook etc)
- Willingness to learn and promote the legal department.
- Encourage teamwork.
- Display accountability and a sense of urgency/results orientation.
- Respect for others and live the Company values at all times.
- Have a positive outlook
- Willingness to reach out for assistance when required and lean on team members or line manager
Job Details:
Company: Pioneer Foods
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Johannesburg
Application Deadline: N/A
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