Legal Counsel Procurement

Jobs at Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobs at Dubai is seeking a Legal Counsel for Procurement to join the Supply Chain team in Dubai. You will draft, review, and negotiate supplier contracts and subcontracts, ensuring risk is identified and mitigated.

You will work with internal stakeholders and suppliers on commercial and legal discussions, incorporating client-flow down clauses and managing contract administration and changes. Strong negotiation and presentation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Law degree preferred, though business degree with strong contract management experience acceptable.
• 3–6 years’ experience with contracts.
• Experience in Maritime/EPC/Engineering companies is preferred; offshore project experience a plus.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience.
• Inter-disciplinary collaboration and requirements understood.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; open dialogue with stakeholders.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier contracts (including sub-contracts) in line with templates and policy.
• Participate in commercial and legal discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers to identify and mitigate contractual risks.
• Incorporate contract-flow down clauses from client contracts into subcontract agreements.
• Ensure proper contract administration throughout project execution.
• Promote good procurement and contract management practices across the company.
• Prepare/review relevant contractual correspondence with suppliers, subcontractors, and authorities.
• Monitor contract deliverables and performance; identify risks and opportunities; support handling of supplier claims.
• Hold responsibility for all contractual and commercial issues related to change management, including claims within contract timeframes, ensuring internal approvals.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Insurance, Fleet Services, project managers and other stakeholders.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Law degree

Job description

Legal Counsel Procurement

Job Description

The Legal Counsel Procurement will act as a key member of the Supply Chain (Procurement) team and will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts or subcontracts. This includes handling standard supplier contracts in the field of 3rd party personnel, equipment, MRO, etc., as well as managing subcontractor agreements. The Legal Counsel Procurement will ensure that contractual risks are identified, properly evaluated, and mitigated.

Job Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier contracts (including sub-contracts) in line with templates provided by Legal and Fugro policies.
• Act as a key member of the Supply Chain (Procurement) team, participate in commercial and legal discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure that contractual risks are identified, properly evaluated, and mitigated. Raise awareness of contractual risks with internal stakeholders.
• Incorporate contract-flow down clauses from the client contract into the subcontract, in alignment with the Legal team
• Ensure proper contract administration
• Promote the principles of good procurement and contract management practice throughout the company
• Responsible for preparation/review of all relevant contractual correspondence exchanged during project execution to and from the suppliers, subcontractors, and authorities.
• Monitor all contract deliverables and the contract performance as well as identify risks and opportunities. Support handling of supplier claims.
• Assumes overall responsibility for all contractual and commercial issues related to the management of change, including ensuring claims are issued within the timeframes set out in the contract and receiving all required internal approvals preparing, interfacing with involved functions, and negotiating any claims against partners and subcontractors
• Works closely with internal stakeholders: Supply Chain (Procurement), Finance, Legal, Insurance, Fleet Services, project managers and various business stakeholders.

Job Requirements

• Law degree preferred though Business degree with strong contract management experience will be acceptable
• 3 – 6 years’ experience with contracts
• Experience in Maritime/ EPC/ Engineering companies is preferred. Project experience (with EPC companies and/or offshore projects) is a plus.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience
• Understand inter-disciplinary relations and requirements
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Ability to provide open and direct dialogue with stakeholders
• High level of integrity and ethics
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

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