Legal & Compliance Professional

Caldic; Rotterdam; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Caldic Europe seeks a Commercial Legal Counsel to contribute to a scalable contracting function in Rotterdam. You will work with the General Counsel Europe on commercial contracts, corporate matters and strategic projects, focusing on drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements while advancing compliance and process improvements.

You will join a compact European Legal & Compliance team and help implement templates, playbooks and tools, delivering timely guidance to business teams and senior

Qualifications

• Qualified as a lawyer in a European jurisdiction.
• 2–4 years of post-qualification experience.
• Experience in commercial contracting, ideally including distribution or master service agreements.
• Experience in corporate law is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts across Caldic Europe.
• Support corporate housekeeping and contracting function development.
• Ensure compliance with Caldic’s policies and contracting tools.
• Drive contract lifecycle management and reporting across the region.
• Provide practical legal guidance and training materials.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal research

English proficiency

European law

Corporate law

Education

Qualified lawyer in a European jurisdiction

Tools

Legal tech

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: Legal & Compliance Professional

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

About the Role

We are looking for a Commercial Legal Counsel to join Caldic Europe’s Legal & Compliance team in Rotterdam.

You will join a small European Legal & Compliance team and work directly with the General Counsel Europe on commercial contracts, corporate matters and selected strategic projects. Your primary focus will be commercial contracting. You will also support corporate housekeeping and help develop a scalable, well-controlled and future-ready contracting function that supports Caldic’s continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial Contracting
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts across Caldic Europe, including distribution agreements with suppliers and principals and framework agreements with customers.
• Ensure that contractual commitments comply with Caldic’s policies, approval requirements and contracting tools.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, from negotiation and signature through filing, renewal and termination.
• Drive consistency and best practices in contracting processes across the region.
• Compliance
• Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of Caldic’s compliance programme across Europe, including policies, training, due diligence, monitoring and reporting.
• Operations, AI & Process Improvement
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of contract management and legal technology solutions. As part of this, develop and maintain contract templates, clause libraries and negotiation playbooks.
• Help the team deliver timely, practical legal support by improving workflows, prioritisation and turnaround times.
• Develop practical legal guidance, training materials and self-service resources for business teams.
• Improve visibility, control and reporting of legal matters, contractual risks and legal workload across the region.

Job Requirements

• Qualified as a lawyer in a European jurisdiction.
• Approximately 2-4 years of post-qualification experience.
• Experience gained within a reputable law firm and/or international company.
• Practical experience in commercial contracting, ideally including distribution, manufacturing, framework or master services agreements.
• Corporate law knowledge or experience is an advantage.
• Litigation or dispute resolution experience is an advantage.
• Comfortable using legal technology and AI tools, with an interest in improving legal processes.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Dutch is advantageous but not required.

Personal Characteristics

You are:

• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced international environment.
• Interested in legal innovation, legal operations and process improvement, with the drive to implement practical solutions and embed consistent ways of working.
• Commercially minded and pragmatic.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership

About Caldic

At Caldic, we’re a global leader in distribution solutions, serving diverse markets across the world. Joining us means becoming part of an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and innovation-driven team.

Caldic offers a collaborative international working environment, direct exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to develop broad in-house legal experience across commercial contracts, compliance, corporate matters and legal operations. You will have meaningful responsibility from the outset and play an active role in improving how Legal & Compliance supports the European business.

We operate in 43 countries around the world. Our innovative solutions are tailored to meet the needs of industries such as food, pharma, personal care, and industrial markets, ensuring sustainable success for all stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.caldic.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

Caldic celebrates diversity and is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or any other characteristic.