Major Responsibilities
- Ownership of the entire contract life cycle including, but not limited to, the review, negotiation and execution of commercial sales contracts, master purchasing agreements, distributor agreements, amendments, NDAs, and pricing;
- Acts in capacity of operating company liaison with customer purchasing department to negotiate mutually acceptable terms and conditions when issuing new contracts;
- Acts as advisor to sales, sales operations, finance, and other internal departments in identifying and summarizing legal risks in contracts;
- Collaborates with multiple departments including sales, finance, legal, sales operations, and other cross functional groups on contractual issues and internal projects;
- Ensures contracts meet legal, finance, compliance, and regulatory requirements per internal processes and procedures;
- Draft, review, negotiate, amend and extend different contracts, including supplier agreements, customer agreements, leases, financing agreements, employment agreements, NDAs, goods and services agreements, and other documents as assigned by the company;
- Identify and mitigate contractual and business risks in third party agreements and present findings to management;
- Provide guidance on interpretation of language as required;
- Update the company’s contract templates library;
- Organize the company’s contract repository;
- Assist management in overseeing contract management process;
- Update and maintain department tools and contracting processes;
- Record contract data based on the needs of the sales, finance & legal departments, and the business units responsible for fulfilling contract requirements;
- Develop and generate reports;
- Respond to inquiries or questions regarding contract administration;
- Prepare, store, and retrieve company contracts and IP certificates;
- Administration of IP portfolio (trademark, patents, and copyright);
- Participation in Workplace investigations;
- Previous compliance experience;
Requirements
- Post secondary education;
- 10+ years of commercial transaction experience, preferably including consumer goods and raw materials;
- Proven record of success at a top law firm and/or in-house;
Knowledge of intellectual property, FIFRA regulation, and contract issues; - Clever, passionate and driven with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to understand complex contractual issues, assess risk while exercising strong business judgment, and provide clear legal advice;
- Experience advancing projects in a multi-stakeholder environment and handling and prioritizing multiple projects;
- Experience with training staff and preparing presentation;
- Experience with Common Law and Civil Law;
- Possess tact, diplomacy and the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality;
- Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Powerpoint;
- Ability to assess risk and escalate appropriately;
- Must communicate in English, ability to communicate in Spanish and Portuguese an asset.
This position is located at 101 MacIntosh Blvd. in Concord, Ontario.
A hybrid work structure is available.
This is a full time, permanent position.
Pay range: $65,000 – $80,000
A Career with KIK Offers:
KIK offers comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK’s retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth.