Paralegal, Transactions and Contracts

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $90,000-110,000

About Us

HAVI is a global, privately held company that delivers expertise and experience across analytics, packaging, sourcing, supply chain, and logistics.

The Seattle Legal team supports two HAVI business units : Stanley and tms .

Stanley is defined by Creativity, Building and Invention. We are makers of the legendary bottle and box. Driven by purpose, passion, and performance.

Obsessed with making a difference and keeping our promises. Proud of our yesterday and focused on building the team of tomorrow.

tms unites technology, marketing and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly organized and motivated Commercial Paralegal to join our team. In this role, you will work with our global sales and distributions teams as well as global functions including Supply Chain, Quality & Compliance, IT, Finance, Marketing, and the People team.

You will support a wide range of commercial matters.

If you enjoy working on complex projects at a fast-paced, growing company, we would love to hear from you. The role is based in our Seattle office will be required to be on-premise at least 2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, redline, and negotiate commercial agreements to support outbound sales and inbound purchasing engagements.
• Assist business teams in drafting and preparing operational documents that are ancillary to definitive agreements (e.g.

policies and guidelines).

• Serve as the first point of contact to various business functions for NDAs, amendments, and SOWs.
• Summarize agreements for business stakeholders and the Legal team.
• Create contracting standards and forms to support contracting processes.
• Collaborate with the HAVI Contracts Management team to store, organize, and manage contracts.
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of company policies.
• Create and deliver training to business teams that are involved with contracts.
• Ad hoc projects at the request of the attorneys.

Who You Are

• Excellent verbal and written communicator, demonstrating the interpersonal skills required to effectively interface with key stakeholders, team members, business leaders, and employees at all levels within the company.
• Superior contract drafting, redlining, reading, and writing skills.
• Exercise superb judgment and initiative and possess strong problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity, excel in a fast-paced environment and operate with a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrate interest in corporate governance, immigration and real estate assignments.
• General knowledge and familiarity with indirect procurement and supply chain.
• Enjoy creating and establishing sensible, scalable processes and programs to optimize workflows.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an outstanding ability to simplify concepts and to bring clarity in the face of ambiguity.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5-10 years as a paralegal at a recognized law firm and / or an in-house legal department.
• 5+ years of experience in commercial transactions.
• Advanced proficiency with Office 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Prefer experience with consumer goods and / or retail companies.

Salary

$90,000-110,000 annually

Stanley and tms are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please contact [email protected].

The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on multiple factors, such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience.

Stanley is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. Full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results.

In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.

About HAVI

HAVI is a global, privately owned company that connects people with ideas, data with insights, supply with demand, restaurants with deliveries and ultimately, people with the products they love.

Whether we are sourcing, storing or delivering products, we bring unmatched category expertise and unrivaled operational excellence, combined with powerful digital analytics and insights.

Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. HAVI’s business units include Supply Chain, tms and Stanley.

Our portfolio of businesses offers best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand defining marketing and promotion services and innovative consumer products.

For more information, please visit HAVI.com, tmsw.com and stanley1913.com.

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