Legal Contracts Specialist - French speaking AK Eindhoven

Performs detailed reviews of draft contracts against legal checklist of acceptable contract elements to identify and mitigate legal risks.Flags incomplete areas and notifies responsible parties of open action items; compares new agreements to existing agreements for consistency when appropriate; Negotiates contract terms and conditions with external organizations. Dealing with both companies terms and conditions and external organization’s terms and conditions under general instruction. Risk Management. The Legal Contract Specialist must have full knowledge of the terminology related to the Trade of the companyLegal Contract Specialist work requires knowledge of contract principles, laws, statutes, regulations and procedures and a knowledge of procurement regulations and contract principles to prepare and negotiate contracts.Responds to e-mail and telephone inquiries on legal document-related matters.Interacts with other departments and external customer contacts on bid proposals regarding legal issues on contracts, subcontracts and other document reviews;Drafts legal exceptions/clarifications sheets, when requested, to include with bid responses;Reviews and processes other legal documents, including but not limited to equipment leases, rental agreements submitted to customersDrafts edits and routine document amendments under the supervision of the Sr Attorney Commercial contracts.Reviewing and monitoring compliance of Commercial contracts and regularly notifying appropriate individuals when compliance is not met. Obtaining additional documentation from marketing, finance, legal, customer solutions, and sales individuals if needed to support proposal.Maintaining contract log.Coordinates with Sales Representatives to provide sales documentation and satisfy customer requirements.Maintaining and updating company customer database with contracts and promotion updates. Providing various database maintenance in the company customer database on an ongoing basis. Updates the automated tracking system (CRM) including coordinating reporting systems and processes for sales operation.Assisting finance with delinquent customer payments.Publishing and distributing relevant reports to Finance, Marketing and Sales.Monitoring pricing issues and notifying the sales representative when pricing is incorrect.Assisting with sales leads.Monitor compliance on sales discount policyMaintaining and providing updates to current Contracts, Pricing Approval processes, Terms and conditions, and all related forms and distributing as needed.Investigates and responds to legal-related questions sales contracts related issue, such as insuranceAll listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.A bachelor’s or master’s degree in legal fieldExceptional legal  written and verbal skills in English and French; 2-5 years experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating sales/commercial contracts in a high-tech or bio-pharma company. Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to perform in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Ability to multi-task and handle multiple contract negotiations simultaneously.Thorough understanding of the contract process including contract evaluation, negotiation, approval, tracking and close-out.Ability to work independently and as part of a team.Must be able to collaborate and work with other departments such as Finance, Sales.Must be able to work independently and exercise judgment.Proven experience drafting, negotiating and finalizing a variety of legal documents. Proven success working in a fast-paced environment Must have good attention to detail, and proficient in MS Office International company in Eindhoven (near the airport).Match criteria: Legal, Job, Legal, 2000 - 2300 Euro, 2300 - 2700 Euro, 40 hours, Rechten/juridisch, Bachelor, 2-5 years, 5-7 years, Eindhoven area, French, Mid-senior managementCompany name: Undutchables Recruitment Agency BV

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