Description Legal Manager (Procurement Counsel) Latin America Kenvue is currently recruiting for a Legal Manager Procurement Counsel (Latin America). This position will be based in Bogota, Colombia. Who We Are? At Kenvue, we believe there is extraordinary power in everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and propelled forward by science, our iconic brands-including NEUTROGENA, TYLENOL, LISTERINE, JOHNSON'S and BAND-AID -are category leaders trusted by millions of consumers who use our products to improve their daily lives. Our employees share a digital-first mindset, an approach to innovation grounded in deep human insights, and a commitment to continually earning a place for our products in consumers' hearts and homes. What will you do? As Procurement Counsel (Latin America), you will provide strategic legal counsel to Kenvue's Procurement organization (supporting both strategic procurement in the region, and Kenvue's Enterprise Business Services procurement team in Bogota), in support of sourcing and contracting activities for goods and services procured by the business. A positive attitude, the skills to work across business functions, and the ability to act independently in a fast-paced and highly rewarding environment will be expected of candidates. Key responsibilities: • Partnering closely with Kenvue's Procurement organization, and other relevant stakeholders and business partners, to understand and analyze their business needs, and to drive appropriate sourcing and contracting strategies. • Leading negotiations with, and providing legal advice and support to, Kenvue's Procurement organization, delivering complex and high value procurement and supply chain contractual arrangements. • Lead complex supplier negotiations by partnering with, and providing legal counsel to, Kenvue Procurement (regional Sourcing / Category) teams, to support high value transactions (up to and including multi-million dollar agreements). • Collaborating with Kenvue's Procurement organization, and other members of the Kenvue Legal & Compliance function, to improve the end-to-end contracting process, deliver legal and contracting training and playbooks, create, harmonize and rationalize contract templates, identify and adopt best practices, and support process, systems and governance improvements. • Providing strategic legal advice and support to business, Procurement and Supply Chain partners, and collaborating with other attorneys and subject matter experts, as appropriate, to ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures, and to deliver risk assessments, and mitigations, as needed. • Leading, and providing project management support on, strategic Kenvue Legal & Compliance and Procurement functional initiatives, including adoption of new technologies and process in support of sourcing and contracting activities, and associated change management activities. Qualifications What we are looking for Qualifications: Required: • A current licence and certification to practise as a lawyer in an appropriate Latin America jurisdiction. • Minimum of 5 to 8 years of corporate experience, either in-house, or at a major market law firm. • Strong transactional skills, including experience in drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including supply agreements (for internal and external manufacturing), logistics and distribution agreements, and marketing, media, and other services agreements (including consulting and professional services contracts). • Strong virtual team working skills, including strong communication (with the ability to make the complex simple), collaboration, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, including experience working in a fast-paced matrix and international environment. • Attention to detail and the ability to effectively identify, assess and mitigate risk. • Professional-level fluency in English and Spanish. Preferred: • Healthcare and/or Consumer products work experience. • Strong procurement experience across multiple Categories, dealing with high value agreements, with good understanding of Procurement and/or Supply Chain processes. • Experience providing direct legal support to supply chain, procurement and/or logistics functions. • A positive attitude and the skills to work across business functions and cultures with teams located in multiple time zones, taking a global view and bringing external perspective, as well as the ability to act independently, in a fast-paced and highly rewarding environment. Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
