Senior Legal Counsel

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world's most loved drinks.

We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world.

We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas.

This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

ABOUT YOUR TEAMThe Australian BU Legal team is responsible for providing proactive legal support to the Australian business, which is the largest business in CCEP's APS (Australia, Pacific and South-East Asia) business unit.

The purpose of the Legal function is to be the PPE for CCEP – to Protect, Partner and Empower for sustainable growth.

You will be joining a vibrant and collegial team that works with some of the world's most recognised brands.

The team is comprised of seven lawyers (including two specialist Workplace Relations lawyers), a Legal Operations Manager, a Legal Coordinator and an Executive Assistant.

We work flexibly at CCEP, splitting our working days between our cutting-edge office at North Sydney (3 days per week) and home (2 days per week)ABOUT YOUR ROLEYou will be a senior member of the Legal function of CCEP's Australian business, working closely with the General Counsel Australia, Deputy General Counsel Australia and other team members.

The Senior Legal Counsel is responsible for providing informed, practical legal advice and training to the Australian business in order to create maximum value while appropriately managing business and legal risks.

Every day, you will protect, partner with and empower the business for sustainable growth, as well as act as a mentor for other team members and a key contact for members of the Australian Leadership Team.

The types of matters you might work on include navigating general commercial issues, drafting and negotiating a variety of agreements (particularly sales agreements), competition and consumer matters, supply chain projects, M&A projects, property and construction matters, health, safety and environment matters, marketing, intellectual property, litigation and other general corporate arrangements In addition to leading these types of matters, you will be the key Legal partner for one or more business channels (e.g.

Sales – At Home, Sales – Away From Home, Supply Chain), working in partnership with the leadership team/s for those channel/s and providing legal counsel in a manner that drives forward CCEP's competitive and commercial advantage and safeguards CCEP's long-term viability and success.

You will be responsible for identifying all relevant stakeholders/functions that need to be involved in a particular project and engaging with them confidently for their input, adopting a "One CCEP" approach.

At your heart, you will be a commercial enabler and a team player with a passion to become entrenched in our business, to leverage your expertise, collaborate with stakeholders and influence decisions today for tomorrow WHAT YOU WILL BE DOINGProviding robust, clear and commercially-focused legal advice, with solutions that are designed specifically to work in a CCEP context and focused on areas that would otherwise bring risk to the business Acting as the key Legal partner for assigned business channel/s, working closely with the leadership team/s for those channel/s and providing legal counsel in a manner that drives forward CCEP's competitive and commercial advantage and safeguards CCEP's long-term viability and success Partnering with stakeholders across the Australian business to navigate general commercial issues, as well as CCEP's complex brand partner arrangements (including advising on consent and other requirements under our arrangements with The Coca-Cola Company)Preparing, reviewing, drafting and negotiating a variety of agreements and other documents (particularly sales agreements)Advising on competition and consumer matters Leading litigious matters, supply chain projects, M&A projects, property and construction matters, marketing and intellectual property queries, and health, safety and environment matters (including assisting with the investigation, reporting and resolution of safety incidents at CCEP sites where appropriate Developing strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders across the Australian business and seen as someone who protects, partners and empowers for sustainable growth in everything they do Identifying all relevant stakeholders/functions that need to be involved in a particular project and engaging with them confidently for their input, adopting a "One CCEP" approach Being a "go-to" trusted adviser and business partner for the business (including members of the Australian Leadership Team) with the ability to effectively influence decision-making and ensure all legal consequences and implications are well understood Confidently engaging in difficult conversations with other employees and ability to escalate where necessary Maintaining strong relationships with brand partners through interactions with Legal teams and other staff Taking a lead role in the development and delivery of effective legal training and resources to equip business colleagues with the legal tools that enable them to manage the business more effectively and shape the legal environment in which they operate to CCEP's competitive and commercial advantage LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUAt least 6 years of post-qualification experience In-house legal experience, whether on secondment or directly, with experience in an FMCG organisation highly regarded Commercially savvy, pragmatic lawyer who can "take a view" and understands real risk (vs.

theoretical risk) Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)Broad commercial and corporate experience with strong commercial acumen Strong drafting and negotiation skills Ability to exercise creative thinking and to define new and commercially pragmatic approaches to problems Confidence to run with any issue and be accountable Ability to focus on both big picture and details, to meet tight deadlines and to collaborate with colleagues Demonstrated experience across a few different practice areas, with experience in competition and consumer law highly regarded Ability to work autonomously, effectively and seamlessly across our Australian business, alongside corporate functions and with other stakeholders Ability to manage a diverse workload across multiple jurisdictions and cultures Self-awareness, a steady demeanour in challenging situations and comfort operating in a fast moving, often changing and unclear legal environment Demonstrated ability to deliver all key responsibilities described above WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?Working with one of the world's most recognisable brands.

Free monthly product allowances to share with family and friends (including Coca-Cola, Mount Franklin, Monster, and more).

Access to our corporate benefits including Fitness Passport & discounts with our many diverse customers including Microsoft, Lenovo, Hertz, Go Get and Estee Lauder.

Free counselling for you and your family via our EAP helpline as part of our commitment to well-being.
Unlimited drinks onsite.

WHY CHOOSE US FOR YOUR NEXT ROLE?We have an amazing culture at CCEP, to find out more make sure you check out the people stories on our website here Applications close on Thursday 13th June 2024 At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, we are always refreshing the way we work and becoming a more inclusive, diverse and equitable company.

It's important to us that you have the best recruitment experience possible, therefore, please let us know what support we can put in place for you in terms of any accessibility adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Coca-Cola Europacific is committed to the health and safety of all employees and to equal employment opportunity for all employees to ensure that our employees have a safe work environment that is also free of discrimination and harassment.

This role will be subject to our standard pre-employment checks, which includes employment references, working rights and/or medical check, background checks, dependent on role.

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