Senior Contract Manager (m/f/d)

JOIN THE TEAM

In Global Business Services, we support BASF's divisions with a cross-functional network and offer modern solutions tailored to the needs of the business. As a specialized service unit we ensure a high level of customer orientation and we design our services to be cooperative, efficient and future-oriented.

RESPONSIBILITIES

At the Legal Contracting Center Berlin, you will become part of our global legal and patent department.

• You will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, editing, negotiating and commenting on confidentiality agreements and other standard contract types.

• In particular, you will review and negotiate international sales and purchase agreements on the basis of playbooks and defined negotiation limits, as well as in cooperation with the legal and patent departments.
• You will ensure contract-related review and approval processes as well as legal contract management of existing contracts, the creation and maintenance of standard contract templates and clauses as well as playbooks.
• You will provide support in the field of intellectual property law on IP law issues and processes, in compliance reviews and legal research, as well as in ad-hoc legal consulting relating to other contract types.
• You will have direct interactions with our global legal, patent and business departments relative to standard contracts and ad-hoc legal support requests.

QUALIFICATIONS

• university degree in law or a comparable course of study related to business law
• multiple years of professional experience in the legal sector and economic contract management
• experience in drafting contracts with focus on commercial law and the legal review of contracts
• user knowledge of legal databases and standard IT applications
• fluent language skills in English, ideally also in German, other European languages are a plus
• very good analytical skills, goal-oriented approach and strong customer orientation

BENEFITS

• 30 days of paid vacation, special leave and sabbatical options.
• Work mobile from other EU countries for up to six weeks. 
• Location-independent work models with defined days of presence in Berlin and place of residence in Germany.
• Flexible working hours so that you can organize your working and private life according to your needs.
• Gross annual salary (full-time): 45.000 - 49.000 €, depending on qualifications and professional experience. In addition, you can expect a bonus dependent on the company's success as well as individual performance.

ABOUT US

Do you have any questions about the application process or the position? Please reach out to: Bonnie Gardt, bonnie.gardt@basf.com

First information about our application process can be found here: http://on.basf.com/applicationprocess.

As an international service hub, the BASF Services Europe GmbH bundles a wide range of services for the BASF Group throughout Europe. In the heart of Berlin, we combine expertise in the areas of finance, HR, supply chain, procurement, product safety and IT. We focus on digital and customer-focused solutions, to create services for future. Learn more about us and our career opportunities at basf.com/servicehub-berlin.

At BASF, the chemistry is right.

Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.