Legal Adviser - London

Overview:

We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office located in London Paddington. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

We’re recruiting for a Legal professional to join our Goods for Resale (GFR) Legal team helping manage the efficient delivery of high-quality, commercially orientated legal advice & support to our global Sourcing functions & buying offices.

What's the job?:

• Confidently provide robust, commercially-orientated advice to Kingfisher’s GFR community in relation to vendor supply contracts/arrangements, vendor due diligence & compliance, disputes and claims management and other ancillary issues relating to quality, ranging and supply & logistics
• Quickly and draft, review, negotiate and advise on a wide arrange of standard and non-standard, supply related agreements including for innovatively structured procurement of products, services and/or components as well as for wholesale and franchising arrangements
• Provide legal support with respect to after-sales topics – including those related to the negotiation of standard supply terms and supply contract claims - to ensure product regulatory compliance and consumer safety
• Undertake legal research into new areas of legal regulation, including sanctions, product safety and packaging regulations and legal technology/AI
• Uphold and educate GFR stakeholders on Group Compliance initiatives and policies including in relation to data protection & information security, sanctioned countries and anti-bribery and corruption), with the support of the Compliance team
• Draw on expert advice, support and guidance in applicable practice areas (commercial, competition and civil litigation), applying group and recognised legal standards and approaches where defined, to deliver high quality and consistent outcomes.
• Ensure that legal risks in any situation or activity are identified, assessed and steps recommended to promptly mitigate risk, and facilitate escalation to relevant decision-makers illustrating the balance of legal risks against commercial objectives

What you'll bring:

• England & Wales/commonwealth qualified lawyer with proven excellent technical knowledge of commercial law, competition law, civil litigation and regulatory law (PQE 1+)
• Training plus 1+ years practice at a national, city or international law firm, or in-house
• Prior in-house experience in a large multinational and/or within the retail sector advantageous
• Previous experience dealing with competition law as well as high value commercial contracts would be an advantage
• Litigation and/or regulatory experience (including the ability to navigate any regulatory compliance issues) would be an advantage
• Strong drafting capabilities (including for swiftly redlining and adapting/updating existing templates, as well as custom-drafting for creation of new templates) and capability to devise new templates and update related negotiation waterfalls

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.