We are looking for a Legal Affairs Manager to join the Legal Department in our Adhesives Business Unit. Make the difference for our brands: Bison, UHU, Griffon, Bostik & Unipak.
How you make the differenceYou provide strategic and operational legal support in an international environment. You act as a trusted advisor to management and business stakeholders, contributing to the development and implementation of robust legal and compliance frameworks. You work closely with the Legal & Compliance team at group level.
How your agenda looks like:Legal Advisory & Litigation Management
- Manage pre-litigation activities and litigations, monitor legal developments, and proactively advise the business on risks and opportunities.
- Drive improvements in legal operations and represent the company in resolving disputes.
- Collaborate with the Bolton Group Legal & Compliance Department to align on group-wide initiatives.
- Work with the Group IP Legal Manager on trademark and patent matters, ensuring proper registration and protection across markets.
Legal Support to the Business
- Draft and review sales agreements, manage contracts, and review marketing materials for legal compliance.
- Support governance matters such as POA, UBO, AML and Board documentation.
- Provide practical legal advice to business teams and handle key customer or consumer issues.
Compliance
- Support the Group Compliance Department in promoting integrity, ensuring adherence to laws and internal policies, and delivering compliance training to employees and management.
You will report hierarchically to the Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and work closely with the CFO of Bolton Adhesives. You will collaborate with colleagues across the Group Legal & Compliance network to align and execute initiatives.
What makes you a great fit:Education: University degree in Law
Work Experience: 7–10 years of work experience, preferably in multinational companies. Experience with contract management, compliance, and/or product compliance is a prerequisite.
Local language: Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; Dutch and German are a plus.
You are:
Structured, Analytical, reliable and have an independent and hands-on work approach. You have a commercial mindset and You’ve got openness to feedback, process optimization, and tech adoption. You are able to handle pressure, conflict and competing priorities.
Work location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Contract type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Workscheme: Standard business hours with hybrid working options available
About Bolton
Bolton is an Italian family-owned fast-moving consumer goods company with 10,500 people located across 60 offices, 17 production facilities, 10 R&D laboratories, and 14 fishing vessels worldwide. With a diverse portfolio of over 60 quality brands, Bolton has been enriching the lives of millions of people every day for more than 75 years, making their everyday more delicious, more enjoyable, useful, and beautiful.
About Adhesives
Bolton Adhesives is a Business Unit of Bolton that supplies innovative gluing, bonding and sealing products. We constantly improve our high-performance products, formulas and packaging to ensure they respect nature and people, all while making the difference to the lives of every household.
€65000 - €85000 monthly