Senior Legal Counsel Europe

Job Summary

The successful candidate will provide day-to-day legal support to the group’s two European operating sites, European corporate functions and commercial teams. This role is ideal for a generalist lawyer who wants to develop broad in-house experience in a dynamic environment. The position is based in the Netherlands and reports to the Senior Manager, Legal - Europe.

How You Can Be the Impact

• Be fluent in Dutch and English.
• Be a lawyer qualified in the Netherlands.
• Have a minimum of 7-10 years of post-qualification experience in legal roles, preferably within the engineering thermoplastics or chemical manufacturing industries.
• Visit the group’s site in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands at least once a week.
• Be capable of drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including supply, distribution, procurement, logistics, and service agreements.
• Provide legal advice to site managers, procurement and commercial teams.
• Assist with compliance matters relevant to the chemicals sector, including REACH, product stewardship, environmental permitting, and health & safety obligations.
• Monitor regulatory developments in the EU and the Netherlands and help translate them into practical guidance for the business teams.
• Support internal compliance programs, including competition law, anti-bribery, data protection (GDPR), and trade controls.
• Manage legal disputes, including litigation and arbitration.

What Matters to SABIC

• Experience of advising on Dutch employment law matters, including hiring, employment contracts, working conditions, performance management, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Experience of environmental litigation.
• Experience of supervisory board meetings and preparation for board meetings in the Netherlands.

Candidates not meeting desired requirements may be highly skilled & lack the requisite experience because of historical and systemic barriers and unconscious biases that have prevented them from gaining that experience. At SABIC, we are aware that not all the requirements stated above may be found in one person, and we might not have mentioned specific skills or experiences that are also valuable to this job; we welcome your application if you consider that you can bring value in this job while enjoying it.

If you enjoy relating to people from different groups, if you like collaborating with colleagues from other cultures, and want to BE THE IMPACT, SABIC is your choice! 

For more information  about this role you can contact: Piotr.Szczerba1@Sabic.com.  
Important notice: Please be informed that a reference check, an employment verification and E-assessment is be part of our recruitment process. A Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested depending the level of the role in our organization and/or function, allowing us to request dependent of local regulations.  We strive to be diverse in backgrounds and experiences 

Responses from employment agencies will not be considered. 

Chemistry that Matters™

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. Today, the company serves customers in more than 140 countries with a global workforce of close to 29,000 talented individuals. Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture.   We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer .We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.