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This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization - we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Position Summary

The mission of Energizer’s Legal Department is to serve as a trusted business partner to our clients - utilizing our deep understanding of the business to proactively provide insights and data that help drive profit, while also providing clear risk-based counsel to defend our brands. We champion our culture to: win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. And, as a team, we are passionate about our corporate purpose to “responsibly create products to make peoples’ lives easier and more enjoyable”. We do this by helping to support our company’s ESG efforts, promoting diversity and inclusion in everything we do, and investing time in our people to drive professional growth and advance careers. And, throughout it all, we support each other and have fun together!

Energizer is a global company that owns an extensive portfolio of some of the World’s most recognizable brands and icons, including Energizer® and the Energizer Bunny®, Rayovac® , Eveready®, VARTA®, Armor All®, STP®, A/C Pro®, Eagle One®, Lexol®, Nu Finish®, California Scents®, Refresh Your Car®, Driven® and Bahama & Co.®.

Energizer is seeking an experienced and motivated Counsel, Global Product Supply, who will be responsible for providing legal advice and support on a wide range of matters facing a consumer products company, globally. This role will report to the Associate General Counsel, Global Product Supply, Operations and Human Resources.

Counsel will interact with and provide support primarily to the following functions (with expansion into other areas as needed): Procurement, Supply Chain, and Environmental. This is a strong growth opportunity for an enterprising lawyer looking to join a fast-paced and dynamic team.

Responsibilities

This role will primarily support Direct Procurement, Supply Chain, and SHEA (Safety, Health, and Environmental Affairs), but will also serve as a generalist. This position is expected to be a key business partner and to contribute to the success of the Company by combining both legal and business expertise to understand Energizer’s operations and strategic goals.

This attorney will be expected to work effectively across internal legal and non-legal functions. This role requires a mature individual who can fight fires as needed and provide practical legal advice that supports business objectives. Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide legal support to the Direct Procurement, Supply Chain, and Environmental functions
• Structure, draft, negotiate and review various complex direct procurement contracts, including logistics, supply chain and related agreements
• Consult with senior leaders to proactively issue-spot, provide advice on risks, and drive practical business solutions to complex supply chain disruption issues
• Support the business’s digital transformation efforts by automating the procurement process with tools and playbooks; assist in implementing a contract lifecycle management tool
• Provide legal support to the environmental team in land sales, agency interactions, remediation activities, and reporting requirements
• Advise on environmental issues related to M&A activity
• Respond to a wide-range of legal inquiries from internal stakeholders, focusing on understanding their needs, providing practical solutions and effectively managing risk
• Willingness and interest in handling various legal matters, even if they fall outside day-to-day responsibilities
• Motivated and able to prioritize among many tasks of competing importance
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Customer-focused, able to present complex legal matters simply
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to responsiveness
• Willingness to assist in other areas as needed, even if outside your comfort zone
• Interest in expanding skillset/area of responsibility

What we are looking for

• Juris Doctorate degree (JD) from an accredited institution
• Member in good standing of at least one state bar
• 4-6 years of relevant experience at a large law firm or as in-house counsel in a similar capacity
• Ability to work as an impactful business partner in a dynamic environment by giving reasoned balanced legal advice that is understandable to the business
• Strong analytical, writing and communication/presentation skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong customer service focus
• Ability to collaborate with others in a matrix management structure
• Ability to build positive relationships with senior management and other members of the legal team and to positively influence outcomes
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and direction
• Ability to resolve ambiguities and provide legal guidance in uncertain situations
• Ability to evaluate and mitigate risk
• Global mindset and the ability to work virtually with business partners across the globe
• Willingness to take on new projects even if they are outside the scope of day-to-day responsibilities
• Preferred experience advising global clients

Come join us!

Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.