Associate Counsel, Corporate and Commercial Projects

Company Description

Aboitiz Foods is an integrated regional food and agribusiness company dedicated to creating a high-performance culture anchored on our time-honored values of Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Responsibilty. Through the collective strengths of our subsidiaries, Pilmico and Gold Coin, we believe in sustainably feeding Asia’s growth from mill to meal.

We are constantly improving and optimizing our processes by integrating the value chain around Asia. We leverage our sector expertise and capabilities to deliver quality every time. With our world-class technology and culture of constant innovation, we devote ourselves to serving you better.

At Aboitiz Foods, we embrace change and inspire innovation, leading the way in food and agribusiness solutions. Join us as we shape the future of food in Asia and build a culture where, together, we nourish the future.

https://www.aboitizfoods.com/

Job Description

Responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and drafting commercial contracts, supporting corporate transactions, and providing legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders.

Contract Review and Negotiations

• Assists the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects in reviewing contracts for the group
• Researches legal issues and problems arising from any contracts
• Coordinates and keeps track of acceptable standards for contracts, and contract review process
  
  

Project Management for Commercial Transactions

• Supports the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects with Mergers and Acquisition transactions, shareholder and joint venture agreements, and corporate structuring transactions in all jurisdictions that the Food Group operates from and keeps them informed about the progress of the transaction
• Ensures that transaction requirements are delivered on time
• Assists the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects in handling financing documentation, including but not limited to project financing, syndicated loan agreements, notes facility agreements, new loan or credit line agreements with financial institutions, derivative transactions
  
  

General

• Keeps informed of industry-specific regulations
• Ensures that documentation is compliant and the group’s interests are aligned
• Assists the Functional Head for Corporate and Commercial Projects in managing the accreditation, selection, and shortlisting of external legal counsels and assists the business units in the decision to engage external counsel
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Law
• At least 3-5 years of post-qualifying experience
• Member in good standing of the Malaysian Bar or other relevant jurisdiction
• Experience in contract review, and corporate and commercial transactions is highly preferred
• Proficiency in the English, Chinese, and/or Malay languages is highly preferred