About Our Client

A company in the shipping freight industry located in Mumbai.

Job Description

International Business & Market Expansion

- Partner with business teams on international expansion strategies, market entry initiatives, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and cross-border business projects.
- Conduct legal due diligence and risk assessments for new geographies, business opportunities, distributors, agents, and strategic investments.
- Advise stakeholders on legal, commercial, operational, and regulatory risks associated with international business transactions.
- Develop pragmatic risk mitigation strategies while enabling commercial growth.

Commercial Contracting & Negotiations

- Independently draft, review, negotiate, and conclude a broad range of international and domestic commercial agreements, including:
- Customer agreements
- Logistics and freight forwarding contracts
- Supply chain and warehousing agreements
- Procurement and vendor contracts
- Service agreements
- Distribution and agency agreements
- Technology and SaaS agreements
- Licensing arrangements
- Strategic partnership agreements
- Confidentiality and data-sharing agreements
- Lead customer and vendor negotiations with minimal supervision while balancing legal protections and commercial objectives.
- Support business teams in structuring transactions and contractual frameworks.

Logistics & Supply Chain Advisory

- Provide legal support across multimodal logistics operations, including ocean freight, air freight, inland transportation, contract logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, and supply chain solutions.
- Draft and negotiate agreements with shipping lines, freight forwarders, carriers, terminal operators, warehouse operators, customs agents, and other logistics partners.
- Advise on transportation liability, cargo claims, service disruptions, force majeure events, and supply chain risks.
- Support operational teams on commercial and regulatory matters impacting logistics networks.

International Tenders & Strategic Projects





- Provide end-to-end legal support for international tenders, government bids, institutional sales opportunities, and large strategic projects.
- Participate in bid reviews, pre-bid meetings, contract negotiations, and clarifications with customers and tender authorities.
- Review tender documentation and identify legal, financial, and compliance risks before bid submissions.

The Successful Applicant

- Strong expertise in contract review and negotiation.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with different departments in a large corporate set-up in a fast-paced environment.
- Good working knowledge of the fundamental legal provisions of commercial contracts, database management and Analytics of the same
- Excellent communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
- Knowledge of current and legally binding Commercial contractual language and terminology
- Clear adherence to company policies and procurement rules and regulations
- Good organization skills and the ability to multitask on several projects simultaneously
- Ability to work as a Team (internal & external customers)
- Interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with internal clients.
- Prior experience in logistics sector would be an added advantage;
- working with a reputed law firm and/or a large, diversified company with 9 - 13 years of experience in commercial contracts.
- Experience with legal workflow tools or contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems.
- Exposure to drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Familiarity with compliance software and reporting tools.
- Experience in preparing monthly team MIS reports.
- Sectoral experience in Rail, Ports and Terminal, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, or manufacturing industries is a distinct advantage.
- Exposure to international contracts and cross-border legal issues.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

What's on Offer

- Permanent role based in Mumbai.
- Opportunity to work in the shipping freight industry.
- Team-oriented work environment.

If this role interests you, feel free to apply.

📌 Legal IB | 9 - 13 PQE | Logistics/ Manufacturing| Mumbai
🏢 Michael Page
📍 Mumbai