Summary

About the department & role:

The legal department in BYD Europe takes charge of legal matters in Europe and ensures legal compliance of BYD’s business activity under appropriate laws and maximum legal protection of BYD’s rights, responsibilities and interests. Meanwhile, we liaise and cooperate with the legal Department in Headquarters located in China.

Now, we are looking for a proactive Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of our business related to commercial vehicles in Benelux & Germany area. You will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiation of commercial contracts;
• Cooperating with the business team to bid the procurement procedure;
• Deal with legal disputes, including the coordination of litigation/arbitration procedure, and collaboration with external lawyers;
• Ensure legal compliance of BYD’s business activity under appropriate laws and maximum legal protection of BYD’s rights, responsibilities and interests;
• Provide clear and practical advice and assistance regarding legal matters to BYD’s management concerning any business activities;
• Summarize potential risks of current business activities and provide training to the business team;
• Liaise and cooperate with colleagues of the Legal Department in Headquarters;
• Other relevant legal matters.

About the perfect candidate

• A Bachelor Degree in Legal (Dutch law or German Law). A lawyer qualification certificate is considered a strong plus;
• 3+ years of professional legal experience preferred (in house, or in private practice);
• Be familiar with European continental law, especially in procurement law and civil law
• Experienced as in general contractual and commercial consulting matters;
• Good commercial/transactional negotiation skills;
• Able to work independently and also perform in a dynamic work environment;
• Team player;
• Excellent skills in Dutch and German both verbal and in writing;
• Available for a full-time role.

We offer

We offer:

• Job in a fast-growing company which embodies sustainable and forward-thinking technology;
• Performance and experience based competitive remuneration, commuting allowance;
• Team building events and employee learning opportunities.

About BYD

BYD is a leading, high-tech multinational company, based in Shenzhen, China. It operates in four core fields of IT, automotive, new energy, and rail transit and employs over 220,000 people worldwide. As a global pioneer in New Energy Solutions BYD is dedicated to building a zero-emission ecosystem.

BYD Europe BV located in Schiedam, Netherlands is the marketing and sales HQ of BYD Co., Ltd based in Shenzhen, China. BYD Europe BV offers a full line of BYD electric vehicles, including all-electric cars, all-electric buses, and all-electric forklift trucks.

Legal counsel/ German / Dutch

Summary

Location – shared between Breda and Schiedam, Netherlands

About the department:

The After Sales department within BYD Europe is responsible for all Service & Maintenance related topics concerning our full electric buses. This is including, but not limited to, building up a service network in whole Europe, providing technical support to our customers and Service Providers, delivery of Spare Parts, providing training and supporting the sales activities. The main objective of the After Sales department is to contribute to Customer Satisfaction & loyalty.

The After Sales department is based at the BYD Europe B.V. HQ in Schiedam, Netherlands. The BYD warehouse is located in Breda (NL).

BYD is looking for a Spare Parts Manager to lead the Spare Parts department, improve the processes and secure a timely parts delivery to our customers in entire Europe.

Responsibilities

• Manage the spare parts operations from inventory control, pricing policy, and warehouse & logistics management;
• Supervise the Spare Parts office and warehouse team;
• Secure and improve the service level of Spare Parts towards our customers;
• Control the costsControl the costs- Inventory finance costs, Operational costs, and Logistic costs
• Control the inventory in accordance with the SAP system;
• Secures timely invoicing of all outbound shipments;
• Shows initiative to improve the processes and systems;
• Maximizing revenues and profit level by controlling spare parts operations in Europe including developing regional warehouses;
• Implement the daily work in the European SAP system and Logistics system;
• Perform accurate forecasts to ensure maximum availability of inventory;
• Optimize sourcing strategy;
• Constantly improve the competitiveness of our Spare Parts price list.

About the perfect candidate

• Has at least 3 years’ experience as a manager in a B2B Spare parts environment, preferably within the Automotive industry;
• Has affinity with electric mobility;
• Strong contract management and negotiation skills;
• Very good PowerPoint & Excel user skills, have user knowledge of SAP and/ or other stock control program;
• Willing to travel on a frequent basis within Europe and abroad, including potential trips to Chin
• Excellent English language skills, other European languages will be considered an advantage; 
• Experience with leading a multicultural team;
• Experience in setting up a spare parts center abroad will be a strong advantage
• A proactive and collaborative approach to problem-solving;

We offer

• Job in a fast in a growing company and industry which represents sustainable technology;
• Performance and experience-based competitive remuneration, commuting allowance;
• Team building events and employee learning opportunities.

The position is open for candidates located in the Netherlands.

Acquisition from recruitment agencies will not be appreciated.

About BYD

BYD is a leading, high-tech multinational company, based in Shenzhen, China. It operates in four core fields of IT, automotive, new energy, and rail transit and employs over 220,000 people worldwide. As a global pioneer in New Energy Solutions BYD is dedicated to building a zero-emission ecosystem.

BYD Europe BV located in Schiedam, Netherlands is the marketing and sales HQ of BYD Co., Ltd based in Shenzhen, China. BYD Europe BV offers a full line of BYD electric vehicles, including all-electric cars, all-electric buses, and all-electric forklift trucks.

Spare parts / warehousing / logistics / electrical vehicles/ automotive / after sales / SAP/ pricing strategy / negotiations / stock control / inventory / management /