Compliance & Contract Manager (m/f/d) Poland
YOUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Advise Sales and business stakeholders on contractual matters, negotiate domestic and international commercial agreements, and manage contract-related risks and obligations.
- Develop strategies to mitigate contractual claims, including change orders, damages, and liquidated damages.
- Draft, review, and continuously improve contract templates in collaboration with Legal and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the Compliance Management System, Risk Management System, policies, processes, and internal controls.
- Identify, assess, monitor, and report significant business risks.
- Advise management and business functions on compliance, risk, and regulatory matters.
- Conduct risk assessments, control reviews, internal assessments, and coordinate internal and external audits.
- Support global compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including supply chain compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity, information security (CRA, NIS2, AI Act), antitrust, anti-corruption, export controls, and whistleblower protection.
- Prepare reports, decision papers, action plans, and governance updates for executive management.
- Design and deliver global compliance training and awareness initiatives.
- Investigate compliance incidents and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement, Sales, IT, Quality Management, and operational business units.
- Report directly to the Business Unit CFO and work closely with Group Compliance & ISMS and regional compliance representatives.
WHAT SETS YOU APART
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Law, Law, Compliance, Risk Management, or a related field.
- Professional experience in Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Legal, Corporate Governance, or similar functions.
- Strong understanding of business operations and commercial processes, ideally in an international industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of key compliance and risk topics, including anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, supply chain due diligence, data privacy, antitrust law, export controls, and whistleblower programs.
- Experience in contract management within mechanical and plant engineering or a comparable industrial sector.
- Highly organized, analytical, and solution-oriented, with strong integrity, discretion, and professional judgment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into practical business guidance.
- Ability to build credibility and collaborate effectively across all organizational levels.
- Fluent in English; additional language skills are an advantage.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with compliance, risk, governance, or audit management software is preferred.
Please send your CV in English.
Benefits
PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
Grow together with us, our benefits will make your journey as pleasant as possible.
Interesting projects
Interesting projects
From the development of new products to the further development of existing technologies and new business models.
Exciting and trendsetting projects within the NETZSCH Group are waiting for you.
NETZSCH Academy
NETZSCH Academy
With the NETZSCH Academy, we offer a broad portfolio of training courses - for professional and personal development.
There are more than 200 courses and events on various topics.
Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours
In addition to vacation, it is particularly important to us to provide sufficient leeway in everyday working life through flexible working hours or part-time models.
Company
Nice to know - What makes us special?
Be part of a team that's shaping the world: With over 1,300 colleagues, we develop and manufacture mills, mixers, and dispersers that set industry standards – from precise laboratory mills to large-scale systems that fill entire halls. Every machine we produce is unique, tailored precisely to our customers’ individual requirements.Our technologies add color to life, make chocolate silky smooth, create sustainable protein alternatives, and drive the energy transition with cutting-edge battery materials. At the heart of all these applications lies state-of-the-art grinding and dispersing technology. Our work combines technological precision with a passion for making the world a better place.The Grinding & Dispersing division is one of the world's leading suppliers of grinding and mixing technology. The comprehensive range of machines and systems is used in a wide variety of industries such as the chemical, mineral and food industries. The division's strength lies in customised solutions for process engineering tasks.
Advise Sales and business stakeholders on contractual matters, negotiate domestic and international commercial agreements, and manage contract-related risks and obligations.