CHEP
Senior Legal Counsel, Supply Chain Procurement and Operations NA
Remote, Field Based - USA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
ComplianceNegotiationM&ASupply ChainLogisticsProcurementContract ManagementIntellectual PropertyResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers.
- We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries.
- Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world's biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day legal issues for business operations, including matters related to plant operations, logistics, asset management, and real estate (e.g., leases, property agreements).
- Anticipate, mitigate, and manage legal risks by providing proactive legal strategies and monitoring emerging legal trends that may impact the business.
- Lead the company's litigation strategy, manage disputes, and handle intellectual property rights issues, leveraging external counsel when necessary.
- Support the development of company policy, operational improvements, and procedural enhancements by providing legal insights on regulatory compliance and business operations.
- The Senior Legal Counsel, Supply Chain, Procurement & Operations serves as the lead legal business partner for Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Real Estate, and other designated operational business teams across North America.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on procurement agreements, master services agreements, transportation and 3PL agreements, warehousing arrangements, real estate documents, equipment- or service-related vendor agreements, and related amendments and statements of work.
- Provide legal support for vendor disputes, operational escalations, service failures, and other pre-litigation issues arising in the supply chain or procurement context.
- Support strategic transformation initiatives involving third parties, operating model redesign, network transformation, and related operational change programs.
- Develop and maintain supply-chain and procurement templates, playbooks, and approval structures to increase use of company paper, improve consistency of terms, and reduce lawyer time per contract.
- Partner with business teams on practical risk allocation issues involving continuity of supply, service levels, indemnities, insurance, pricing, and remedy structures.
Requirements
- If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at recruitment@brambles.com.
Nice to have
- Serve as primary legal advisor to Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Real Estate, and other designated operational business teams.
- Work closely with legal operations and stakeholders to streamline intake, triage, and contracting processes for recurring vendor work.
- Escalate significant legal, operational, financial, or enterprise-risk matters to the General Counsel as appropriate.
- Must be a team player, and highly approachable.
Skills
- Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
- Business acumen as applied to supply chain contracting and disputes.
- Strong work ethic, coupled with superior multi-tasking capabilities.
- Knowledge of procurement contracting and dispute resolution practices is essential.
- Strong interpersonal, presentational and networking skills
- Strong analytical and technical legal skills - including drafting, negotiating, risk mitigation and problem resolution
- Must be able to work autonomously
- Dynamic, energetic, positive
- J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction or Canada jurisdiction
- Bachelor's Degree and qualification from an accredited law school
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting abilities in operationally complex environments.
Company info
- Advise on and negotiate commercial transactions, contracts, and agreements with key customers, vendors, and service providers, ensuring alignment with business goals and legal standards.
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