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. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel – Supply Chain / Procurement to act as a business-facing legal partner across North America, supporting operations, procurement, and supply chain activities.
You will partner closely with procurement and operations teams to manage vendor relationships, operational risk, and complex contracting frameworks.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Provide reliable, cost-effective, and timely legal counsel to business units across a wide array of matters affecting the region and the global corporation.
• Advise on and negotiate commercial transactions, contracts, and agreements with key customers, vendors, and service providers, ensuring alignment with business goals and legal standards.
• Offer strategic legal guidance on major transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a focus on identifying risks and conducting necessary due diligence.
• 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.
• Research and monitor evolving legal issues, using external counsel where needed, to provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice to senior leadership.

Position Purpose

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.  This role provides pragmatic, business-focused legal advice on procurement, direct and indirect sourcing, real estate, supplier disputes, vendor diligence, NDAs, and strategic projects across the U.S. and Canada.

Location:

This is a remote, U.S.-based individual contributor role with a preference for candidates in the Eastern or Central U.S. (including Texas).

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Serve as primary legal advisor to Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Real Estate, and other designated operational business teams.

• 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-