Associate General Counsel, Commercial and Procurement

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

About Us:

We are a dynamic industrial company committed to building the future through operational excellence, innovation, and integrity. As our business continues to transform and grow, we are investing in people who are energized by change, motivated by meaningful work, and eager to help shape a modern legal and compliance function.

Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and forward-looking. We value leaders who can balance legal risk with business objectives, communicate clearly across functions, and bring practical solutions to complex operational challenges. This is an opportunity to join a company where legal is viewed as a strategic partner, where your voice will matter, and where you will have the chance to help strengthen the contractual infrastructure that supports customer relationships as well as sourcing, manufacturing, distribution and logistics in a visible, high-impact role..

If you are a thoughtful, business-oriented attorney who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys serving as a senior legal advisor on enterprise-wide commercial operations and strategic sourcing initiatives, we would love to hear from you.

 

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel, Commercial and Procurement to join our legal team in either our Lake Forest, Illinois or Charlotte, North Carolina location. This role is ideal for a highly capable attorney with 15+ years of experience in commercial contracting, procurement, supply chain and related transactional matters who is excited to work at the intersection of strategic deal support, operational continuity, proactive risk management, and scalable contracting operations.

The successful candidate will be a strong writer, strategic thinker, and highly organized legal professional who is comfortable operating in a matrixed environment and partnering effectively with stakeholders across sales, procurement, operations, quality, finance, IT, HR, and executive leadership.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee drafting and negotiation of complex, high‑value commercial agreements, including supplier, procurement, services, outsourcing, licensing, and strategic partnership contracts.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and functional leaders on commercial risk, deal structure, and contract strategy.
• Establish negotiation strategies and risk positions for mission‑critical transactions involving pricing, payment terms, warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability, intellectual property, quality expectations, service levels, continuity of supply and termination rights.
• Partner closely with sales, procurement, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, IT, and other stakeholders to enable scalable and efficient contracting processes.
• Drive the development and continuous improvement of commercial contract templates, playbooks, and policies to promote consistency, supplier governance and disciplined risk management.
• Provide guidance on legal and regulatory considerations impacting commercial agreements, including data protection, operational risk and privacy issues related to vendor relationships.
• Contribute leadership, mentorship, and best practices within the legal department and support broader corporate initiatives as needed.
• Perform or assist in special projects as directed by the Deputy General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer

 

Requirements and Qualifications:

We are seeking a confident, collaborative, and business-minded attorney who brings strong legal judgment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage a varied and active workload with professionalism and precision.

We are seeking a confident, collaborative, and business-minded attorney who brings stro