Our client, a prominent player in the FMCG industry, is currently seeking a Legal Counsel Operations professional to join their team on a contract basis. This role is focused on providing dedicated legal support on a specific programme.
Key Responsibilities:
Legal Coordination (Global & Markets)
- Engage with regional and local legal teams to assess legal and regulatory implications of proposed supplier changes
- Support consistent interpretation of legal constraints raised by markets
- Drive alignment across jurisdictions while allowing for local requirements
Contracting & Commercial Support
- Support re-opening and amendment of existing supplier contracts, including payment term changes
- Provide legal input into contractual mechanisms (amendments, variations, side letters)
- Review and support development of standardised contractual approaches and templates
Programme Tracking & Governance
- Maintain oversight of contract changes, legal sign-offs and key issues
- Track progress against programme timelines and escalate delays or risks
- Support reporting into programme governance forums
Risk & Compliance
- Identify and manage key legal risks, including local law/payment term restrictions, contract enforceability, and supplier engagement risks
- Ensure compliance with governance frameworks such as UKCAP and SoDA
Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with Procurement, Finance and programme leadership
- Support development of supplier communication strategies and negotiation positions
- Act as a pragmatic legal advisor within a fast-paced programme environment
Job Requirements:
Essential Skills & Experience
- Qualified lawyer (or equivalent professional experience)
- Strong commercial contracts experience, ideally within procurement or supply chain
- Experience managing multi-jurisdictional legal matters
- Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience supporting global transformation or cost optimisation programmes
- Familiarity with indirect procurement and supplier contracting models
Personal Attributes:
- Highly organised with strong tracking and delivery discipline
- Pragmatic, solutions-oriented and commercially focused
- Comfortable operating in a high-profile, fast-paced global project
- Collaborative and able to work across functional and geographic boundaries
Additional Information:
- Contract role to end-2027
- Dedicated to a Project (primary focus), with limited flexibility to support wider Ops Legal team if required
If you are a qualified legal professional seeking a dynamic role within a global organisation, we would love to hear from you.
