Job Description:

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.