Join Us AS Counsel – Commercial (Hybrid: Onsite and Remote Work)
Company: US Foods
Job description: Join Our Community of Food People!The Legal Counsel, Commercial will provide practical, timely, and high-quality legal services related to contracts to commercial business teams, including indirect procurement, local sales, and specialty operations within US Foods. This role is crucial in ensuring the company’s legal compliance while supporting the achievement of the company’s key results.This position has been segmented as Hybrid meaning there is a combination of three onsite days per week and the rest remote.Responsibilities:Drafts and negotiates standard indirect procurement contracts such as NDAs, master service agreements, product procurement agreements, SaaS agreements, and marketing agreements, ensuring they align with business goals and mitigate riskSupports, counsels, and participates in the development and maintenance of contract templates and procedures, practices, and systems that support business objectives, mitigate risks, and facilitates a culture of complianceAnalyzes commercial/business concepts and identifies relevant legal issues and related, real-world risks; provides prompt, clear and practical legal support; and generally assists the business in achieving its goalsProvides additional support for the local sales legal team by helping negotiate distribution agreements with US Foods customersOther duties as assigned by manager.Relationships:Internal: Works daily with indirect procurement professionals and all business teams needing third party procurement contracts.External: Handles contract negotiations and resolves disputes with third parties and their legal counsel.Minimum Qualifications:Experience:
- Must possess a minimum of 1-2 years of experience acting as an in-house counsel drafting and negotiating a variety of standard procurement contracts.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Self-motivated, detail-oriented and able to provide quality and timely work product with an understanding of the issues and business-focused strategies.Able to manage multiple projects and work successfully in a fast-paced environment under time constraints.Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to inspire trust and confidence with stakeholders at all levels.Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex legal concepts to a lay audience.Proven ability to incisively and pragmatically evaluate issues and independently make decisions regarding legal issues with minimal supervision.Skilled in interactions which involve contentious situations, negotiations, or influencing and garnering support for issues or projectsExercises sound legal judgment while acting as a partner for internal business stakeholdersEducation:Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.Licenses:Licensed to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of any state that enables admission to practice as in-house counselPreferred Qualifications:Experience with contract lifecycle management systemsExperience creating and maintaining standard contract templates and teaching others how to use playbooks built off such templatesCompensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $75,000 – $120,000***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
Expected salary: $75000 – 120000 per year
Location: Rosemont, IL
Job date: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 03:58:04 GMT
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