Corporate Counsel - Starbucks
Agency Name: Starbucks Coffee Company
Position / Job Title : Corporate Counsel - Global Supply Chain, Innovation & Commercial
Location: Seattle, WA or Atlanta, GA
Category : Attorney
Job Description: Corporate Counsel – Global Supply Chain, Innovation, Commercial – Seattle, WA or Atlanta, GA
From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrates coffee and its rich tradition, but that creates a feeling of connection. We develop and support partners who share this passion and are guided by their service to others.
As corporate counsel – Global Supply Chain, Innovation, Commercial, you will work closely with sourcing professionals and business leads within Starbucks global supply chain, innovation, research & development groups, as well as other support functions, to help achieve business results. Your work will include drafting, reviewing, and supporting the negotiation of contracts for the procurement of goods and services that enable the development, manufacturing and commercialization of products, equipment, construction and design build projects, capital equipment purchases and installation, licensing of intellectual property, development of commercial products, and product distribution and transportation.
You will provide advice and training on negotiating contract terms and the resolution of contract issues. as well as working closely with other L&CA partners on intellectual property, antitrust, and other legal topics, to help achieve business goals while proactively managing and mitigating business risk.
Leveraging your previous experience, we will enable you to:
Guide – Provide strategic legal counseling to -the Global Supply Chain business unit, as well as the adjacent businesses and functions that collaborate with and are supported by it.
Collaborate – Team with other Law & Corporate Affairs partners to provide cross-functional support, including paralegals, administrative and legal operations professionals.
Support – Play a key role for the Law & Corporate Affairs team that provides legal support to key business units, including partnering with paralegals and other department staff members.
We’d love to hear from people with:
5-10 years of relevant substantive legal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department working on commercial transactions. Previous experience working with Engineering, Research & Development, Commercialization and Marketing, Quality and Safety Product Management Teams in developing Gold Standard agreements from the initial stages of product development through manufacturing, launch and commercialization preferred.
License to practice law in pertinent jurisdictions, either through general admission or limited admission as in-house counsel.
Knowledge of product development process and experience advising on legal issues related to software and hardware development.
Excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize assignments while handling various projects simultaneously.
We hope to hear from you! Click “Apply Online” to begin the application process today.
Link to Application: https://starbucks.taleo.net/careersection/1000222/jobdetail.ftl?job=220073466&lang=en&sns_id=linkedin