Senior Counsel - Procurement

Location: Hybrid - Radnor, PA (primary) or Montreal, QC

About the role

The Senior Counsel Procurement is responsible for providing comprehensive legal support and counsel on a broad range of supplier contract negotiation and related matters. This role requires an individual with strong analytical, drafting, and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to provide sound legal and business advice to various internal groups on complex procurement transactions. This position will provide legal advice and counseling on contractual risks and drafting, negotiation strategy, and pre-litigation disputes. This position will manage some outside counsel.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day counseling to internal business teams on procurement and contract negotiation issues.
• Draft and negotiate Master Services Agreements (MSAs), purchasing agreements, hold harmless agreements, rebate agreements, construction contracts, transport/fleet agreements, and contract amendments.
• Advise on supplier onboarding and related topics.
• Collaborate with external counsel in connection with complex and/or high stakes negotiations and disputes.
• Independently develop and present in-depth training programs for procurement personnel on best practices related to all aspects of procurement transactions.
• Creation of forms, alternative provisions and other infrastructure for procurement transactions.
• Address governance and approvals for procurement transactions.
• Provide legal advice on compliance with state and federal laws.
• Travel occasionally.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active law license in good standing in at least one US state, Canadian province, or territory, and willingness to obtain a Pennsylvania Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License.
• 4+ years of relevant experience, with strong expertise in procurement law, commercial contract negotiation, and supplier management.
• Experience negotiating with major industrial suppliers is preferred.
• Law firm and in-house experience preferred.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written) is required for this position.
• Established working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite, as well as ability to learn additional software and database management.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills coupled with a problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptive in handling multiple priorities within deadlines, and be results oriented.
• Self-starter with ability to perform without significant direct supervision.
• Maturity to interface and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including all levels of employees, internal and external legal counsel, customers, consultants, and vendors.
• Strong interpersonal skills in forming and maintaining good relationships with colleagues including business management teams; respects the ideas and opinions of others.
• Well-developed sense of professionalism and integrity.
• Adapts behavior to different types of situations, is flexible and open to new ideas, accepts changes.

Core Competencies & Values

• Behave Ethically: Consistently complies with legal requirements and the company's code of conduct.
• Decide Efficiently & Deliver Results: Makes pragmatic trade-offs between risk and speed to achieve maximum impact; balances thorough analysis with decisive action.
• Show Care: Ensures all actions and legal counsel ultimately support and benefit customers, employees, and business partners.
• Accountability & Ownership: Takes full responsibility for assigned projects and executes deliverables with rigor.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit.
• Up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
• Parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty, and funeral/bereavement leave.
• Paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement and discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents.
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
• Benefits start after 30 days of employment.

About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability, and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative, and make decisions. Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies, and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.