Assistant General Counsel - Supply Chain & Purchasing

Cummins•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Assistant General Counsel will lead legal support and strategy for the global Supply Chain and Purchasing organization, which supports approximately $20 billion in annual procurement activity. The role may be based in the United States or the United Kingdom and is a senior leadership position spanning legal strategy, commercial judgment, supply-chain risk management, and transformation. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted adviser to senior executives and as a member of both the Purchasing Leadership Team and Legal Leadership Team. The position will lead legal support for complex procurement, supply, services, technology, licensing, outsourcing, and commercial contracting matters across global markets. It will also develop strategies for critical supplier relationships, high-value negotiations, disputes, supply-chain resilience, and enterprise risk mitigation, and advise on global regulatory and compliance requirements. Beyond traditional legal support, the role will reimagine the Supply Chain Legal support model and improve contracting and legal operations through simplification, playbooks, templates, automation, AI-enabled tools, and other technology. The Assistant General Counsel will lead and develop a global legal team, partner with the Chief Legal Officer and senior executives on Legal Function strategy and enterprise-wide policies, and independently direct high-impact initiatives and legal service delivery. Some domestic and international travel is required.

Requirements

Law degree and appropriate professional qualification or license to practice in the United States or United Kingdom.
At least 15 years of relevant legal experience gained in-house and/or at a leading law firm.
Deep expertise in complex commercial contracting, procurement, and international supply arrangements.
Proven ability to advise, influence, and constructively challenge senior executives and leadership teams.
Strong people leadership skills, including the ability to build and develop high-performing teams.
Excellent commercial judgment and ability to translate complex legal risks into practical business solutions.
Strategic and innovative mindset, including enthusiasm for AI, technology, and new models of legal service delivery.
Experience operating successfully across businesses, functions, geographies, and cultures.
Exceptional judgment, integrity, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Nice To Haves

International experience is strongly valued.

Responsibilities

Lead and transform the global legal strategy and support model for Supply Chain and Purchasing, advising executive leadership and the Purchasing Leadership Team.
Provide legal leadership on complex procurement, supply, services, technology, licensing, outsourcing, and commercial contracting matters across global markets.
Develop and execute strategies for critical supplier relationships, high-value negotiations, dispute resolution, supply-chain resilience, and enterprise risk mitigation.
Advise business leaders on global regulatory and compliance requirements, including product traceability, supplier documentation, environmental regulations, and auditable compliance frameworks.
Drive contracting excellence and transformation through process simplification, playbooks, templates, legal operations improvements, AI-enabled tools, automation, and technology innovation.
Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of legal professionals and strengthen commercial, contracting, and legal capabilities across the business.
Partner with the Chief Legal Officer and senior executives to shape Legal Function strategy, influence enterprise-wide policies, and advise on matters with significant financial, operational, and reputational impact.
Serve as the senior legal executive for Supply Chain and Purchasing, independently leading high-impact initiatives and directing legal service delivery.
Contribute to talent acquisition, development, succession planning, and organizational transformation.
Travel domestically and internationally as required.