Provide legal support for Chewy's retail organization, lead contracting strategies, and develop resources for commercial transactions while mentoring a contract manager.
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is seeking a dynamic and business-oriented Corporate Counsel, Core Retail and Commercial Transactions, to lead legal support for our fast-growing retail organization! This role offers the opportunity to partner directly with senior leaders across our merchandising, procurement, customer service, and other key retail functions to deliver practical, business-minded legal solutions. The successful candidate will also help define and enhance Chewy's contract management strategies, support retail operations and procurement initiatives, and drive scalable self-service tools to empower the business.
What You'll Do:
What You'll Need:
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Chewy is seeking a dynamic and business-oriented Corporate Counsel, Core Retail and Commercial Transactions, to lead legal support for our fast-growing retail organization! This role offers the opportunity to partner directly with senior leaders across our merchandising, procurement, customer service, and other key retail functions to deliver practical, business-minded legal solutions. The successful candidate will also help define and enhance Chewy's contract management strategies, support retail operations and procurement initiatives, and drive scalable self-service tools to empower the business.
What You'll Do:
- Serve as the primary legal advisor for Chewy's core retail organization, providing counsel on merchandising, supplier relationships, customer service, returns, gift cards, and other retail operations.
- Lead contracting strategy, process, and negotiations for a wide range of agreements, including supplier contracts, vendor negotiations, trade terms, rebates, procurement contracts, and related initiatives.
- Partner with procurement, finance, and merchandising leadership to define and implement Chewy's contract lifecycle management (CLM) strategy, including document automation, workflow optimization, and training.
- Develop and maintain business-facing resources, including playbooks, template libraries, and escalation matrices, to streamline low-risk, high-volume transactions and enable greater self-service.
- Provide proactive legal support that identifies risk and opportunities early, balances business objectives with legal requirements, and builds scalable solutions that evolve with the business.
- Day-to-day supervision of the contract manager supporting this space, helping to mentor, train, and maximize the efficiency of the function.
What You'll Need:
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
- 5+ years of proven experience, preferably in-house, supporting retail operations, procurement, or commercial transactions in a fast-paced environment.
- Deep experience drafting, negotiating, and managing a broad range of commercial agreements.
- Strong business acumen with an ability to balance legal risk against business objectives pragmatically and efficiently.
- A passion for building scalable, business-friendly legal solutions and proven success implementing contracting processes, automation tools, and self-service resources.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide clear, actionable advice to senior leadership.
- Some travel may be required.
Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact CAAR@chewy.com.
If you have a question regarding your application, please contact HR@chewy.com.
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here. To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
Top Skills
Contract Management Strategy
Document Automation
Workflow Optimization
Chewy Bellevue, Washington, USA Office
1110 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, United States, 98004
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