Assistant General Counsel - Supply Chain & Purchasing

Cummins; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 206,000 - 344,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. seeks an experienced Assistant General Counsel for Supply Chain & Purchasing to lead legal support for a ~$20B global procurement operation.

The role can be based in the US or the UK, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer and collaborating with the Purchasing Leadership Team. You will shape strategy, manage supplier risk, and drive contracting excellence with AI-enabled tools to transform how legal services are delivered across markets.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in-house or top law firm.
• Deep expertise in complex commercial contracting and procurement.
• Ability to advise, influence and challenge senior executives.
• Strong people leadership, building high-performing teams.
• Excellent commercial judgement translating risk into practical business solutions.
• Strategic and innovative mindset, including enthusiasm for AI and technology.
• Experience across geographies and cultures.
• Exceptional judgement, integrity and relationship-building.
• International experience is valued; some travel required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and transform the global legal strategy and support model for Supply Chain and Purchasing, advising executive leadership.
• Provide legal leadership for complex procurement, supply, services, technology, licensing and commercial contracts across global markets.
• Develop strategies for supplier relationships, negotiations, dispute resolution, resilience and risk mitigation.
• Advise on global regulatory and compliance requirements, including product traceability and environmental regulations.
• Drive contracting excellence through process simplification, templates, playbooks, AI-enabled tools and technology.

Skills

Stakeholder balance

Business insight

Effective communication

Courage

Customer focus

Decision quality

Talent development

Vision and purpose

Complexity management

Conflict management

Persuasion

Diversity values

Education

Law degree

US/UK qualification

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Assistant General Counsel - Supply Chain & Purchasing - to lead our legal support for our global Supply Chain and Purchasing organization, supporting approximately $20 billion annually of procurement activity. The role can be based in either US or the UK.

This is a high-impact leadership position combining legal strategy, commercial judgement, supply-chain risk management and transformation. As a member of both the Purchasing Leadership Team and Legal Leadership Team, the successful candidate will be a trusted adviser to senior executives and will help shape business and legal strategy across a complex global organization.

The mandate extends well beyond traditional legal support. The Assistant General Counsel will have the opportunity to reimagine the Supply Chain Legal support model, strengthen management of critical supplier and regulatory risks, and use technology and AI to make legal support faster, simpler and more effective.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead and transform the global legal strategy and support model for Supply Chain and Purchasing, serving as a trusted adviser to executive leadership and the Purchasing Leadership Team.

• Provide legal leadership for the organization's most 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 while strengthening 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 provide guidance 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, directing legal service delivery, and contributing to talent acquisition, development, succession planning, and organizational transformation.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Balances stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

• Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.

• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

• Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

• Develops talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.

• Drives vision and purpose - Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.

• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Manage conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

• Persuades - Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.

• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education/Experience

• Hold a law degree and appropriate professional qualification/license to practice in the United States or United Kingdom.

• At least 15+ years’ 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, with the ability to build and develop high-performing teams.

• Excellent commercial judgement and the ability to translate complex legal risks into practical business solutions.

• A 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 judgement, integrity, communication and relationship-building skills.

• International experience is strongly valued, and some domestic and international travel will be required.

Compensation

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Job Law

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary $206250

Max Salary $343750

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No

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