Senior Counsel, Global Supply Chain & Purchasing

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

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking an experienced Assistant General Counsel for Supply Chain & Purchasing to lead the legal support for our global procurement activities.

Based in the US or UK, you will partner with executive leadership to shape strategy, drive risk management, and transform contracting through AI-enabled tools. You will oversee complex commercial matters across global markets, develop supplier strategies, and mentor a world-wide legal team, delivering high-impact, compliant guidance while

Qualifications

• Hold a law degree and bar admissions in the United States or United Kingdom.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial judgement

Strategic thinking

AI enthusiasm

International experience

Education

Law degree

Licensed to practice in US/UK

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Cummins Inc. is seeking an experienced Assistant General Counsel for Supply Chain & Purchasing to lead the legal support for our global procurement activities.

Based in the US or UK, you will partner with executive leadership to shape strategy, drive risk management, and transform contracting through AI-enabled tools. You will oversee complex commercial matters across global markets, develop supplier strategies, and mentor a world-wide legal team, delivering high-impact, compliant guidance while