ADEO Services

Senior Legal Counsel – Supply Chain, Operations

ADEO Services
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRonchin • FranceSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in contract law and transportation law, with a strong focus on drafting and negotiating complex contracts in an international context. Proficient in managing legal risks within the supply chain while fostering collaboration and compliance across diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Contract Law ExpertiseTransportation Law KnowledgeFluency in French and EnglishNegotiation SkillsLeadership in Legal Standards

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Ensure the legal security of the deployment of new logistics models, site automation, flow digitalization, AI projects applied to operations, and new partnerships
  • Challenge complex projects to balance risk management with operational flexibility
  • Define the Group’s legal doctrine and positions on Supply Chain matters
  • Develop contract templates and guidelines, and harmonize practices internationally
  • Lead and unite the international legal community around common standards
  • Draft and negotiate complex and strategic contracts covering multimodal transportation, freight forwarding, warehousing, indirect procurement, and partnerships
  • Oversee regulatory matters and activity compliance
  • Anticipate emerging risks across the global supply chain
  • Advise decision-makers and manage sensitive situations or complex disputes
  • Contribute to document simplification, contract standardization, and the integration of AI use cases into legal practices

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • At least 7–8 years of experience within the legal department of an international group (Retail, Logistics, or Transportation) or at a specialized law firm
  • Strong expertise in contract law and transportation law (Incoterms, CMR/Hague-Visby Conventions, liability regimes, and freight forwarding)
  • Knowledge of distribution law is a plus
  • Excellent negotiation and contract drafting skills in an international environment
  • Fluency in professional French and English, both written and spoken, is required
  • Spanish or Portuguese proficiency is a plus
  • Creative, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented mindset
  • Influential leadership skills, with the ability to mobilize stakeholders without direct hierarchical authority
  • Clear, direct, and educational communication style
  • Strong interest in digital transformation and the use of AI

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • A stimulating environment that encourages initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit
  • Training tailored to your role to help develop your skills
  • Career development and internal mobility opportunities within an international group
  • Quarterly collective bonuses and the opportunity to become a shareholder
  • A flexible remote-work policy
  • Support for sustainable mobility, including contributions toward the purchase of bicycles and scooters, as well as a carpooling allowance
  • Support for employees with disabilities and workplace accommodations

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Hard Skills
Contract DraftingRisk ManagementLegal ComplianceDocument SimplificationAI Integration in Legal PracticesMultimodal Transportation LawFreight Forwarding RegulationsInternational Contract NegotiationSupply Chain Legal DoctrineDistribution Law Knowledge
Soft Skills
Creative Problem SolvingInfluential LeadershipClear CommunicationStakeholder MobilizationSolutions-Oriented Mindset
Industry Keywords
LogisticsTransportationRetailInternational LawHague-Visby ConventionsIncotermsFreight ForwardingGlobal Supply ChainContract StandardizationDigital Transformation