Job Description
Our Opportunity
Chewy is seeking a practical, collaborative, and solutions-oriented Corporate Counsel ? Operations & Indirect Procurement to join our growing Legal team! This role will serve as the primary legal advisor to Chewy?s Operations and Indirect Procurement functions and partner closely with key stakeholders across operations, transportation, procurement, and legal. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience supporting complex logistics, supply chain strategy, and indirect procurement contracting within a fast-paced environment.
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role focused on enabling operational scale and efficiency while managing risk across a broad portfolio of vendor and operations relationships.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the lead attorney supporting Chewy?s supply chain operations, including last mile, ocean, air, LTL, FTL, warehousing, and fulfillment center operations.
- Provide legal guidance on contracting strategy, negotiation, and risk allocation across third-party logistics providers (3PLs), transportation partners, and supply chain technology vendors.
- Support indirect procurement teams by reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of agreements, including professional services, IT, facilities management, marketing, and other business-critical functions.
- Maintain and update contract templates, playbooks, and escalation protocols to ensure consistency, efficiency, and alignment with evolving business needs and risk posture.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop scalable, legally compliant policies and risk standards and enable business growth.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with executive leadership, including regular updates to operations and supply chain leadership on key contract risks and trends.
What You'll Need
- Law degree from a top-tier law school and active bar membership in good standing (or eligibility for in-house counsel registration).
- 6+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably with a mix of law firm and in-house work supporting supply chain, logistics, and/or procurement.
- Experience negotiating and managing complex commercial agreements, including carrier and 3PL contracts, fulfillment services, and vendor relationships.
- Excellent judgment, business acumen, and the ability to translate legal requirements into actionable, business-forward advice.
- Excellent drafting, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and provide clear, actionable advice to senior leadership.
- Great teammate with a proactive mindset and a bias toward practical problem-solving.
- Some travel may be required.
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. 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.
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Practice Areas & Specialty
Corporate
Key skill Required
- Logistics
- Business Growth
- Communication
- Contracting
- Demonstrated Ability
- Drafting
- Executive Leadership
- Focused
- Guidance
- Indirect Procurement
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
- Legal Requirements
- Management
- Marketing
- Negotiating
- Practical
- Privacy Policy
- Proactive
- Professional Services
- Strategy
- Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Leadership
- Supply Chain Operations
- Third-Party Logistics
- Transportation
Designation
- Counsel
