Job Description

Senior Legal Commercial Counsel 12-month FTC

High Wycombe HP11 2EE

Hybrid working - 3 days office based

IPC EMEA, the purchasing and supply chain organisation for Subway Franchisees in Europe, has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Commercial Counsel 12-month FTC to join our inhouse legal team. .

The role:

The legal team supports IPC EMEAs vision by being a business enabler to facilitate the development and delivery of enterprise-wide goals and to defend and protect the interests of the business and its members.


This role will be a trusted legal adviser to the business responsible for:


Commercial contracts New business development arrangements and contracts Inhouse projects e.g. technology projects Data compliance Risk & governance
The successful candidate will need to be a qualified UK practising solicitor, ideally with a mix of practice and inhouse experience.

How will the role be measured:

Working collaboratively with the internal stakeholders to advise upon, draft, negotiate and execute a wide variety of commercial contracts including framework agreements, purchase contracts, distribution agreements, services contracts, trial contracts, IT contracts, NDAs, letters of intent, termination notices Advising the business on a wide range of legal issues including intellectual property, information technology, data, governance and compliance Drive self-service programme by delivering tools to support the business, including templates, protocols, guidance documents and delivery of legal training Proactive in driving continuous improvement to create efficiencies and mitigate risk by simplifying processes, defining roles & responsibilities and championing best practice Having policies, processes and practices in place to ensure good governance and compliance at all levels of the organisation Identifying and managing legal risk for the business and its members Providing sound and solution-orientated legal advice to all functions

Skills & experiences required for the role:

Qualified UK practicing solicitor Commercially astute and technically excellent commercial professional with broad and substantial experience Experience in retail, FMCG, supply chain & procurement or fast paced environment (with an international footprint being an advantage) Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts Ability to give clear and pragmatic advice Embraces change and the unknown Broad technical knowledge of all aspects of commercial law, including contract law, agency, competition law, data protection Critical thinker when approaching tasks and initiatives Strong problem-solving skills whilst working at pace with competing demands Organised and prioritises work effectively Commitment to continuous improvement Excellent IT skills (word, excel, PowerPoint, contract management systems) Strong collaborator and communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills Results driven gets the job done Curious enjoys learning Thinks as a team player

What is important to us:

Our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do and are an important part of our hiring process. Our three values are:

We are empowered

- we have the freedom to make a difference together.

We collaborate

- we trust and depend on each other. We contribute. We succeed together.

We deliver on our commitments

- we deliver on our commitments together, individually, today and tomorrow.

How we support our employees:

Joining a new company can be daunting; we support everyone who has chosen IPC EMEA to develop their career with:


A structured onboarding programme. Time with the senior leadership team, as well as your colleagues and our Culture Champions. Training programmes to develop your skills and ways of working, focusing on feedback and management of work. Flexible working between the hours 8am - 6.30pm. We appreciate the juggle of life and home can be challenging and provide opportunities to flex your start and leave times. Excellent benefits package including enhanced pension contribution, healthcare, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice schemes. Plus, we also provide breakfast and lunch items in the office! On-site parking A chance to volunteer at our nominated charities. In addition, you will get one volunteer day a year to work with your chosen charity. Recognition award schemes and a Summer and Winter event each year

We actively support diversity, equity and inclusion and make sure that our employees are valued and treated with dignity and respect. We encourage everyone in our business to reach their potential.

About us

Subway is one of the fastest growing Franchise networks in the world and the largest submarine sandwich chain, with more than 41,500 stores more than 4,500 of which are in Europe.


IPC EMEA, (formally IPC Europe), is a non-profit making organisation owned by Subway Franchisees in Europe. The organisation was established in 2001 to enable Subway Franchisees to benefit from the discounts that come from purchasing and supplying products in large volumes. Over time, the breadth of the services we provide, and our geographic reach has grown.


Our scope now goes beyond purchasing and supply chain management as we seek to have a positive impact on every Franchisees P&L, wherever possible. We work with service providers to offer Franchisees a range of optional services such as Wi-Fi, energy, pest control and card payments. Our aim is to ensure we select the best providers, offering the best quality services at competitive rates.


We also provide a range of in-house support services, value-add initiatives and retail technology solutions for restaurant teams to help with day-to-day operations.


Today, IPC EMEA operates on a global, regional, and local level to source high quality products at the best value for Franchisees, managing over 1.5 billion worth of contracts and partnering with other IPCs across the world where it makes sense to do so, to get the best possible service and prices.


We remain as focused on our mission today as we did 20 years ago, to help Subway Franchisees be more profitable and competitive today and for the future.


For more information, please visitwww.ipcemea.org


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