Legal Counsel Supply Chain – Action

Our Client

In just 31 years, Action has grown from a single store in Enkhuizen to over 2,900 stores and 15 distribution centers across 12 European countries (with country number 13 and 14 to follow this year), offering customers surprising products at remarkably low prices. As one of Europe’s fastest-growing retailers, Action continues to expand, adding more stores and entering new countries each year.

With over 79,000 employees from 159 nationalities, Action offers a dynamic and international workplace driven by a positive, no-nonsense attitude. The Legal team plays a crucial role, supporting all business areas and Action’s central group functions, such as Supply Chain, Technology, Procurement (NfR), Marketing, Buying, and Real Estate.

Action is committed to sustainability, working to reduce its carbon footprint, improve product sustainability, and support initiatives like the Johan Cruyff Foundation and SOS Children’s Villages. The company also invests in upholding human and labor rights in its supply chain. ’More information about this all can be found here: Action Sustainability

Due to the company’s expansion, Action is recruiting a Legal Counsel dedicated to the Supply Chain organization to strengthen the team at their international HQ.

The Position

As Legal Counsel Supply Chain you will be supporting the Supply Chain organization on a wide variety of supply chain related matters and play an important role in the rapid expansion of Action’s distribution and logistics network in Europe.

Together with another colleague, your responsibilities will, inter alia, include:

• supporting the expansion team responsible for the realisation of new distribution centres (development and lease agreements) and other logistic facilities across Europe
• acting as key legal business partner on a wide variety of other supply chain related projects and domains, such as inbound logistics (e.g., sea freight) and outbound logistics (e.g., logistic services providers and transport)
• drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various contracts for supply chain related goods and services, such as maintenance and installation agreements
• participating in multi-disciplinary project groups on supply chain related initiatives
• developing and implementing ways to improve the legal quality and efficiency of supply chain related processes and contracts
• handling supply chain related issues, claims and disputes
• ensuring the correct implementation of new laws and regulations and creating legal awareness where necessary
• monitoring and controlling the supply chain related outside counsel spend

This role offers variety, challenge, and responsibility in a dynamic international environment.

You will join a team of currently seven lawyers at Action’s international headquarters. Each lawyer has their own focus area, and together, you support all activities of the Action group. The team is pragmatic, deeply involved in the business, and quick to make decisions, contributing to Action’s rapid international expansion. In this role you will be directly reporting to the Head of Legal.

You will work closely with the various domains within the supply chain organization at both a central and local country level, and with local outside counsel where necessary. The position can also involve travelling to the countries Action is currently present or will be expanding to.

The Profile

For this role, we are seeking a dynamic, pragmatic, and decisive lawyer with a strong personality and a sharp business acumen. A hands-on and communicative lawyer, able to build good working relationships in different cultural environments and to provide clear guidance to the business. The variety and unpredictability of diverse challenges energize you.

What you bring to the table:

• A master degree in law (LLM or equivalent)
• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in an international business environment
• Experience with commercial contracting in an international setting is essential
• Experience with logistics and/or supply chain is a strong plus, and experience with property development and lease agreements is also a plus
• Exceptional verbal and written skills in English, and preferably in one or more other European languages; command of the Dutch language is a plus.
• Willingness to travel

The Offer

• Enjoy a rewarding compensation package based on a 38-hour workweek (fulltime).
• Benefit from both short- and long-term incentive plans.
• Choose between a lease car or a car allowance.
• Embrace hybrid working options, combining office and remote work (60/40%).
• International HQ in Zwaagdijk-Oost is just a 30-minute, traffic-free drive from Amsterdam and accessible via a shuttle bus from Hoorn train station.
• Access a robust pension scheme and collective health insurance.
• Work closely with senior management, including our executive board.
• Advance your career in a rapidly expanding company.

Thrive in a diverse workplace with colleagues from many nationalities at Action’s IHQ.