Senior Manager, Legal Affairs
- Supply Chain, Commercial & Regulatory Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country’s largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®. Senior Manager, Legal Affairs – Supply Chain to join a fast-growing, highly innovative transportation business operating across Canada and the United States. You will partner with leaders across operations, procurement, technology, finance, and risk to help the organization move quickly, structure commercial relationships effectively, and navigate an evolving legal and regulatory environment. The role will have a particular focus on commercial contracting, transportation and logistics, contractor and service-provider arrangements, and cross-border legal and regulatory matters. Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on commercial, regulatory, and operational matters in transportation and logistics. Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including transportation and carrier agreements, logistics contracts, independent contractor agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, technology agreements, service agreements, and strategic partnerships. Support transportation, logistics, fleet, delivery, and related operations by advising on relevant legal and regulatory requirements in Canada and the US. Partner with procurement and business teams to enable the growth of the transportation and logistics business. Provide legal guidance on new products, technologies, partnerships, and operating models,



helping teams find practical ways to innovate while managing legal and regulatory risk. Monitor relevant legislative, regulatory, and legal developments across Canada and the United States and assess their potential impact on the business. Work with internal specialists and external counsel on employment, tax, regulatory, litigation, and jurisdiction-specific matters as needed. Develop scalable legal tools, including contract templates, playbooks, policies, and risk frameworks. Support dispute resolution, claims, regulatory inquiries, and commercial escalations. Translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice for senior leaders and operating teams. S. license is an asset. Approximately 7+ years of relevant legal experience gained in a leading law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination of both. Robust commercial contracting experience and excellent drafting and negotiation skills. Experience advising transportation, logistics, supply chain, fleet, delivery, mobility, retail, technology, or another operationally complex business is an asset. A strong understanding of legal issues related to independent contractors and alternative workforce models in Canada and the United States. S. states is an asset. Solid commercial judgment and the ability to assess risk in areas where business models, technology, or regulation are evolving. Excellent communication, relationship-building,



and stakeholder-management skills. You are a pragmatic lawyer who understands that great legal advice should help the business move forward. You are entrepreneurial and driven to help grow an exciting and expanding business. You know when to identify a hard legal boundary, when to elevate, and when to help the business find a practical path forward. You can move easily between complex contract negotiations, regulatory interpretation, operational problem-solving, and strategic discussions with senior leaders. This role offers the opportunity to help shape the legal framework around a rapidly growing transportation business and to play a meaningful role in enabling innovation across both the Canadian and U.
S. markets. Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas.

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our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People. We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be vis

📌 Senior Manager, Legal Affairs, Supply Chain (Brampton)
🏢 Loblaw Companies
📍 Brampton