Selangor, Malaysia
Job Family Group:
Legal Jobs
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
June 9, 2026
Business Unit:
Legal
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
What’sthe role
The Legal Counsel Supply Chain sits within the Legal Services Integrated Gas team, supporting Supply Chain organisation and reporting to Managing Counsel, Supply Chain.
Supply Chain is an end to end business, generating value for shareholders via delivery of non-hydrocarbon goods and services to Shell’s global businesses and assets, partnering with Shell Businesses to manage $42bn of non-hydrocarbon spend across c.22,000 contracts p/a.
Whatyou’llbe doing
The Legal Counsel, Supply Chain will provide professional, timely, cost effective and practical legal advice and support to the Supply Chain organization, across the Shell value chain. The role requires an enthusiastic experienced commercial lawyer, with an interest in understanding, supporting and working closely with businesses across the end-to-end value chain.
In particular, the Legal Counsel, Supply Chain will provide legal support for i) legal advice around macro events (e.g. wars, tariffs) ii) high value, high risk contracts iii) supplier claims/ pre dispute contract management and iv) digitalization and continuous improvement programmes.
This role works primarily with the Supply Chain business supporting the mobility and lubricants businesses in China. The role also provides support for other global Supply Chain work as required.
The core elements of the role involve:
Whatyou bring
Law degree or professional legal qualification and entitlement to practice in Malaysia/China/UK
Fluent written and spoken Chinese language skills.
8-10+ PQE in an in-house or law firm environment.
Experience of providing legal support to Supply Chain/procurement business (or equivalent) is ideal.
Ability to clearly explain legal risks, develop sound mitigation strategies and find acceptable commercial solutions.
Experience in creating and delivering optimisation and change management programs would be beneficial.
Fluent written and spoken English.
Key Competences and Behaviors
What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet.You’llhave the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another.You’llbe able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with uniqueexpertise
Achieve your balance in avalues-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annualperformancerelatedsalary increase – our pay and benefits packagesare considered to beamong the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave,including fornon-birthingparents.
Join anorganisationworking to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation,and life experiences to apply.
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
internationalteams.
Gain access to a wide range of training and developmentprogrammes
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ShellBusiness Operations (SBO)inMalaysia
Shell Business Operations (SBO) is a chain of operationalcentersthat form an integral part of Royal Dutch Shell. We influence business development for Shell globally, enabling the work of 93,000 employees in over 70 countries across the world.
SBO Kuala Lumpur is home to 11different functionsthat support Shell within the Southeast Asia,Oceania, and Middle East region. Housing more than 2000 employees, SBO Kuala Lumpur is focused on driving excellent corporate performance that enable Shell tooperatein a global competitive and ever-changing business environment.
Shell Business Operations (SBO) Kuala Lumpur is focused on driving excellent corporate performance in Contracting and Procurement, Creative Solutions, Customer Operations, Finance Operations, Human Resource, Information Technology, Legal Operations, Retail Centre of Excellence, Supply Chain, Technical Asset Operation and Upstream Transformation. We enable Shell tooperatein a global-competitive and ever-changing business environment
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