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In-House Counsel - Sales and Supply Chain Transactions

at Textron

📍 US-Kansas-Wichita Onsite Posted April 17, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3-6 years
Education Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
Category Legal & Compliance

About this role

Textron Aviation is hiring In-House Counsel for Sales and Supply Chain Transactions in Wichita, Kansas. The attorney will support aircraft sales and supply chain organizations with contract drafting, negotiation, review, and risk allocation across domestic and international transactions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as workstream intake point for legal department
  • Draft, negotiate, and review aircraft sales and supply chain contracts (domestic and international)
  • Provide legal guidance on contract terms, risk allocation, and negotiation strategy
  • Support business leaders with contract-related issues across sales and supply chain organizations
  • Develop and deliver training on preventive and substantive legal and compliance matters

Technical Overview

This role functions as a workstream intake point for the legal department and provides practical legal guidance to business leaders and cross-functional counterparts. Responsibilities include drafting, negotiating, and reviewing contracts and legal documents related to aircraft sales and supply chain/manufacturing agreements, with preferred knowledge of UCC contract law and U.S. government procurement matters.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level attorney (3-6 years) with strong commercial contracting experience supporting sales and supply chain organizations. They are a Kansas bar member (or eligible under Rule 721) with a Juris Doctorate and can draft, negotiate, and review domestic and international aircraft sales and related supply chain/manufacturing agreements.

Must-Have Skills

Juris Doctorate degreeMember of the Kansas bar or eligibility requirements for admission to the Kansas bar under Rule 721 for a corporate law licenseMinimum 3-6 years law firm or in-house experience relevant to commercial contractingprocurementintellectual propertyand/or federal government contracts

Nice-to-Have Skills

Knowledge of general aviationKnowledge of UCC contract lawKnowledge of U.S. government procurementsKnowledge of aircraft ownership structuresKnowledge of aircraft registrationKnowledge of supply chain contracts

Tools & Platforms

not specified

Required Skills

commercial contractingprocurementintellectual propertyfederal government contractscontract draftingcontract negotiationcontract reviewrisk allocationnegotiation strategysales and supply chain transactionsaircraft salessupply chain contractsmanufacturing agreementsUCC contract lawU.S. government procurementsaircraft ownership structuresaircraft registrationworkstream intake

Hard Skills

commercial transactions legal supportdomestic and international contract draftingcontract negotiationcontract reviewrisk allocationnegotiation strategydrafting legal documentssales and supply chain transactionsaircraft sales contractssupply chain contractsmanufacturing agreementsUCC contract law knowledgeU.S. government procurementsaircraft ownership structuresaircraft registrationintellectual propertyprocurementfederal government contracts

Soft Skills

approachablesolution focusedproactive business partnerbusiness-oriented legal guidancecross-functional collaborationtraining delivery to leadership and businesscommunication with business counterpartsworkstream intake coordination

Certifications

Required

Kansas bar membership (or eligibility for admission under Rule 721 for a corporate law license)

Industry & Role

Industry Aerospace
Job Function Advise and negotiate legal contracts for aircraft sales and supply chain transactions as in-house counsel.
Role Subtype Corporate Attorney

Keywords for Your Resume

In-House CounselSales and Supply Chain Transactionscorporate law licenseKansas barRule 721Juris DoctorateJ.D.commercial contractingprocurementintellectual propertyfederal government contractscontract draftingcontract negotiationcontract reviewrisk allocationnegotiation strategyaircraft salessupply chain contractsmanufacturing agreementsdomestic and international transactionsUCC contract lawU.S. government procurementsaircraft ownership structuresaircraft registrationworkstream intakelegal department

Deal Breakers

Must have a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school, Must be a member of the Kansas bar or meet eligibility for admission to the Kansas bar under Rule 721, Must have minimum 3-6 years law firm or in-house experience relevant to commercial contracting, procurement, intellectual property, and/or federal government contracts

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