Our client, MNC FMCG company, is looking for the following:  Position Title: Legal & Compliance Manager  Location: Mumbai  Reports to: Legal & Corporate Affairs Director  Role and Responsibilities   - The Legal & Compliance Manager will be managing Contract Negotiations, IPR Matters, Litigations, FSSAI and Legal Metrology issues along with Statutory and Ethical Compliance.   Legal:  Contract negotiation:  - Review all contracts or any other documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that needs to be brought to the executive management?s attention.  - Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities.  - Negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.  Litigation management:  - Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.  Statutory and regulatory compliance:  - Formulate compliance check-lists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.  - Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.  Intellectual Property matters:  - Work closely with IP lawyers for filing trademarks and copyright applications  - Attending hearings on behalf of the Company.  Statutory and Regulatory compliance:  - Formulate compliance check-lists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.  - Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.  Ethical Compliance :  - Monitors the performance of the Compliance Program and the related activities on a continuous basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.  - Ensures proper reporting of violations to authorized officials of the company as appropriate and/or as required.  - Collaborates with other department (e.g Sales and Marketing, Finance Internal Audit), HR, Medical etc.) to direct compliance issues through appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution.  - Works closely with the Director-Legal and Regulatory Affairs for any violations.  - Responds to alleged violations of rules and regulations, policies, procedures, and standards of conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures.  - Develops and oversees a system for uniform handling of such violations, including review of SOPs for that matter including conducting compliance audits at regular intervals with cross functional teams.  - Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance issues /concerns within organisation are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.  - Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risks, develops / implements corrective action plans for resolutions of problematic issues and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.  - Drives periodic compliance meeting and provides reports on a regular basis to keep the Compliance Committee of the Board and senior management informed of the operations and progress of compliance programs.  Job Specifications:  Education Background :   - Preferably a law graduate with a commercial incline  Skills Needed (Technical) :  - Ability to work across functional teams.  - Focus on execution and follow ups.  - Ability to lead and drive the compliance program.  Experience Needed (Professional) :   - Should have in house experience in domestic / multinational company (FMCG preferred)   - Should have at least 3 - 4 years of experience in the legal field.   - Qualification in more than one jurisdiction will be an added advantage   - Familiarity with operational, HR and commercial side of business is preferable  Core Functional Competencies to be successful on the job:  - A good understanding of the FMCG business practices with specific focus on legal and ethical business practices  Contact: Anish Shah Director | PeopleZ HR | +91-7666546688

Mumbai

Legal & Compliance Manager - FMCG 

Legal & Compliance Manager - FMCG  ,Job Description for Legal & Compliance Manager - FMCG  in PeopleZ HR in  Mumbai for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Legal & Compliance Manager - FMCG  in PeopleZ HR in  Mumbai for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!