General Manager - Legal - FMCG - LLB

JD for the role of GM-Legal-Based out of Mumbai

To support the overall conduct of the Legal Department with special emphasis on the Litigation and Compliance function.

Principle Responsibilities:

Litigation Management (civil, criminal, arbitration, IPR related cases)

(a) Strategic thinking on Litigation requirements

(b) Ensure timely initiating legal proceedings

(c) Ensure timely attendance and response

(d) Ensure Database management of Litigations and on a quarterly basis present a daily updated legal cases review to the management.

Regulatory Affairs:

(a) Ensure timely renewal of plant level and other licenses/ permissions by keeping a master data to be updated on a daily basis

(b) Identifying and applying for new licenses/ permissions for all plants and other locations

(c) Ensure review of product labels to comply with FSSA, Legal Metrology, IPR (d) Ensure Legal proceedings management under FSSA, Legal Metrology and any other statute as may be applicable

(e) Advising on promotional activities to ensure they are in compliance with regulatory requirements

(f) Ensure complete compliance of all the units

Project Management:

(a)Ensure to carry out a due diligence of new project locations

(b) Ensure to apply and obtain all licenses and permissions

(c) To make timely representations to various Govt. agencies/ departments for issues related to power, water, effluent discharge etc.

(d) To find out about the subsidies available at various states and avail of the eligible subsidies related to power, VAT, land, stamp duty etc.

(e)Undertake and timely implement any other project undertaken at Management's instance.

Property issues:

(a) To carry our due diligence of new property e.g. residential/commercial/industrial

(b) To liaise with state industrial development corporations or private party for completing the land/property transaction and getting the same registered.

In depth expert knowledge of:

- Litigation Management

- Food Laws

- Regulatory Affairs

- Handling Property matters including due diligence

- Factory / Labour Compliances

- Liaison with Government Departments

- LLB (or equivalent)

- FMCG / Pharmaceutical

- 20+ years (minimum)