Senior Manager - Legal - Litigation - Food & Beverage - LLB/LLM

Senior Manager - Legal will be responsible for Litigation matters pertaning to FSSAI \ Food Laws \ Food Safety \ IPR and Compliance for a leading food & beverage manufacturer based out at Mumbai.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

Litigation Management :

- Strategic thinking on Litigation requirements

- Ensure timely initiating legal proceedings

- Ensure timely attendance and response

- Ensure Database management of Litigations and on a quarterly basis present an updated legal cases review to the management.

Regulatory Affairs :

- Ensure timely renewal of plant level and other licenses permissions by keeping a master data to be updated daily.

- Identifying and applying for new licenses / permissions for all plants and other locations

- Ensure review of product labels to comply with FSSA, IPR, Legal Metrology.

- Ensure Legal proceedings management under FSSA, Legal Metrology and any other statute as applicable

- Advising on promotional activities to ensure they are in compliance with regulatory requirements

- Ensure complete compliance of all the units

Project Management : 

- Ensure to carry out due diligence of new project locations

- Ensure to apply and obtain all licenses and permissions

- To make timely representations to various Govt. agencies or departments for issues related to power, water, effluent discharge etc.

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

- Undertake and timely implement any other project undertaken at management instance

Property issues :

- To carry our due diligence of new property for e.g. residential/ commercial/ industrial purpose.

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

Candidate's Profile : 

Qualification, Experience & Skills :

- LLB \ LLM

- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience with large manufacturing setups within F&B / FMCG/ Pharmaceutical exposure

- Knowledge of all requisite Laws, Rules and Regulations related to the Food & Beverage industry; such as, the Food Safety Standards Act(s) or Legal Metrology etc.

- Extremely strong communication and negotiation skills.

- Effective initiative and leadership qualities to get matters resolved through thorough investigation and discussion with those concerned, and in consultation with the management.