Senior Manager - Litigation - FMCG

SeniorManager - Litigation - FMCG

- Our client is a 4000 Cr Indian FMCG company in the food and beverages space.

- They are market leaders in the categories they operate in, continuously innovating their products.

Job Profile :

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 Isuues

- 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 Profile :

- Candidates with hands on exposure handling Litigation, from a FMCG/FMCD, Pharma or large scale manufacturing background are preferred

- 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..

- Candidate must be based out of Mumbai