Designation: Assistant Manager Legal
Function: Legal & Compliance
Position Overview
The position would require the employee to oversee the legal aspects of Nature's Basket. The role would involve safeguarding the reputation of Nature's Basket by guaranteeing adherence to legal compliance and advising the management about relevant issues from a legal point of view.
Responsibilities
- Drafting and vetting agreements related to immovable properties, other contracts, and legal documents to safeguard the company's interests.
- Obtain and renew various licenses, permissions, and NOC compliances with various statutory requirements for the business, including Food Laws and Legal Metrology laws.
- Prepare and circulate MIS relating to legal compliance, business contracts, and properties of the company.
- Regularly monitor and ensure timely compliance with statutory requirements.
- Ensure that the legal requirements related to business operations are properly adhered to within the framework of the governing law in various locations and geographies.
- Enable strict compliance towards internally set policies, procedures and practices.
- Research, evaluate and highlight to the management different risk factors relating to business decisions and operations from a legal compliance and liability point of view.
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority, etc.), to build relations of trust.
Qualifications & Skill Requirements
- Bachelor of Legislative Law.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in a business environment.
- Updated knowledge on amendments and changes in various laws relating to the food and grocery retail business.
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information.
