Assistant Manager - Legal (Contract & Statutory Compliance)

RELIANCE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

RELIANCE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED is seeking a legal professional to manage contract drafting, land due diligence, and statutory compliance for its manufacturing and warehousing operations. The role involves negotiating commercial agreements, coordinating with external counsels, and ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple plants.

The candidate should have strong drafting, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with deep knowledge of manufacturing/FMCG laws and labour

Qualifications

• Experience with FMCG/manufacturing laws and regulatory regimes.
• Strong drafting and negotiation abilities.
• Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts including vendor, C&F, supply chain, and service agreements.
• Assist land and property due diligence; coordinate with external counsels for title searches and lease documentation.
• Identify, track, and report statutory compliance for manufacturing plants (e.g., factories act, labour, environment, legal metrology, FSSAI, fire).
• Conduct legal research on judicial precedents and amendments impacting FMCG businesses.
• Assist in drafting internal SOPs and corporate policy documents; prepare MIS reports and dashboards.

Skills

Drafting & negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Legal research

Contract review

MIS & reporting

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Contract Drafting & Negotiation

• Commercial contracts: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts including vendor, C&F, supply chain, and service agreements
• Real estate documentation: including lease/rent deeds for manufacturing plants, warehouses, corporate offices, and depots
• Manufacturing related: including Manpower Supply, O&M-Boiler, ETP/STP, Packaging/ Raw material supply, equipment purchase, pest control, transportation Agreements

Land Due Diligence

• Support on land and property due diligence, verification of land records, and lease/license documentation for new and existing factory / warehousing sites.
• Coordinate with external counsels for title search reports, etc.

Statutory Compliance Management

• Identify, track, and research statutory compliance requirements for manufacturing plants (such as actories Act, labour, environmental, Legal Metrology, FSSAI, fire, etc.)
• Collaborate with plant stakeholders to ensure ground level regulatory compliance
• Follow up for timely compliance closure / completion
• Flag non-compliances and drive timely mitigation actions
• Maintain, update, and monitor the compliance tracker.
• Conduct periodic compliance audits at plants
• Liaise with external consultants/ law firm

Legal Research

• Research judicial precedents
• Address on business related queries from business teams
• Track amendments in FMCG related laws and assess business impact.

Policy, SOP and MIS Support

• Assist in drafting/reviewing internal SOPs and corporate policy documents
• Prepare MIS reports, presentations, and dashboards

Preferred candidate profile

• Technical: Strong knowledge of manufacturing/FMCG laws, property & labour regulations
• Soft Skills: Sharp drafting, negotiation & communication; effective cross-functional stakeholder management

Work approach: Organized, proactive and built for fast-paced manufacturing environments