Name of the Company: Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited Johnson Controls Hitachi (JCH) is a global joint venture between Johnson Controls, USA and Hitachi, Japan in Consumer Durables (Air Conditioners) sector. It is a BSE NSE listed entity having turnover exceeding INR 3,000 Crores. Its Manufacturing unit and Head Office is in Kadi, Dist. Mehsana, Gujarat.
It has a Global Design and Development Centre to cater to local and global design and development needs. It has a nationwide distribution network – 4 Regional Offices, 15 Branch Offices and 4 Engineering Excellence (upskilling) Centres. It has more than 200 distributors and more 10,000 points of sale across India. It has more than 1,500 service franchisees to cater to after sales service needs.
JCH India operates in B2B and B2C segments selling residential (Split and Window type AC’s) and commercial (VRF, Cassette, Ductable type Air Conditioners) products.
Position Vacancy: Senior Manager / Manager – Legal
Location: Head Office @ Kadi Plant, Near Ahmedabad (40 Kms) / Gandhinagar (30 Kms)
Reporting to: Head – Legal & Secretarial
Qualification:
Law Graduate from a reputed university Company Secretary (Preferable)
Experience: 5 to 7 Years in a similar role (Preferably in an MNC environment)
Job Description:
Contract Management:
- Drafting and reviewing of contracts and assisting in developing standard contract templates for sales, procurement and other functions like manufacturing, customer service, finance, IT, Logistics, Admin and for Leases, Consultancy, BG, NDA etc.
- Drafting, interpreting, analysing, negotiating and reviewing contracts, work orders, purchase orders and providing negotiation support to sales, procurement and other operations teams and reviewing the legal documents for accuracy and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, internal policies and business objectives prior to execution and acceptance Litigation: Recovery and Consumer Litigation
- Internal co-ordination for collection of relevant documents and information
- Liaise with law firms, external counsel on preparation of court documents and hearings
- File and handle lawsuits on behalf of the organization and matters related thereto
Compliance:
- Ensure compliance of laws and regulations for all operations in the organization
- Maintaining a Statutory compliance framework as per Companies Act comprising of all applicable laws to a Company – Corporate Laws, Tax Laws, Labour Laws, Environmental Laws, Commercial Laws
- Supporting Product Regulatory dept. (Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Bureau of Indian Standards, Ozone Depleting Substance regulation, Petroleum & Explosives Safety)
- Supporting Industrial Relations Dept. in compliance, notice management and litigation matters
- Supporting EHS function (Environment related matters) in compliance matters
- Supporting Internal Ethics and Compliance Activities – Trainings, follow ups etc.
- Compliance with Data Privacy Laws
Others:
- Provide legal advice and guidance on all kinds of legal matters
- To support the business with legal skills in commercial law and regulatory matters pertaining to air conditioning / consumer durables industry
- Collaborate with other functions to identify legal risks and suggest appropriate course of action
- Drafting and Review of various other documents of legal importance based on business requests
- Provide trainings to other functions on execution of contracts and compliances Desirable Personality Attributes in the candidate: Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Detail oriented Problem solving ability Good Understanding of Business and numbers Preferences: Local Ahmedabad based Candidate; Female Candidate Contact: Interested candidates may email their resumes to [email protected] and [email protected]