Job Description

:OverviewWe are PepsiCoPepsiCo is proud to be one of the worlds leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio including Lays, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.
ResponsibilitiesWhat we're looking for:We're looking for a Legal Counsel: Regulatory Compliance, Completition Law and Corporate Affairs. Successful incumbent will:

• Responsible for assisting in the continued development, implementation, and improvement of the SA BUs compliance agenda, incorporating legal considerations, and influencing company processes and practices.
• Includes communicating to all employees their responsibility for compliance, effectively educating them on the various program components.

Accountabilities:Compliance

• Development and driving of an integrated SA BU compliance framework, measurements and actions and a well-coordinated compliance program implementation.
• Development of compliance program policies and procedures and educating employees on the company's policies and procedures.
• Providing legal counsel on various commercial issues and conducted research into a variety of legal issues.
• Anticipated legal risks facing the company and developed company policy and positions on legal and compliance issues.
• Providing legal guidance and written opinions on all legal issues pertaining to the SA Business to ensure compliance with new and pending legislation.
• Work alongside the Corporate Affairs team with regard to vigilance on new legislation which may be promulgated and commentary thereon.

Research and Development

• End-to-end legal services partner for the research and development function of the SA BU.
• Interpretation of applicable legislation as well as legal opinions for the R&D function.
• Legal assistance with product liability issues as well as recalls.

Competition Law SA (including Botswana and Namibia)

• Drive Competition law adherence and risk mitigation for SA.
• Advising the business on Competition law risks associated with any sales strategies and trading terms.
• Ensure a regular and robust training programme is in place across SA BU to ensure adherence to the Competition Act.
• Advise the business of developments and Competition law matters in relevant territories as we expand into Africa (Botswana and Namibia).
• Assist the VP and General Counsel in interacting and corresponding with the Competition Commission and Tribunal on all Merger Filings (in conjunction with the M&A legal team) and any other matters impacting the SA BU.

Consumer Complaints

• Advise National Quality Manager on consumer complaints, which include drafting correspondence and settlement agreements/letters with consumers and dealing with Food Law matters for the BU including consumer complaints relating to illness and foreign objects and as well as PR threats and extortion cases.
• The first port of call-in terms of legal advice in instance of product liability matter.
• Maintain relationships with regulators in the food safety environment, particularly, Department of Health and the National Consumer Commission, amongst others.

Qualifications

• Must be a university graduate from an academically recognized institution with a Law or other appropriate degree.
• Must be a fluent in English.
• Must have not less than 8 to 10 years post-qualification experience, ideally some completed in-house and a strong record of functional expertise.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to manage and identify key issues in multiple complex inputs.
• Maturity to hold firm in the face of significant commercial pressure in order to ensure the right result for PepsiCo.
• Superb influencing and persuading skills
• Ability to self-motivate and to priorities effectively, in order to manage an extremely busy and complex agenda without compromising business needs.

"PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act."

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