Advocacy, Government and Industry Relations, Public Policy, Regulatory & Standards
JOB RESPONSIBILITY
•Managing Relationships with Government, Regulators, Industry Associations, Think Tanks etc.
•Monitoring and Analysing the Policy and Regulatory Landscape impacting Samsung’s Business. Identifying policy risks and opportunities for Samsung and prioritizing as per impact
•Identifying, mapping and engagement with the stakeholders for policy advocacy
•Strategy, Planning and Research for Policy advocacy to influence government of India policies and regulations through direct engagements with government and mobilizing support from key industry associations and think tanks
•Creating Visibility of Samsung within Government and other stakeholders
•Creating Thought Leadership of Samsung at Public Policy Forums and within government and external stakeholders
•Getting Product Regulatory Clearances
•Developing technical standards for the competitive benefit of Samsung
•Advocacy for streamlining regulatory compliances for Samsung’s products from regulators like BIS, BEE, DoT, CPCB, CPRI etc
•Developing White papers for Policy Advocacy to educate policy makers and key stakeholders
•Briefing senior leadership team as regular reviews and creating annual strategy plans
KEY RESULT AREAS
1.Encouraging Domestic manufacturing through advocacy with Government stakeholders like Prime Minister Office, Min of Finance, Min of Commere, DIPP, Min of IT & Comm, Niti Ayog and Industry associations like – CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, CEAMA, ICA, MAIT and Think tanks like IIMs, IITs, TSDSI, Telecom Export Promotion Council etc.
2.Influencing Make In India policies for getting benefits for Samsung like duty differential, defining manufacturing as CKD as opposed to SKD, Preferential procurement for domestically manufactured electronic products
3.Advocacy with Government of India to control import and sale of mobile phones with fake IMEI numbers.
4.Advocacy with Government to ensure stricter surveillance on sale of products non compliant with BIS, BEE and other standards with the purpose of controlling parallel imports, counterfeit and smuggling.
5.Advocacy for establishing IMEI exchange in India to safeguard our market share from substandard Chinese Goods
6.Advocacy for Exclusion of Consumer durables and IT goods from Legal Metrology Act
7.Advocacy for getting increased export benefits for Samsung’s products
8.Advocacy for getting SAD refunds, MSIPS disbursements etc on Samsung’s investments
9.Advocacy for policies and regulations for EASE OF DOING BUSINESS for Samsung
10.Advocacy for getting Mobiles in Merit Goods under new GST regime and creating a beneficial differential for manufacturing against imports
11.Engagement on E-Waste, Hazadrous, substances, EMF radiation and other environment related policies & regulations impacting Samsung business.
QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE
1.MBA
2.LLB
3.BBA
4.CCNA (CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE)
Section 5
Organisation Structure – This role will report to the VICE PRESIDENT – PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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