Bel Brands USA Hiring for Benefits Manager Job at Chicago, IL Full Time

Country: United States
City: Chicago
Job Family: Human Resources
Contract Type: Unlimited-term
Job ID: 49248

Benefits Manager

Bel, makers of iconic cheese brands including Babybel, The Laughing Cow, and Boursin, is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to sustainability and healthier and responsible food for all. Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago’s “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” for 10 years in a row. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates three manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD.

Job Description Summary

The Benefits Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of employee retirement and health and welfare benefit programs. This position will manage eligibility, employee inquiries, invoicing, budgeting, communication, and regulatory compliance in addition to conducting periodic utilization and costing analysis. #LI: Hybrid

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a variety of annual projects including, but not limited to, annual enrollment, ACA statements and filings, 5500 filings, Medicare Part D filings, non-discrimination testing, retirement plan and financial audits, miscellaneous governmental filings, and other projects as assigned; ensure accurate and timely completion of all projects.
• Perform utilization and costing analysis to understand the efficacy, desirability, and accessibility of employee benefit programs; recommend new programs, changes to programs, or cessation of programs and implement as approved.
• Develop and execute annual communication campaigns to support a variety of initiatives including annual enrollment and wellbeing.
• Manage day to day vendor interactions; work collaboratively to resolve issues while escalating complex or particularly sensitive issues to the next higher level.
• Maintain an understanding of current, new, and developing legislation and design trends affecting employee benefit programs; recommend changes to ensure continued compliance and value and implement as approved.
• Work collaboratively with plant and corporate HR management to continuously evaluate and modify benefit programs and operational processes to ensure that benefit programs are meeting employee needs and that operational processes are accurate and efficient; ensure effective communication between Total Rewards and HR management on key issues affecting employees.
• Develop and administer, as approved, a variety of financial and health programs to support the company’s overall wellbeing initiatives.
• Manage all systems and files used in the administration of employee benefit programs; includes maintaining data integrity, ensuring successful data exchange, evaluating user experience, requesting, or delivering enhancements, recommending system changes, and participating in implementations.
• Respond to a variety of employee inquiries and identify opportunities to minimize employee issues through efficient eligibility operations, timely and effective communication strategies, and value-added vendor partnerships or solutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies

Minimum degree required:

• Minimum 5 years of benefit administration.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or related field.

Specific skills/competencies required:

• Thorough understanding of state and federal regulations relating to benefit plans and all applicable laws relating to benefit administration (including COBRA, HIPPA, and ERISA).
• Experience with payroll a plus.
• Ability to solve complex issues involving new or changing situations.

• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously; using skills and business knowledge to effectively organize and prioritize activities to successfully meet deadlines and budget targets.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing, with individuals at all levels within and without the organization.
• Ability to organize and analyze data to recommend and support business decisions.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including, but not limited to, employees, co-workers, management, and vendors.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest degree of integrity.
• Ability to work independently.

Performance Expectations: Confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed; Must have high level of standards of ethics and trustworthiness by establishing collaborative relationships to build trust and achieve objectives and goals; maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information; ability to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships with other employees is essential to accomplish goals and objectives of the department; Must be professional in all confidentiality matters, issues and records, performing at the highest ethical standards. Use discretion and independent judgment within the scope of the position. Must be able to move the team toward a common goals and work to resolve any issues amongst the team

Must be forward thinking with the ability to plan/coordinate tasks and prioritize with efficiency.

Working Conditions: Work is performed largely in a hybrid office/work from home environment. #LI: Hybrid Hours of work will generally be during regular business hours with at least 40 hours a week. At times there will be some variation in work hours due to special projects, deadlines and other concerns. Occasional travel may be required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Bel, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. So if you are excited about this job opportunitiy, but don’t meet precisely all of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Bel Brands is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation or assistance in using the website, please call 312-462-1500.

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