Reward Manager - Bryanston at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job purpose
To oversee the implementation of the Reward strategy across the relevant countries, whilst providing expert advice and input into local policies and practices to underpin this.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Effectively build partnerships with key stakeholders in countries to ensure that the company’s Reward strategy is communicated and implemented in order to underpin our meritocratic culture
• Provide input and contribution to country specific People strategies in support of the global and zone Reward strategy
• Provide input to new design and ongoing effectiveness of existing and new Reward programs in country
• Execution of cyclical remuneration processes e.g. merit increases, annual bonuses, long term incentives
• Support the review of market reference salaries and benefit structures annually based on local benchmarks
• Ensure that local market compensation and benefit practices are understood and manage local market survey participation
• Expert advice to policy and procedure reviews as it relates to Reward practices, local legislation and regulation
• Ensure mandated Reward governance processes are in place in each country
• Approval of compensation offers for senior appointments

Profile:

• BCom degree in Finance/ relevant degree
• Min 5 years rewards experience in a large corporate (focusing on multiple countries)
• Analytical skills, with the ability to analyze and understand data and information and use creative thinking to find solutions to problems
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence people at all levels of the organization
• Customer focused with the ability to build strong business relationships, understanding business requirements and identifying appropriate solutions
• Negotiation skills to be able to broker solutions in a wide variety of scenarios and the courage and ability to challenge practices where necessary
• Able to work collaboratively and build relationships with ease
• A confident communicator with good oral and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and advanced excel skills