Senior Reward and Benefit Specialist - Kenilworth at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Advert Summary    

• Implement and maintain Pick n Pay’s Reward and Benefits plans in alignment with the overall company People strategy and corporate guidelines. Conduct job evaluation, Reward and Benefits analysis and market benchmarking to align employee pay levels with the external and internal value of jobs as well as employees’ performance in line with business needs, reward philosophy and plans, best practices and local legal requirements.
• This role will provide specialist advice, expertise, coordination and analytical support for broad reward practices, processes, and systems to the Corporate and Regional Offices, including the Business Services team.

Minimum Requirements    

• Relevant Bachelors degree
• 5-10 years’ experience; demonstrated ability to drive the reward strategy, methodology and offerings across different organizational levels
• Demonstrated skills in implementing large scale change initiatives at different organisational levels. 
• Experience in a retail organisation

Skills & Knowledge required:

• Strong understanding of all related legislation, industry and statutory bodies
• Understanding of benefits market trends, benchmarking and best practice
• Reward processes, including job evaluation, salary benchmarking, total rewards analysis
• Global reward practices - Workday/SAP or similar ERP systems
• Understanding Reward in large complex organisations

Duties & Responsibilities    
Input into development and implementation of a rewards and benefits strategy and framework for Pick n Pay

• Assist with ensuring reward and benefits strategies (both tangible and intangible) and policies and reporting comply with regulations, governance and are legally compliant.
• For all changes in reward and benefits, assess the impact on the business, both on a short term and long-term basis and develop cost control procedures.

Stakeholder management

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure Reward, benefits and recognition opportunities are proactively addressed and interventions are successfully implemented.

Reward and benefits solutions

• Develop/ source and/or package a range of quality, fit for purpose benefits solutions that support the attraction and retention of talent. Solutions to include both guaranteed and variable reward solutions.
• Help define and manage the Pick n Pay benefits proposition, including short term and long-term incentives.
• Support the reviewing annual share allocations as well as the vesting thereof.
• Work with the Reward and Benefits team in responding to day-to-day operational queries related to reward and benefits.

Document management and Reporting

• Completes required documentation to meet legal and compliance requirements.

People Management

• Take full responsibility for performance management of all direct reports, focusing on all aspects of sound people management:

Competencies    

• Strategic thinking, and enablement skills
• Conceptual / Abstract / Big Picture Thinking
• Innovative and creative mindset
• Business Insight
• Organisational Agility
• Ability to translate ideas into deliverables
• Modelling / Living the Values 
• Practical Execution Management (Planning and Organising)