Health and Welfare Benefits Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Health and Welfare Benefits Manager is tasked with the leadership, implementation and administration of health and welfare employee benefits programs, encompassing health, dental, vision, life, disability, voluntary plans, leave of absence program management and wellness initiatives to meet

the needs of all Schnucks teammates and the business. The manager is accountable for ensuring that teammates receive positive experience in accessing, understanding and utilizing all benefit programs through managing vendor performance and providing excellent communications.  This role ensures all benefits programs are compliant with government and legal regulations and leads a team of benefits administration professionals.

This role requires 4 days in office and 1 day remote (Tuesday & Wednesday are required in-office days). This role is also located in St Louis, Missouri.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develops, implements, administers, and maintains health and welfare benefit programs, policies, and procedures

• Ensures benefits are administered in accordance with legal plan documents for compliance and ensures timely updates to changing regulations or plan provisions

• Manages the benefit open enrollment process including communications and education, system modifications to ensure teammates have a positive experience and accurate enrollment information is collected and shared with vendors

• Oversees all required health and welfare benefit legal plan compliance such as ACA reporting, 5500, PCORI are completed timely and accurately

• Serves as subject matter expert and primary contact for HR team and acts as advocate for teammates and retirees relating to escalated benefit plan questions

• Develops strong relationships with benefits consultants, vendors and carriers to ensure service and quality meet performance expectations

• Supports all acquisition and new store openings to educate and enroll teammates in benefits and ensures enrollment meets any legal contractual requirements

• Creates communication materials to promote value of Schnucks benefit plans
  Trains teammates on benefit plans and programs

• Leadership of benefits administration and LOA roles, providing performance coaching and teammate development for growth of individuals

• Evaluates how to best use current HR technology (Workday) for benefits programs and implements necessary changes through collaboration with HR Technology team

• Performs other duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Human Resources

• Other Requirements: PHR or CEBS preferred.  

• Minimum Years of Experience: 5 years of experience with demonstrated track record of results in leading benefits function roles including benefits specialist, benefits administrator, benefits manager, benefits analyst, and HR.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily.  

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Knowledge of statutory and legal requirements related to benefits.
  Proven experience managing employee benefits programs in a complex context, experience in

• Experience managing benefits for multiple unions in multiple states a definite plus.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and communicate data.

• Excellent computer proficiency and technical aptitude, including HRIS software and Excel.

• Experience with Workday HR information system preferred.

• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and accuracy related to data, problem solving and decision making.

• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and manage multiple priorities and projects.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong relationship building and vendor management skills.

• Continuous improvement and change management skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Walking

• Primarily sitting

Standing

• Primarily sitting

Lifting

• Up to 25 lbs

Travel

• 0-25%

Work Environment

• Standard office environment and normal business hours. Some work outside of normal business hours may be required at certain times of the year (ex. Frontline retail support during holidays).

The above statements describe the job’s essential responsibilities and requirements.  They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.

Additional Requirements – Internal Candidates:

• Store/Facility Teammates: minimum of six months employment with Schnucks preferred.
• Store Support Center Teammates: minimum of one year employment with Schnucks preferred.
• Must be in good standing (not on a performance improvement plan or active discipline).
• If invited for an interview, must have manager approval based on performance.

Schnucks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.