Employee Benefits Specialist

Planet Pharma; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a UK & Ireland Benefits Consultant, where your strategic skills will shape comprehensive employee benefits offerings. In this role, you'll manage a variety of programs including pensions, healthcare, and flexible benefits, ensuring alignment with business goals. Collaborate with diverse teams and external partners to enhance the employee experience. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment that values innovation and employee well-being. If you are passionate about benefits management and enjoy working with cross-functional teams, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Experience in managing employee benefits programs.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administration of employee benefits programs.
• Collaborate with third-party providers and brokers.

Skills

Benefits Management

Vendor Management

Employee Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

HR Management Systems

Job description

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Are you a highly organized and strategic individual with a passion for employee benefits? Planet Pharma are looking for a dynamic UK & Ireland Benefits Consultant to join our team and play a key role in shaping and managing our comprehensive benefits offerings.

As the UK & Ireland Benefits Consultant, you will be responsible for overseeing the administration of all employee benefits programs, including pension plans, insurance, healthcare plans, flexible benefits, leave policies, and wellness initiatives.

You will collaborate closely with third-party providers, brokers, and internal teams to ensure our benefits offerings are both competitive and cost-effective, while also aligned with business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and administering all employee benefits programs for the UK & Ireland.
• Partnering with third-party providers and brokers to select and implement tailored benefit offerings.
• Overseeing the UK Flexible Benefit renewal process, including portal updates, testing, and employee communication.
• Ensuring strong vendor relationships, meeting service level agreements, and managing documentation.
• Coordinating benefit choices with a compensation impact between the benefits, HCM, and payroll systems.
• Collaborating with Finance on benefit cost accounting, accruals, and planning.
• Acting as a Tier 2 point of contact for employee benefit-related queries.
• Leading the governance of the UK Defined Contribution pension scheme.

If you have experience in benefits management, enjoy working with cross-functional teams, and are passionate about enhancing the employee experience, we’d love to hear from you!

If interested, click Apply or contact Jack Pearne at Planet Pharma for more information:

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About Planet Pharma:

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its headquarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative and Human Resources

• Industries

  Animal Feed Manufacturing

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