Reward Specialist

CMA Recruitment Group; Brighton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well established SME in the FMCG sector is seeking a Reward Specialist to design and implement reward frameworks. This office-based role emphasizes competitive salary reviews, benefits administration, and compliance with legal standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR analysis, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across the organization. This company offers a supportive culture that encourages development and fresh ideas.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Supportive culture

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in reward, compensation & benefits, or HR analysis roles.
• Solid grasp of reward principles and competitive benchmarking methodologies.
• Experience managing salary reviews and performance-linked pay.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the organisation’s reward frameworks.
• Conduct market benchmarking and salary reviews.
• Manage annual pay review cycles and bonus processes.
• Maintain up-to-date job evaluation frameworks.
• Oversee benefits administration and supplier collaboration.
• Analyze reward data to support HR strategies.
• Guide managers on compensation and benefits queries.
• Develop communications to enhance understanding of reward initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with legal standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency with HRIS systems

Excel

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Job description

CMA HR is excited to be working exclusively with a well established SME business in the FMCG sector, renowned for fostering an engaging and high-performance culture, for the recruitment of a Reward Specialist.

Our Southampton, Hampshire based client is committed to creating a rewarding employee experience through fair, competitive, and motivating compensation and benefits strategies and values innovation and collaboration, providing a vibrant workplace where your ideas directly impact business success and employee satisfaction.

Based in a supportive HR team, this newly created Reward Specialist role offers an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of reward within an ambitious and people-focused company.

What will the Reward Specialist role involve?

• Designing, implementing, and continuously improving the organisation’s reward frameworks aligned to business goals.
• Conducting thorough market benchmarking and salary reviews to ensure competitiveness and fairness.
• Managing annual pay review cycles, performance-related pay, and bonus processes with precision.
• Maintaining up-to-date job evaluation frameworks and ensuring alignment of role profiles.
• Overseeing benefits administration while working closely with suppliers to optimise offerings.
• Providing actionable insights through reward data analysis to support leadership and HR strategies.
• Guiding managers and colleagues on compensation and benefits queries with clarity and confidence.
• Developing engaging communications to increase employee understanding and appreciation of reward initiatives.
• Ensuring all reward practices meet legal compliance and reflect best industry standards.

Suitable Candidate for the Reward Specialist vacancy:

• Demonstrable experience within reward, compensation & benefits, or HR analysis roles, ideally in an SME environment.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with HRIS systems, Excel, and data reporting tools.
• Solid grasp of reward principles, job evaluation, and competitive benchmarking methodologies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing at all organisational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
• Experience administering salary reviews and performance-linked pay is highly desirable.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Reward Specialist:

• Competitive salary and the opportunity to develop your career within a great business.
• Office based role with the opportunity to play a key role in shaping reward strategy within a growing, people-first business.
• Supportive culture that encourages development, fresh ideas, and collaboration.

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