(Senior) Total Rewards Specialist, EMEA

Henry Schein; Almere; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Schein is seeking a senior Compensation professional to lead the design, implementation and governance of compensation programs across EMEA. You will own job evaluation, market benchmarking, salary structures, incentive administration and data integrity, partnering with HR, finance and HRIS to enable equitable pay and competitive rewards.

In this role you will manage annual merit, bonus and equity processes, run market pricing studies, and drive cross-country projects with global teams to

Qualifications

• Typically 5–7 years of compensation or related HR experience.
• Experience with job evaluation, market benchmarking, salary structures and incentive administration.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in HR, Business or related discipline; master’s degree or certification advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate roles using Mercer/Marsh job evaluation; assign levels, grades, and titles with rationale.
• Develop and review job descriptions; maintain accurate titles, codes, and classifications across systems.
• Advise on policy-compliant pay decisions; review changes against guidelines and budgets.
• Lead market pricing studies; analyze results and keep pricing data current in MarketPay.
• Develop and maintain salary grades, ranges, and pay structures; reassess annually.
• Run annual compensation cycles (merit, promotion, bonus, equity) with global/local teams; validate HRIS data and prepare materials.
• Audit compensation data in Workday; generate analyses and reports to support decisions and budgeting.
• Lead compensation projects end-to-end; coordinate cross-country teams and external providers.

Skills

Compensation expertise

Reward design

Analytical rigour

Commercial acumen

Project leadership

Influence & communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Master's degree or certification (advantage)

Tools

Excel

Workday

MarketPay

Job description

Responsible for the development, implementation and administration of compensation programs and processes across EMEA, supporting internal equity, external competitiveness and alignment with company policies and business objectives. The role combines compensation analysis and advice with ownership of annual compensation processes, job evaluation, market benchmarking, salary structures, incentive administration and compensation data integrity. Works closely with global and regional Compensation and Benefits teams, local HR, HRIS, Finance, Payroll and business leaders. Leads compensation projects and supports Benefits and HRIS initiatives to ensure timely, accurate and effective delivery across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Job evaluation: Evaluate roles using Mercer’s (Marsh) job evaluation methodology. Recommend levels, grades and titles, document your rationale, and audit classifications for consistency.
• Job architecture: Partner with HR and line managers to develop and review job descriptions. Keep job titles, grades, codes and classifications accurate across systems.
• Pay decisions and advisory: Advise HR and business leaders on compensation policy and pay decisions. Recommend salary adjustments and promotional increases using market data, internal comparators and company guidelines, and review proposed changes against policy.
• Market benchmarking: Lead market pricing studies and survey participation. Analyse results to assess competitiveness, and keep job matches and pricing data current in MarketPay.
• Salary structures: Develop and maintain salary grades, ranges and pay structures. Review competitiveness each year and recommend changes backed by cost and incumbent analysis.
• Annual compensation cycle: Run EMEA merit, promotion, bonus and equity processes with global and local teams. You will validate HRIS data for eligible Team Schein Members, prepare review materials, set timelines and manage approvals through to completion.
• Data quality and reporting: Audit compensation data in Workday and related systems and resolve discrepancies. Produce analyses and reports that support pay decisions, audits and budgeting, and work with HRIS to improve system functionality and workflows.
• Project leadership and partnership: Lead compensation projects end to end, from scope and timelines to resources and budget. Support Benefits and HRIS initiatives, coordinate virtual teams across countries, manage external providers, and take on other related projects as needed.

Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Compensation expertise: Deep, hands‑on knowledge of job evaluation, market pricing, survey analysis, salary structures and incentive plan administration.
• Reward design: Experience designing salary structures, bonus and long‑term incentive plans. Equity administration experience is a strong plus.
• Analytical rigour: Advanced Excel skills and confident use of databases, reporting tools and Microsoft Office. You turn complex compensation data into clear, actionable recommendations and make sound decisions on your own.
• Commercial acumen: You understand costs, budgets and the business impact of every reward decision, grounded in industry best practice and company policy.
• Project leadership: You plan, prioritise and deliver multiple projects to deadline while coordinating contributors and sharing your expertise with colleagues.
• Influence and communication: You present confidently to senior leaders and advise stakeholders. You negotiate well and handle sensitive or difficult compensation conversations with clarity and tact.
• You write and speak English excellently, and an additional language is a plus.
• Global partnership: You build trusted relationships at every level and collaborate effectively across countries, functions and virtual teams.

Work Experience

Typically 5-7 years of progressively responsible compensation or related HR experience, including job evaluation, market benchmarking, salary structures, annual compensation cycles and incentive administration. Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and working with stakeholders across countries and functions. Equity administration experience is preferred. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. A master’s degree or relevant professional certification is an advantage. Travel typically less than 10%. Office environment with no special physical demands.

Over 90 years ago Henry Schein borrowed $500 to start a corner pharmacy in Queens, New York, nearly 30 miles from Melville, New York, where our corporate headquarters resides today. In the depths of the Great Depression, Henry and his wife Esther made a bold bet on their future all while living their values of helping health happen and caring for their team and the community they served. Their belief paid off far beyond what Henry and Esther might have dared to imagine in 1932. Henry Schein is now a Fortune 500 Company powered by a network of people and technology to be the world’s leading provider of health care products, services and solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners.

Since our founding we have stayed true to Henry and Esther’s values which has allowed us to evolve, expand, and grow our Company. Now serving more than 1 million customers in 33 countries and territories, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued solutions that help improve operational success and clinical outcomes.

We invite you to join approximately 25,000 Team Schein Members, who are critical to our success and are at the core of our Team Schein Values as our founders would have wanted. We live those values by ensuring that our culture focuses on the wellness of our team, which we accomplish by providing a safe space for individuals to develop and contribute authentically, with opportunities to give back to society and the communities where we live and work. No matter the role you are seeking, we encourage you to come be a part of a team that makes the world a healthier place.

Henry Schein embraces diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunity to employees and applicants.

If you are unable or limited in your ability to complete the application process, including the use or access of www.henryschein.com/careers, as a result of a physical or mental impairment, you can request reasonable accommodations. Please e-mail the appropriate email address below with the type of accommodation you are requesting. Please include your first and last name, phone number, position for which you are interested in applying and geographic location in your request.

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It is important to us to offer different types of work arrangements. Please see the types we offer below:

• Work From Home: Work is performed directly from the TSM's home office.
• Hybrid: Time is scheduled between working from a TSM home office and at a company facility, as required.
• Onsite: Work is performed exclusively at a company facility.
• Field: Position requires traveling to different locations within a specific geographic territory, as assigned.