Group Manager Rewards

Do you have a strong understanding of how Rewards can add value to talent and employee engagement? Are you a person who is detail oriented, highly organized, analytically strong and able to talk to various stakeholders throughout the entire company?  

In this exciting role you will report directly to the Chief People & Legal Officer of Refresco and you will be part of the Group HR team. To strengthen our team, we are looking for our new: 

Group Manager Rewards  

This could be your role if you like to make use your analytical and innovative skills to create appropriate reward policies, and put them into action and implementation. As in the rest of our company, you are pragmatic and able to work in a growing and dynamic environment. People who like this forward energy and who want to really own projects they work on and make an impact in the business, will enjoy joining our team. 

The Group HR Team is a small agile team of 5 members, who work together in close collaboration and alignment, building a strong HR framework with the HR Directors in the Business Units of Europe and North America. All team members contribute to our People agenda: ‘Dare to Grow’. 
  

About the role 

You own and manage the entire Reward Cycle of the Top 300 leadership of Refresco. You will handle employment conditions and contractual elements for senior management, along with job grading and international mobility. The current Reward Cycle and policy provide a solid foundation but can and must continue to be developed and expanded in the coming years. Besides this you have Headquarter responsibilities such as payroll for holding, fleet management, insurances and various compensation & benefit elements on local level. 

You contribute to the development and implementation of reward-based initiatives to help the business achieve its objectives. Some of the key activities on our reward agenda: 

• Further digitalize our reward processes; 
• Continuously update our reward processes based on developments in the market and our own strategic developments; 
• Develop, support and execute international employee mobility policies; 
• Responsible – together with another team member - for the day-to-day operations of payroll in Rotterdam; 
• Manage annual salary review cycle (AP salary increase planning, benchmark and reference salary, salary matrix, annual salary increase process) 
• Manage job grading review and approval 
• Manage the Group’s STIP and LTIP ( Short Term Incentive and Long Term Incentive Plan) 
• Collaborate and connect with the Regional/Global Rewards networks to embed global initiatives and frameworks, and share best practices; 
• Drive pension and benefits agenda in the Headquarters including topics such as: Dutch Pension scheme, Dutch local benefits program and IRSP; 
• In addition to delivery, there is a significant pay opportunity here to enhance the process and the end-user-experience for HR Business Partners as well as Business Leaders 

About you  

As a Rewards specialist you are the advisor to  leadership and HR Directors throughout the Refresco Group. You have a strong entrepreneurial personality that can manage the entire scope of the role. You are analytically strong, pragmatic and able to work in a high energy environment. We are looking for a candidate who likes this forward energy and who wants to own projects to work on and make an impact on the business. 

You are the ideal candidate for this role if you combine analytical skills with innovative ideas to create appropriate reward policies. You provide (data) analysis, interpret trend and provide comprehensive advice to the business on the best way to attract and retain top talent. You also demonstrate profound collaboration and communication skills, enabling you to establish good working relationships with colleagues and the different stakeholders across the company. In addition, you are result oriented and have the capacity to execute and to put ideas into actions and implementation. 

This is an incredible opportunity for someone with experience delivering in a Reward Manager or Reward Business Partner capacity, within international and complex work environments. 

What we are looking for 

• At least a Master degree in HR, Business Administration or related field; 
• Minimum 8 years of working experience in HR, Rewards in an international and complex organization 
• You are detail oriented, highly organized, analytically strong and are able to talk to various stakeholders throughout the entire company; 
• Good mix of technical financial knowledge and commercial acumen and business management skills 
• Experience with working with Hay grades; 
• Strong knowledge of various cultures and international ways of working. Able to adapt plans, strategies and processes in ways suited to local cultures and customs 
• You flourish in a dynamic environment with a lot of freedom to develop and create your own role and success; 
• As a trusted advisor able to influence senior decision makers and act  
• Fluent in Dutch and English 

Does this role excite you and do you want to learn more? Apply online or contact us directly! 

Core competences 

• Vision 
• Entrepreneurship 
• Result Orientation 
• Team Work 
• Performance Orientation 
• Behavioural Flexibility 
• Networking / relationship building 

Recruitment process

Are you interested in this open position, feel free to send your application!

In case of any questions with regards to the position, you may reach out to Yasimin Harput (Corporate Recruiter Group/HQ)

Phone: 010 440 5100
E-mail: yasimin.harput@refresco.com