Senior Reward Manager - Netherlands, France & Belgium

UNILEVER IS HIRING FOR Senior Reward Manager - Netherlands, France&Belgium  IN THE NETHERLANDS

JOB PURPOSE

In this challenging position,you will beresponsible for designing,developingand activatingtotal reward programs and policies for 3 of ourbusiness group led countries – Netherlands,Belgiumand France. Youprovidebusiness insight and develop flexible and innovative solutions and risk analysis.You will be an expertoffering insights and challenge while delivering solutions flawlessly.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This role will report to theReward Business Partner Lead(Europe, PTAB, Isreal)and have responsibilities the cover Netherlands,Belgiumand France.The role sits within Country LT.

Main Focus: 

• Develop and deliver on multi-year strategy which drives the evolution of compensation and benefits inNetherlands,Belgiumand Francegeographies.

• Managesthe Annual Pay Review process(pay, bonus and shares) forNetherlands,Belgiumand France, ensuring both internal and external audit compliance.

• Analysesannual benchmarking recommendationsreceivedfrom Global Rewardto makerecommendations onmarket reviewbudgetsandpayscalemovement taking to consideration any financial implications and competitiveness.

• Oversee any regulatory reporting requirements suchEU Pay TransparencyforNetherlands,Belgiumand France.

• Manageanyotherreporting requirements such asliving wage annual reviewforNetherlands,Belgiumand Franceas part of the global process.

• Provides counsel to Human Resources colleagues on compensation and benefits related issues including being the escalation point of contact for queries on reward policy and processes.

• Keep up to date with relevant standards, legislative and regulatory changes and other policy developments,processesand toolsin so far astheyimpactreward.

• Lead on specific Reward projects/priorities forNetherlands,Belgiumand France.

• Develops and implements local reward communication framework. Leads Reward training to HR and the business on compensation and benefit policies and programs.

• Lead and managelocal benefits includingsupplier relationships,ensure they comply to Unilever standards, ensuring theyremainrelevant whilstseekingto implement new benefits which help Unilever attract andretainthe best talent.

• Support and manage auditing and reporting requirements for Reward processes ensure wealwaysremaincompliant.

• Work as part of the wider Global Reward team leading and supporting on Reward global and regional projects as well as wider Expertise and Innovation projects asrequired.

• Engage and connect with external reward networkswithin Europeto help stay relevant and abreast of changes.

• Line Managementof one direct reportplusaccess to a team of Reward Specialists across Europe.

ABOUT YOU

• You’rea dot connector:Rewards is a very personalcomponentof the employee experience, but it is not the only one. This role will need toanalyseReward in the context of the full employment experience as well as business performance.

• You love to win and have fun doing it:We love to win and do it as a team while having fun along the way.

• You’rea storyteller:This role will need to translate and breakdown the complexities of Reward into a clear and concise manner to employees who are not Rewards experts.

• You’rea paradox navigator:Rewards is constantly balancing between attracting,retainingand motivating employees while managing cost implications. This role will be critical in analysing the constant rebalancing of the Total Rewards package.

• You’rea culture & change champion:We continuously review our reward structure and policies to adapt to the needs of the business as well as the external market.  This role will be a change leader, helping to communicate and implement new Reward offerings in addition to changes to existing policies.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Qualified to a minimum of aBachelor’sdegree or equivalent.

• Proven ability tocommunicatewith employeerepresentativegroups such as Trade Unions,and local/European Works Councils.Please note, negotiation withemployeerepresentatives will not berequired.

• Senior reward experiencerequiredpreferably in an FMCG but not mandatory. This implies fundamental knowledge about Reward structure, main elements of reward, experience of salary review process and working with salary surveys (ideally Hay & Mercer) is essential.

• Proven experience with leading Key projects in a prior Reward position.

• Experience of partnering up to a senior level.

• Excellent command of MS Office packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint,PowerBi.

• Clearly able to convey information usingstrong communicationand presentation skills,appropriate forthe target audience (face to face as well as via virtual meetings).

• Fluent English skills (orally and written).ConversationalDutch and/or Frenchwould be beneficialbut not mandatory. 

• Takes personal responsibility to consistently focus on quality work, in an environment where accuracy and attention to detail is essential.

• Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.

• Team player who can quickly build mutually respectful and trusting working relationships with internal and external stakeholders also in an international and virtual environment.  Includes contributing to Global Reward priority projects and active participation in Reward community discussions.

• Candemonstratestrong initiative and exercise good judgement and resourcefulness.

• Personally credible: Builds and delivers professionalism through combining business and HRexpertiseto bring value to the organisation,stakeholdersand peers.

• Role Model: Acts with integrity, impartiality and independence, balancingorganisationand legal parameters.

• Deals with personal data and information in a highly professional manner and within the boundaries of relevant legislation, such as Data Protection

• Knowledge/experience of using Agile working methodologies would be helpful but not mandatory.  

WHAT WE OFFER

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace andto, above all, createpossibilities for all. 

At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from allwalks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the Netherlands. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the Netherlands.

This is an office-based role and requires60% of time attendance on site.