Benefits Specialist

Core & Main•Saint Louis, MO

54d

About The Position

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more. Job Summary Gather disparate data from various data sources; analyze and normalize to ensure data integrity for analysis. Provide consistent, relevant and accurate data as well as guidance/knowledge of the data and definitions that are available for analysis.

Requirements

Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older
Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable

Nice To Haves

Expertise in working with spreadsheets, databases benefits concepts and data.
Exceptional HRMS knowledge.
Experience in acquiring data within large multi-system enterprise environments.
Experience with the support and development of benefits applications and systems.
Project management experience.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and internet research.

Responsibilities

Serves as a resource to assigned client in area of expertise.
Independently troubleshoot associate issues with health plan vendors and create and manage the resolutions.
Manage the day-to-day vendor relationships.
Oversees the leave of absence process, while working closely to answer questions related to leave of absence eligibility, assist with determining leave eligibility, designating leave as FMLA -qualifying, requesting medical certification as needed, and accounting for intermittent and reduced schedule leave use.
Maintains reasonable communication with employees on leave to facilitate smooth and timely return to work, relays communication between employees and their managers during leave within reason.
Advises managers and employees on the interaction of leave laws with paid time off and short-term and long-term disability benefits. Labor and Employee relations other leave requests, which may include accommodation requests under the ADA
Analyzes, reports, makes comparisons to industry/company benchmarks, determines trends, and prepares cost analyses.
Assists employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes.
Coordinates the delivery of benefits and fund transfers with benefit vendors
Supports the HR Business Partners with communication and other administrative support for benefit programs
Participates in the development of employee benefits policies and procedures
Performs other duties as assigned.