Corporate Benefits Manager

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative•Emmet Township, MN

About The Position

The Corporate Benefits Manager (CBM) leads Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Company’s Total Rewards Program, which includes but is not limited to insurance policies, executive benefits, retirement plans, wellness programs, and absence and leave policies. The CBM oversees the selection, enrollment, renewal, and delivery of benefit-related programs to the Company’s employees, promoting the organization as an Employer of Choice. The CBM is a key strategic and analytical role within the Company, and is primarily responsible for researching and implementing strategic benefits initiatives. The CBM’s major responsibilities include (1) benefit administration and oversight, (2) regulatory compliance and reporting, and (3) strategic communication.

Requirements

Broad understanding of general human resource practices
Knowledge of principles and procedures for benefits and personnel information systems.
Ability to interpret, apply, and explain federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, and proceedings to ensure compliance for benefits programs.
Ability to evaluate information to determine compliance using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether policies, procedures and programs comply with laws, regulations and standards.
Ability to keep up-to-date with and apply changes to regulations and standards at the Company.
Demonstrated critical thinking skills
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented through written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Ability to quantify costs associated to benefits, which includes estimating costs, resources, and materials needed to provide a competitive, comprehensive benefits plan.
Excellent customer service skills
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services by translating and explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Ability to provide guidance to groups and individuals on benefit-related topics.
Strong Microsoft Office skills
Ability to sort and manipulate data, create formulas, and construct spreadsheets to track employee information.
Ability to construct PowerPoint presentations, newsletters, and other documents to support on-going employee education.
Strong conflict management and resolution skills
Ability to maintain a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with internal and external audiences and maintain these relationships over time to advance the overall public image of the Company.
Ability to have a high attention to detail.
Ability to communicate with employees, prospective employees, partners and others to answer questions and distribute information.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
Minimum five to seven years of experience working with benefits plans including health and welfare insurance, 401k, and pension