Senior Compensation Analyst

at  Gordon Food Service Canada Ltd

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Develops, implements, administers and evaluates company-wide compensation programs. Communicates, collaborates, and networks with all levels of staff and management and takes a lead role in ensuring the integrity and quality execution of compensation projects. Conducts position and market data analysis: determines titles, salary grades, EEO classification, FLSA exemption classification, etc., identifies appropriate data matches, and analyzes data to determine market competitiveness. Makes wage recommendations and serves as a consultant.

REQUIREMENTS:

• The successful candidate may reside anywhere in Canada within a commutable distance to one of our Distribution Centres
• The successful candidate must have a high level of fluency in written and spoken English; French Canadian highly desired
• Hours of work for this role will be based on Eastern Standard Time Zone .

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:

• Vocational - knowledge of employment and pay practices and laws and their applicable changes; knowledge of industry trends
• Mathematical - knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, statistics, and their applications; information ordering (mathematical operations)
• Reasoning - ability to develop solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation. Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives. Skill in judgment and decision making to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Deductive reasoning (apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense) and inductive reasoning to combine pieces of (often unrelated) information to form general rules or conclusions. Able to make quality independent decisions.
• Communication - active listening, critical thinking, reading comprehension, speaking clearly to others to convey information accurately, communicating effectively in writing as appropriate to the needs of the audience, oral and written comprehension and expression
• Human Relations - teamwork, interact with others and build relationships with employees at all levels of the organization including senior leadership, able to work independently
• Self Management - attention to detail, ability to address difficult and controversial compensation issues, work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines with high volumes and multiple interruptions.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:

• University degree and/or CCP or CHRL designation coupled with 5 years of progressive HR experience
• OR 8 years direct technical compensation expertise in plan designs, market analysis, pricing, salary planning and alternative designs and rewards. Experience with incentive or component pay in retail, sales, or operations compensation preferred.

• Develops and implements compensation programs that align with the culture, values and compensation philosophy of Gordon Food Service (GFS) to assist management in compensating employees equitably.
• Serves as a compensation project leader - assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating compensation projects.
• Works with the Compensation Manager on strategic planning of compensation initiatives.
• Evaluates current organizational pay practices and makes recommendations for change.
• Creates position profiles and performs position analysis, ensuring the proper classification of positions and levels of responsibility. Maintains and updates documents and accessibility on HomePlate. Makes decisions on the participation and purchase of appropriate salary surveys along with suggestions on compensation tools. Responsible for maintenance of any tools utilized.
• Uses surveys and competitive assessments in market pricing to determine appropriate pay for positions. Advises management on compensation recommendations.
• Analyzes and interprets data and communicates to others. Serves as a consultant in the area of compensation. Communicates with staff, management, and senior management regarding organizational compensation issues.
• Educates staff and management on key compensation issues to ensure consistency with trends in compensation philosophy and practices.
• Researches special compensation programs or incentive systems to support the organization’s objectives.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agency standards and guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.