Total Rewards Manager

Role summary

The Total Rewards Manager oversees and coordinates total rewards activities for Cencora, including Alliance Healthcare and affiliates, primarily in the Netherlands and Norway, with potential involvement in other international regions. The role ensures adherence to reward standard operating procedures and objectives set by the Regional Total Rewards Director and Country HR Director.

This position combines strategic vision with executional excellence to develop and implement modern, sustainable compensation and benefits policies, enhancing employee engagement, performance, and organizational continuity. The role serves as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to the executive team and HR colleagues.

Reporting line

• Reports to: Regional Total Rewards Director (based in UK)
• Dotted line: Country HR Director (based in Netherlands)

Your Responsibilities

• Collaborates with stakeholders to support compensation and benefits programs at national level according to global policies.
• Conducts analyses and reports to assist managers in making compensation decisions based on the organization's reward strategy.
• Develops relationships with HR Business Partners and business clients, providing guidance on global compensation and benefits data and decisions.
• Coordinates benefits renewals, vendor interactions, and works with the regional Total Rewards Manager to implement the International Benefits Strategy.
• Monitors the local market, participates in surveys, examines data, and reports trends in compensation and benefits.
• Prepares budget impact calculations, local expense alignment reporting, and provides operational reports to stakeholder groups.
• Ensures compliance with compensation and benefits standards with company policies, regulations, and legislation.
• Ensure consistent translation of collective labor agreements (CAO), legislation, and regulations into internal policy frameworks, processes, and communication.
• Coordinates the communication of compensation and benefits information to employees and other HR groups.
• Manage merit review processes, pay adjustments, and bonus plans to comply with company guidelines.
• Regarding interpersonal relationships/communication, good communication within the organization is essential for teamwork and increased performance.

Who You Are

You have a higher professional education (HBO+) or university-level working and thinking capacity, preferably with a background in HRM, Business Administration, Economics, or Employment Law. In addition, you have extensive experience (5–10 years) in Compensation & Benefits or as an HR specialist with a strong focus on employment conditions.

You have advanced analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills and persuasive ability to understand complex issues and translate them into clear, well-supported advice. You navigate smoothly across various organizational levels, are strategically sharp, and know when pragmatic action is required.

Additionally:

• You are highly skilled with numbers and proficient in Excel and data-driven analyses.
• You have excellent knowledge of employment law, collective labor agreements (CAO), and relevant regulations.
• You combine vision, independence, and organizational sensitivity with a hands-on mentality.

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services (Nederland) BV

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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