Senior Manager Rewards

Position Description and

Purpose:

Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Roskam Foods is a leading contract manufacturer that partners with world-renowned food brands, retailers, and food service providers to produce a myriad of frozen, refrigerated and shelf-stable products. We’re a scaled, diversified operation with over 2 million square feet of manufacturing and 50 production lines across 8 facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

We believe in the power of purpose-driven leadership to generate value for all. And we’re on a mission to optimize the potential of our people and brands. We are passionate about multiplying possibilities for our employees and our partners.

Roskam Foods produces and packages food products with the goal of consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations for quality, safety, and wholesomeness.

• Lead the design, implementation, and administration of base pay, incentive pay, and recognition programs.
• Conduct market pricing and benchmarking studies to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity.
• Evaluate jobs and maintain job architecture, pay grades, salary ranges, and compensation structures.
• Partner with HR and business leaders on compensation recommendations, promotions, transfers, and organizational changes.
• Monitor compensation trends and recommend program enhancements based on labor market conditions and business needs.

• Manage the annual salary planning process, including merit increases, market adjustments, and promotional increases.
• Develop annual compensation budgets and recommendations in partnership with Finance and executive leadership.
• Analyze compensation data and workforce trends to support strategic workforce planning.
• Provide reporting and insights regarding compensation expenditures, salary movement, compression concerns, and retention risks.

• Lead the design, administration, and ongoing evaluation of employee health, welfare, retirement, wellness, and leave programs.
• Manage relationships with brokers, consultants, carriers, TPAs, and benefit vendors.
• Analyze plan utilization, cost trends, and employee feedback to optimize program effectiveness and cost management.
• Ensure compliance with ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, state regulations, and other relevant laws.
• Lead annual benefits renewals, open enrollment activities, employee communications, and vendor negotiations.
• Develop employee education and communication strategies to maximize understanding and utilization of benefits programs.
• Oversee the organization's leave management function, including leave policies, processes, compliance programs, vendor partnerships, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor leave trends, utilization, costs, and operational impact; develop recommendations to improve employee experience, reduce risk, and support workforce planning.

• Oversee payroll operations to ensure accurate and timely processing for all employees.
• Establish and maintain payroll policies, controls, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and provincial payroll regulations where applicable.
• Partner with Finance to support payroll accounting, audits, reporting, and reconciliations.
• Monitor payroll processes and identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and efficiency.
• Manage payroll vendor relationships and system enhancements.

• Ensure total rewards programs comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and Canadian regulations as applicable.
• Support internal and external audits related to compensation, payroll, and benefits programs.
• Maintain policies, procedures, and documentation to support organizational…