Compensation Manager, HR​/Recruitment

There’s a Place for You at Crawford Electric Supply.

A career at Crawford Electric Supply is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers.
Crawford Electric Supply offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout the southeast region of the United States, and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives.
Crawford Electric Supply we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Compensation Manager

Houston, TX

If you are looking for a company who is committed to building a relationship with you, who encourages having fun at work, who is powered by difference, and who is passionate about your future, it’s time to apply at Crawford Electric Supply. Known in the electrical distribution industry for being a great place to work and build a career, Crawford prides itself on being a business partner rather than just an electrical supplier to its customers.

Everyday Crawford associates provide the best customer experience while at the same time offering the widest variety of electrical products on the market. For the past 30 years, Crawford has built a culture of growth, opportunity, innovative thinking, and stability for its employees by truly living up to the company motto of, “Whatever it Takes!” through our mindset competencies below:

Effectively embrace new situation and people

Appropriately challenge the status quo

Learn from others, from mistakes, and self-improve

The Compensation Manager is responsible for the design, administration, analysis, and governance of the organization's compensation programs. This individual contributor role serves as the subject matter expert for all compensation-related matters, ensuring the company maintains competitive, equitable, and compliant pay practices that support business objectives and talent strategies.

The Compensation Manager partners closely with Human Resources, Finance, and business leaders to provide market intelligence, compensation analytics, salary structure management, job evaluations, incentive plan administration, and strategic compensation recommendations. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Human Resources, with a dotted-line relationship to the Vice President of Finance, this role plays a critical part in balancing talent attraction and retention objectives with financial stewardship.

• Develop, maintain, and administer company-wide compensation programs, policies, and guidelines.
• Conduct market pricing analyses and benchmarking studies to ensure competitive pay positioning.
• Evaluate compensation trends and recommend program changes aligned with business objectives and market conditions.
• Support the design and administration of base pay, short-term incentive, bonus, and commission programs.
• Develop and maintain salary structures, pay grades, and job architecture frameworks.

• Lead job evaluations and compensation reviews for new and existing positions.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to assess internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Ensure appropriate job classifications, salary grades, and compensation recommendations.
• Conduct regular market analyses and compensation surveys to support compensation decisions.

• Analyze compensation data and…