Compensation Analyst, Business

Company Description

About Performance Food Group Company Built on the many proud histories of our family of companies, Performance Food Group is a customer‑centric food service distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG today has a nationwide network of approximately 75 distribution centers, 15,000‑plus talented associates and more than 5,000 valued suppliers across the country.

With the goal of helping our customers thrive, we market and deliver quality food and related products to over 150,000 locations including independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers and theaters. Building strong relationships is core to PFG's success from connecting associates with great career opportunities to connecting valued suppliers and quality products with PFG's broad and diverse customer base.

To learn more about PFG and our divisions, Performance Food service, PFG Customized and Vistar, visit

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

The Compensation Analyst supports the design, analysis, and administration of the organization's compensation programs. This role owns the maintenance and updates of job descriptions, and provides key support for the annual Merit process, ensuring market competitiveness, internal equity, and alignment with compensation strategy.

• Support and maintain job processes, compensation tools, and systems; create documentation as needed. Make recommendations to streamline/automate related processes.
• Partner and coordinate with HR and managers on revising existing and new job descriptions to accurately reflect current roles, responsibilities, and requirements, and maintain the job description database. Audit job descriptions and partner with HR for job‑specific findings and recommendations. Ensure all positions are classified appropriately according to FLSA and leveled correctly.
• Review and administer salary changes/transactions based on established policies and assist with the preparation of ad hoc analyses and reports; follow‑up with managers and HR, as needed.
• Respond to requests for information about salary ranges, bonus opportunity, pay analysis, new hire offers, etc.
• Serve as the main point of contact when dealing with all day‑to‑day compensation related matters. Educate HR and managers on Compensation policies and practices.
• Assists with the planning, developing and implementing of new and revised compensation programs, policies and procedures.
• Participate in compensation surveys, conduct research and analysis on market competitiveness, pay equity, and compensation trends.
• Provide analytical and administrative support with the annual compensation review cycle, incentive plans, and other projects as needed; including compiling the timeline, drafting necessary communications, compiling market data and pay and creating and distributing compensation materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Business, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, HR, or related discipline

1 - 3 Years experience in a compensation or HR analytics role.

Advanced Excel proficiency; experience with modeling and data visualization tools is a plus.

Comfortable working independently in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

Effective communicator, able to work with global teams and senior leadership.

Experience using compensation tools such as HRSoft, JdXpert, and Market Pay Preferred