Job Title Reward Manager Location Basingstoke, RG24 8UB GB (Main)
Job Description
Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.
We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.
We’re looking for a Reward Manager with proven experience in the logistics, supply chain or distribution sector to lead compensation strategy and implementation across our nationwide operation. You will ensure market competitiveness by playing a lead role in the design and delivery of our new Job Architecture, supporting pay negotiations and partnering with People Partners on regular reward activity.
What’s in it for you?
Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special…
1. 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
2. 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
3. Car Allowance
4. Private Medical Health Insurance
5. Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
6. Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
7. Life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
8. Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
9. Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
10. A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
11. Cycle to work scheme
Role details:
Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum (DOE)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Working pattern: Monday - Friday
Location: Hybrid working, based at one of our network locations: Basingstoke, Midlands or Waterside, London
What you’ll do:
12. Job Architecture: Lead the design, development and implementation of Gist’s future Job Architecture including the migration to Towers Watson, transition of all current roles to this framework, training of relevant stakeholders, annual market alignment and ongoing management
13. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure our pay policies, practices and reporting are compliant with all local laws and regulations. For example, EU Pay Transparency Directive and Gender Pay Reporting regulations
14. Transformation: Ensure Gist’s transformation projects are provided with valuable Reward insight and appropriate recommendations as required. This may involve benchmarking from several different sources and creating a clear picture and recommendation from fragmented data sources
15. Stakeholder Management: Partner with People Partners, Finance, and senior leadership to advise on compensation-related matters, including but not limited to remuneration, job evaluations, retention and completion bonuses
16. Pay Review (Non-Negotiated): Lead the annual pay review process from proposal and recommendations through to communication and implementation. Liaising with senior leadership, People Partners, Communications and Payroll
17. Pay Review (Negotiated): Ensure Industrial Relations stakeholders are equipped with high quality market data and recommendations to ensure successful union negotiations. Fully supporting them at every step of the negotiation process
18. Ad-Hoc Bonus & Incentives: Accountable for ensuring all ad-hoc bonuses and incentives are properly vetted to ensure they are effective while not causing issues from an internal relativity or tax standpoint
19. Annual Bonus: Own the Annual Bonus policy and annual calculation and communications cycle with the support of a Reward Analyst
20. Communications: Develop clear communications on compensation philosophy, pay transparency, and applicable benefits to enhance employee understanding and engagement
21. Vendor Management: Oversee relationships with external consultants and survey providers; negotiate contracts and evaluate service effectiveness
22. Other Activity: With the support of a Reward Analyst responsible for Job Evaluations, Compensation Survey completion, Gender Pay Reporting, Leavers Payments, Success Factors Workflows, ESC tickets and supporting wider team
Who you are:
23. Experience: 5+ years in compensation management or total rewards, with at least 2 years in a leadership role;
24. Experience in logistics, Supply Chain or Distribution
25. Excellent communication and influencing skills to engage with all levels of the organisation
26. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven mindset
27. Advanced proficiency in Excel, data analytics tools and HR systems
28. Advanced understanding of Willis Towers Watson job evaluation approach, Hay is a plus
29. Knowledge of UK employment law and pay gap reporting, ROI experience is a plus
30. Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality.
Why Gist?
At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.
Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan A.
Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.
Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us.
Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.
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Recruiter Kobayashi, Stephanie