Manager, Benefits

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

SALARY: $79,200-$94,050 bonus incentive eligible

COMPANY:  
Michelob ULTRA. Cutwater Spirits. Budweiser. Kona Brewing Co. Stella Artois. Bud Light. That’s right, over 100 of America’s most loved brands, to be exact. But there’s so much more to us than our top-notch portfolio of beers, seltzers, and more. We are powered by a 19,000-strong team that shares our passion to create a future with more cheers. We look for people with talent, curiosity, and commitment and provide the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do? 

ROLE SUMMARY:  
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Benefits Manager to oversee systems and vendor management for Health and Welfare benefits. This role will manage benefits for over a thousand plus participants, including active employees and retirees, across multiple benefit plans with multiple vendors. The Specialist will handle service issues, ensure compliance, and work closely with various teams to enhance benefits administration.

JOB RESPONSIBILTIES: 

• Assists in handling systems and vendor management related to Health and Welfare benefits for: 20,000+ participants comprised of active eligible employees, and retirees in 180+ benefit plans/strategies through 10+ vendors.
• Ensures all required processes, system feeds, business transactions, and reporting are properly executed in a timely manner including vendors and payroll feeds.
• Handles external vendors and responsible for the management of data relayed to vendors as well as process outcome.
• Review of metrics for KPIs and quality control.
• Address service issues; ensuring root cause analysis and remediation.
• Coordinates projects/initiatives with internal constituents as well as vendors.

• Conducts regular audits for benefits enrollment compliance per plan rules.
• Conducts various monthly and annual reporting’s/filings.

• Partners with Health and Welfare, as well as Legal and Labor Relations team relating to implementation of new benefit offerings and/or policy updates.
• SOX, ACA, and HIPAA compliance administration.
• Summary Plan Description (SPD) management.

• Support and SME: Acts as the critical issue point for internal and external customers including business unit management to resolve process or customer issues.
• Support Annual Enrollment and benefits management, including but not limited to: medical, dental, life, AD&D, Legal plans, Health Savings accounts (HSA,FSA, Limited FSA, & Dependent Care Accounts), Commuter Benefits, Short and Long-Term Disability plans, Vacation Buy and Sell, Accident, Critical Illness, etc.
• Provides and demonstrates commitment and seeks solutions towards continuous improvement and pro-activeness to challenge existing practices and inspire changes for process efficiencies.
• Owns process improvement efforts, improve efficiencies, and successfully execute new processes.
• Supports Tier I and Tier II HR support teams on issue resolution; process design and controls. Rolls out and trains teams on new initiatives, processes, and system enhancements.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Minimum of 5 years of exp