EMEA Benefits Supervisor

Overview

EMEA Benefits Supervisor

Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad has developed into a recognized global leader in the growing life science research and clinical diagnostics markets. We have built a strong team of over 8,000 employees and a robust network of operations that serves over 150,000 customers worldwide.

Bio-Rad employees share a common mission : To “Advance discovery and improve lives.”

Responsibilities :

• The EMEA Benefits Supervisor oversees the administration of benefits programs for countries in the regionsupported by Benefits Specialists.
• The Benefits Supervisor provides all training, coaching and support to the administrative team, and provides guidance to HR and Finance / Payroll staff regarding employee benefits
• Responsible for the management of benefits programs.
• Conducts plan analysis, and contributes to the strategy, design and benchmarking of EMEA benefit programs to maintain the company’s competitive position in the labor market.
• Ensures compliance with all required country benefit reporting, regulations and tax filings (in collaboration with involved departments).
• Partly, support for the APAC region will be needed.
• Ensures the required policies, reporting and documentation, contract negotiation, and legal compliance to maintain a competitive benefit offering for employees.
• Supports HR in communications strategies and programs to ensure full enrollment and participation in benefits offerings.
• Manages a team of four Benefit Specialists to administer EMEA benefits programs.
• Provides coaching, training and development to the Benefits team.
• Works with outside service providers including government agencies, insurance brokers, benefits providers, systems vendors, etc. to establish and maintain effective benefits programs.
• Recommends benefits enhancements, cost containment strategies, and long-range objectives for the benefits programs. Oversees country-specific program enrollment processes, benefit system upgrades, interaction with Employee Central, and other benefit projects.
• Interprets complex laws, regulations, policies related to benefits, and serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for leave programs and with applicable country state laws

Requirements :

What Bio-Rad can offer :