Reward Analyst - Greencore : Job Details

Why Greencore?

We're one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, employing over 14,000 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots nationwide. We supply all the UK's major food retailers with everything from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In 2024, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.

Our mission is simple: to make every day taste better.

This is an exciting time to join our central HR team as we expand our reward function to support our growing business. We're evolving our reward offering, introducing Total Reward Statements, undertaking a job levelling project, supporting on all employee and discretionary share schemes, and expanding our wellbeing offering. This role plays a key part in ensuring our reward provision remains competitive, consistent, and aligned with business needs.

What you'll be doing

As a Reward Analyst, you'll work on a mix of business-as-usual and cyclical reward activities, together with any ad-hoc projects, supporting our reward agenda through data analysis, process improvements, and guidance to other HR colleagues. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting pay review and bonus activity, ensuring data accuracy and managing key reporting requirements
• Supporting annual salary survey submissions, gathering and analysing external benchmarking data to keep our reward offering competitive
• Developing and maintaining reward policies, guidelines, and processes, ensuring HR teams have up-to-date information
• Providing meaningful insight from large data sets, working closely with HR Systems and Payroll to ensure robust data for reward decision-making
• Owning and maintaining our reward dashboard, ensuring accurate and accessible information
• Assisting with the implementation of new reward initiatives, such as new benefits supporting wellbeing
• Advising HR teams on reward-related queries, ensuring consistent and fair application of reward practices
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders, including HR, Finance, and Payroll, to optimise reward-related reporting and insights

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with a strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a passion for data-driven decision-making. You don't need to be a reward expert, but you should be confident working with large data sets and keen to develop in this field.

Essential skills & experience:

• Strong analytical skills - comfortable working with large volumes of data and drawing meaningful insights
• Advanced Excel skills - high level of proficiency with formulas, pivot tables, VLookUps and data manipulation
• Attention to detail - ensuring data accuracy and high-quality reporting
• Problem-solving mindset - able to identify issues, propose solutions, and communicate effectively
• Stakeholder management - able to build relationships across HR, Payroll, and Finance
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex data clearly

Desirable (but not essential) experience:

• Prior exposure to Reward, HR systems, HR or Payroll
• Experience working with salary surveys, job evaluation, or benefits administration
• Understanding of HR data, benchmarking, or total reward principles

If you're already working in HR, Finance, or Data Analytics and want to step into Reward, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We celebrate differences and help everyone be themselves at work. Together, we make every day taste better.

What you'll get in return

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life assurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre, including mental health and financial support

Throughout your time at Greencore, you'll be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to help you grow your career.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore! Be part of shaping the future of Reward at one of the UK's leading food manufacturers.