Reward Specialist - Group 1 Automotive : Job Details

Reward SpecialistSalary negotiable depending on experience, up to £55,000 + Excellent Company BenefitsHybrid working with travel to sites as required, location to be discussed at interviewFull Time

Unlock your potential, where your passion for reward and benefits contributes to our dynamic and inclusive workplace culture.In a varied and exciting role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing competitive reward strategies that attract and retain talent while supporting our business objectives. The Reward Specialist role is pivotal to the UK Reward team, ensuring we deliver a fair and consistent reward strategy that is governed and documented, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.What we can offer you

• 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays, rising with length of service. Holiday buying scheme also available
• Retail discounts that save you money every day
• Gym discounts, cash healthcare plans, and a cycle-to-work scheme
• Car discounts for new and used purchases and servicing
• Flexible pension scheme to support your financial future
• Family-friendly policies that help you spend more time with the people that matter
• A wellbeing programme to support you and your family
• Ongoing recognition from your peers and leadership team
• A community volunteering day

What you’ll do day to day

• Conduct regular market analysis and salary benchmarking to ensure our compensation packages are competitive, engaging with stakeholders to provide recommendations for salary structures, adjustments or interventions, backed up by relevant internal and external statistics.
• Management of the annual salary review process, annual bonus scheme calculations and annual salary survey submissions ensuring provision of timely and accurate data and reviewing outcomes for fairness and consistency.
• Design and implement incentive and bonus schemes that motivate performance and align with company objectives.
• Work closely with senior management teams and stakeholders to ensure reward policy decisions align to overall business goals and are governed and documented.
• Support the maintenance of accurate records related to compensation and benefits, collating and analysing data to provide quality insights to inform strategic decision-making.
• Actively contribute to the development and implementation of reward policies and practices that promote equity and transparency.
• Partner with the broader People team and management to communicate reward strategies simply and effectively to ensure employees understand the value of their total rewards.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and best practices related to compensation and benefits.
• Proactively engage with the US Reward team to help shape and drive a global reward strategy for Group 1.

Helpful skills and qualifications

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here - if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you

• Previous experience in a fast-paced reward or compensation and benefits team.
• Proficient in analysing market trends and managing annual reward processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill with the ability to interpret complex data. Competent in using Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Mindful and diligent of data sensitivity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and support employees at all levels.

We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

Be part of something big

Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

Our Values

At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.

Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork - Professionalism

These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.