Benefits Manager

Company Overview

With $5 billion in revenue and 3,800+ employees in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, TBC Corporation is a leader in the mobility industry and one of North America’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through wholesale and franchise operations. TBC serves wholesale customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico through TBC Brands, NTW, TBC International, and TBC de Mexico. Additionally, TBC responds to the needs of consumers in search of total car care at more than 2,000 franchised tire and automotive service centers under the Big O Tires® and Midas®. TBC is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. TBC has 20 proprietary brands of tires specializing in passenger, commercial, farm and specialty tires. In 2005, TBC Corp. was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA). SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan’s major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018 Michelin, the largest tire manufacturer in Europe, invested in the company which is now a 50:50, privately held joint venture between Sumitomo and Michelin.

Our values are the foundation of our work, how we interact with each other, and the strategies we employ to fulfill our purpose. These are the practices we use every day – in everything we do:

• Integrity - We act honestly because nothing is more important than our reputation.

• Teamwork - We are better together.
• People-Focused - We put people first – our Associates, customers, franchisees, and partners – and cultivate a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive culture, top to bottom, inside and out.
• Accountability - We own our actions and decisions; we do what we say we are going to do.
• Leave Everything Better - We innovate to improve everything we touch, and we take actions now to protect the future.

Description

Under general direction develops, implements, administers, and maintains benefits programs, policies, and procedures. Ensures programs are equitable, meet employee needs, support the organization's objectives, comply with legal requirements, and are cost effective. Develops benefits communications and counsels' employees on benefits related issues. Evaluates existing benefits programs against peer organizations to determine competitiveness, trends, and developments. Manages the administration of the US and Canadian medical, life, disability, flexible spending, COBRA, 401k, deferred compensation, retirement plans and other company-sponsored benefit plans. Demonstrate effective group presentation and negotiation skills. Requires a bachelor's degree.   

This role will be a Hybrid work environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages the Benefits department team members including, but not limited to selection, performance management, training and development, and budget input.
• Leads Benefit teams work streams to automate and simplify benefit administration. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budget.
• Manage and administer Health and Welfare Benefits,  Affordable Care Act (ACA) process, validate data within Businesssolver, and lead team efforts on annual filings.
• Liaison between external vendors, HR teams in benefit-related activities, and finance/accounting as related to distribution of costs, and HRIS/payroll as related to benefit deductions, system configuration and reporting. 
• Assists VP Total Rewards, evaluates benefit plan design and utilization and manages Department efforts to implement changes as required.
• Lead the administration of the 401k plan, Discrimination testing and Deferred Compensation Plan.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Lead review, reconciliation, and approval of the weekly, bi-weekly funding of 401k, FSA and invoicing processes.
• Gathers, maintains and submits data for ERISA, IRS and DOL compliance, testing and audit activities to ensure full compliance. 
• Conducts and presents at corporate onboarding meetings the Total Rewards programs
• Working manager, roll up sleeves and assist where needed
• Other duties as assigned.

Continued Responsibilities

Added Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Minimum six years experience in Corporate Benefit Administration
• Minimum five years experience managing a team
• Benefits or Human Resources Certification is preferred
• Process oriented, critical thinking, strong verbal and written communication skills
• Organized, flexible, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multitask effectively with competing priorities
• MS Office Suite Skills, strong Excel skills
• HRIS experience, including report writing is required.  SAP, Success Factors, Businesssolver experience a plus
• Ability to consistently provide a positive customer service experience via telephone or in person for all Associates with benefit questions or issues
• Bilingual in Spanish /English is a plus

Benefits

• Market competitive compensation
• 401(k) and Roth with company match. Immediate 100% vesting
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision
• Company paid short term disability and employer subsidized long term disability
• Company paid life insurance
• Discounted tire purchasing
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Generous paid vacation and paid time off
• Customizable voluntary benefits
• and More!!!

Mission Critical Competencies

TBC seeks team members who excel in demonstrating our critical competencies to drive organizational capability. In this spirit we view the following as mission critical for this role:

• Strategic Mindset: seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Change Management: effective Sponsorship, Change Agent and influencing skills. Adaptive, agile, flexible, open minded. Proven ability to build cross-functional commitment, lead, simplify and scale complex dynamic organizations through transformational change.