Compensation and Benefits Manager

Why Join as a Compensation & Benefits Manager?

At Clemens Food Group, we don’t just focus on feeding families—we invest in the well-being of our people. As our Compensation & Benefits Manager, you'll play a strategic role in designing and enhancing total rewards programs that drive retention, performance, and holistic wellness. You'll have the opportunity to make a visible impact on the employee experience across all levels of the organization.

The Impact You’ll Make

You’ll be the architect and steward of Clemens’ total rewards strategy. From aligning salary structures to optimizing health benefits and wellness programs, your work will help attract top talent, retain high performers, and build a workplace where team members thrive—physically, emotionally, and financially.

What You’ll Do

• Drive compensation strategy: analyze and align salary levels, manage merit increase cycles, and define job architecture.
• Oversee benefits programs: lead vendor relationships, analyze trends, and champion benefit education and adoption.
• Build and expand wellness initiatives: manage on-site primary care and fitness programs that support team member health.
• Train and support leadership and HR partners on total rewards philosophy and practices.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state compensation and benefits regulations.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve engagement, participation, and retention through thoughtful rewards design.
  
  

What Makes This Role Exciting?

• High Visibility: You’ll collaborate closely with senior leadership, HR teams, and external vendors.
• Ownership: The role offers significant autonomy to innovate within compensation and wellness strategies.
• Cross-Functional Impact: You'll shape programs that affect every corner of the organization—from the frontline to the C-suite.
• Wellness-Driven Culture: With on-site care and fitness centers, Clemens is committed to the total well-being of its people.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Proven expertise in compensation structure development and benefits administration.
• Strong understanding of compliance regulations and HR best practices.
• Analytical thinker who can translate data into actionable strategy.
• Exceptional communication skills to influence, educate, and collaborate across levels.
  
  

Skills & Mindset

• Strategic and systems thinker who doesn’t shy away from execution.
• Proactive, curious, and eager to drive change and optimize outcomes.
• Resilient in the face of change—able to adapt to evolving market trends and regulations.
• Comfortable navigating both detail-heavy analysis and big-picture program design.
  
  

Your Future at Clemens

We see this role as a stepping stone into broader HR leadership. You’ll have the platform to refine a total rewards strategy that grows with the business—and with you. If you're ready to shape what rewarding work truly looks like, we want to hear from you.

Application Note

Clemens Food Group is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.