Rewards Specialist

REWARDS SPECIALIST

Location: Amsterdam

Function Type: 40 hours per week

Fulltime: 40 hours a week

Closing date: 8th April 2025

What will you do as a Rewards Specialist?

The Rewards team at HEINEKEN works for all operating companies based in The Netherlands. This concerns our Dutch breweries, the Dutch commercial organization and our international corporate headquarters.

In this role you will be developing competitive, fair, and motivating Reward policies and support in creating a strategic vision on Rewards. You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to design, implement and contribute to the development of C&B to the next level! 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support in the design and implementation of competitive compensation policies to attract and retain talent, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and market trends.
• Contribute to the modernization and simplification of the overall reward package for the HEINEKEN entities and make it more aligned with the current labour market.
• Ensure flawless execution of (yearly) Rewards processes.
• Proactively signal room for process improvement.
• Monitor Rewards data quality and compliance, signal and implement improvement opportunities.
• Prepare and execute data analysis (dashboards, reports, benchmarks, business cases, costs impacts, etc.) for HR management.
• Perform job/employee data and reward evaluations and analyses.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders such as the People teams of the Dutch entities, the Global Rewards team and People Operations to effectuate reward package changes in systems, processes and payroll.
• Advise and assist the People Business Partners on reward related issues and questions.
• Be the subject matter expert on the reward matters, processes and job evaluation/grading.
• Work closely with the 3 other members of the Rewards team.

Are you the Rewards Specialist who completes our team?

We are looking for a Rewards Specialist to join our dynamic team in Amsterdam. We need someone who is not only passionate about executing and innovating Rewards processes and job grading but also possesses a keen eye for efficiency and excellence.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Dutch Rewards, Masters degree preferred.
• Good knowledge of benchmarking.
• Knowledge and experience with job grading using the Korn Ferry Hay methodology is preferred. We’ll provide you with a training if you don’t have this knowledge yet.
• Experience with working in an international environment and / or a production environment.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and make strategic recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills to explain reward programs and strategies to diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience in working in a corporate enterprise is a plus.

We embrace learning and growth, and we anticipate there is scope to develop in this role. You’re also likely to bring experiences to this role that are not listed above – as long as you have a thirst for learning and development, not every box needs to be ticked when it comes to skillset.

Let’s meet!
Are you excited? Applying is simple: send us your updated CV that demonstrates why you’re a perfect match for this role.

Want to really stand out? Include a cover letter to set yourself apart. We look forward to receiving your application.