Why Work for KeHE?
- Full-time
- Pay Range: $97,350.00/Yr. - $140,000.00/Yr.
- Shift Days: , Shift Time:
- Benefits on Day 1
- Health/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
- Holiday pay for company designated holidays
Overview
Good people, working with good people, for our common good.
Sound good?
KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities
DUTIES, TASKS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:- Leads the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of KeHE's health,welfare, and wellness benefit strategies.
- Manages relationships with external vendors, brokers, and consultants, ensuring servicelevel standards are met or exceeded.
- Oversees benefits compliance, plan audits, and filings including ACA reporting, ERISA,HIPAA, COBRA, and other federal/state regulations.
- Directs the annual open enrollment process including project management,communication strategy, system readiness, and stakeholder coordination.
- Develops and delivers benefit communications and education campaigns to driveemployee understanding and engagement.
- Monitors trends, analyzes benchmarking data, and makes strategic recommendations toensure KeHE's benefits offerings remain competitive and cost-conscious.
- Leads health and welfare plan renewals, including partnering cross-functionally on dataanalysis, financial modeling, plan design considerations, and executive presentations.
- Ensures timely and accurate benefits administration, including eligibility, billing, and claims resolution.
- Manages the collection and reporting of census and financial data to benefits service providers to support plan administration and compliance.
- Generates and analyzes ad hoc reports using the HRIS to support benefits administration and decision-making.
- Supervises a team and drives accountability, professional development, and performance excellence.
- Supports Total Rewards and HR leadership in cross-functional projects and initiatives tied to employee experience, cost containment, and vendor optimization.
- Maintains a strong focus on continuous improvement, automation, and process efficiencies.
- Ensures the confidentiality and security of sensitive company and employee information.
Essential Functions
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:
- Strategic thinker with a deep understanding of and ability to design and managecomprehensive health, welfare, and wellness programs with a long-term strategic lens.
- Strong knowledge of federal and state benefits regulations (e.g., ACA, ERISA, FMLA,HIPAA) as well as a solid understanding of insurance terminology and contractualprovisions related to health and welfare benefit plans.
- Demonstrated success in managing vendor relationships and plan renewals.
- Excellent reporting, communication, and presentation skills with ability to influence at alllevels.
- Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Highly organized, collaborative, and capable of managing multiple projects withcompeting deadlines.
- Proficient in HRIS systems, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint
Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
- Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience of benefits management andadministration.
- 3+ years in a managerial or leadership capacity.
- Experience in a mid-to-large sized company with multi-state operations highly desirable.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for anemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Requisition ID
2025-27315
Equal Employer Opportunity Statement
KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.