Senior Compensation Specialist

Summary

The Toyoda Gosei Group is a leading global manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive. Globally Headquartered in Japan with a network of 67 group companies in 17 countries and regions, the Group brings its extensive range of products to customers all over the world.

Toyoda Gosei North America (headquartered in Troy, MI) has an opening for a Senior Compensation Specialist in the Human Resources department. The Senior Compensation Specialist functions with a high degree of autonomy, and is responsible for providing professional level compensation analysis and program management for Toyoda Gosei (TG) North America Corporation (TGNA) and TGNA Manufacturing Companies (AMCs).

• Develops, implements and administers compensation such as salaries, short‑and‑long‑term incentives, job evaluations, performance appraisals, salary increases and salary surveys
• May provide services in Executive Compensation, International Compensation, Sales Compensation and other specialized areas of compensation
• May identify and incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into compensation programs
• Validates job requirements by analyzing jobs, including interviewing knowledgeable persons; studying completed questionnaires; observing jobs being performed.
• Defines and maintains jobs by writing job descriptions, job qualifications, and job evaluation documentation.
• Perform compensation benchmarking for new hires, ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness
• Establishes internal job equity by evaluating and ranking jobs.
• Establishes external compensation equity by conducting pay surveys; analyzing pay data.
• Participates in the development of and maintains pay structures by calculating pay grades and ranges.
• Completes compensation reports by gathering and analyzing pay data.
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with Federal, State, and local legal requirements; helping others comply.
• Enforces merit‑raise and incentive guidelines by comparing recommended pay raises and incentives with budget, notifying supervisors of variances.
• Improves the effectiveness of and assists in the administration of the performance evaluation process.
• Make recommendations for retention based, and severance packages.
• Lead & support HR related projects as requested, determining detailed approach for executing the work and managing communications and delivery of key activities.
• Monitor labor cost trend, and develop/revise labor cost budget annually and as needed.
• Drive optimization by being actively engaged in continuous improvement efforts (kaizen)
• This role requires the completion of other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field is preferred, or equivalent years of experience is required
• SHRM certification is preferred

• 4 to 8 years of experience in Human Resources
• 1 to 4 years of direct experience in compensation

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suites 2010 or newer is required
• Advanced Excel skills including data forecasting, audit purposes, Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP are required
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines is required
• Effective verbal, non‑verbal, negotiation and written communication skills are required
• Ability to sustain a high degree of professionalism in interacting with internal and external customers is required
• Effective attention to detail, problem solving, analytical and organizational skills are required
• Strong organizational skills, analytical thinking skills, problem solving and project scheduling skills is required

• Hybrid Work Style (if eligible)
• Insurance (Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Program)
• Company Paid STD, LTD, Life, and AD&D
• Generous Employer Contribution to HSA
• Short and Long Term Disability
• 401K Company Match
• Paid Time Off/Holidays
• Free Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Reimbursement Programs (Cellphone, Tuition, Vehicle, etc.)
• Multiple Free Wellness Programs Offered