People Services & Reward Manager

People Services & Reward Manager – 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Location:

TRADEBE, Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Lead and support the People Services & Reward team, managing workload, priorities, and day‑to‑day guidance to ensure a proactive, efficient first‑line service for stakeholders across Tradebe. Continuously review and refine People and Payroll processes and systems to reduce administrative burden and enhance operational effectiveness, while acting as the subject matter expert for all Reward activity, including payroll, benefits administration and annual renewals.

• Lead and coach the People Services & Reward team, managing workload, performance, SLAs and day‑to‑day guidance.
• Ensure efficient first‑line support, proactive inbox management and consistently accurate People, Payroll and HRIS data.
• Oversee all UK payroll activity, including updates, third‑party payments, statutory submissions and adherence to the Payroll Governance framework.
• Manage and improve company benefits, lead annual renewals, liaise with brokers and support employee queries.
• Act as the UK lead for Success Factors, ensuring data accuracy, reporting and ongoing system/process improvements.
• Lead annual reward cycles such as salary review, variable pay and bonus processes, ensuring accurate calculation and system processing.
• Maintain compliance with.bs legislation and ensure People Services processes are up‑to‑date, efficient and aligned to business needs.
• Support people change initiatives, acquisitions (payroll/benefits integration) and annual external submissions such as Gender Pay Gap reporting.
• Review, refine and implement People Services policies and processes, reducing administrative burden and improving employee experience.
• Partner with SHEQ on health and safety administration, including eyecare vouchers and Occupational Health referrals.

• ADP payroll system experience
• Payroll administration experience
• HRIS experience with strong data accuracy
• Confident communicator able to influence at all levels
• Team management and development experience
• Strong data reporting and analysis skills
• Able to work سان fast‑paced, commercial environment
• Proven process improvement mindset
• Proactive, organised and able to prioritise effectively
• Calm, reliable and flexible under pressure
• Good understanding of People & Reward processes
• Strong IT skills across core office applications

• Knowledge of Success Factors
• Experience with expat tax and UK visitor tax rules
• Understanding of auto‑enrolment legislation
• Experience integrating payrolls (acquisitions/TUPE)
• Benefits renewal or vendor management experience

• CIPD Level 7 (preferred) or equivalent senior People/');