Sr. Benefits Specialist

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

The Senior Benefits Specialist plays a critical role in shaping, optimizing, and delivering Meijer’s health and welfare benefit programs. This role goes beyond administration to drive strategy, improve outcomes, and influence decisions across a complex and evolving benefits landscape.

You will partner cross functionally and with external vendors to enhance the effectiveness of our programs and an elevated team member experience. This role requires both deep technical expertise and strong strategic thinking, with the ability to identify opportunities, solve complex problems, and lead change.

What You'll be Doing:

Drive Strategy & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve benefit programs through plan design, vendor performance, cost management, and team member experience

• Analyze trends, issues, and data to develop recommendations and influence decision-making

• Diagnose root causes of recurring issues and partner with subject matter experts to provide systemic, scalable solutions

• Drive transparency around Benefits to a large and diverse population of team members

• Challenge the status quo and bring forward innovative ideas to improve outcomes

Lead Cross-Functional Execution

• Partner cross functionally to design and implement benefit programs aligned to Meijer’s strategic priorities and values

• Lead key initiatives such as open enrollment, compliance audits, and vendor implementations with a focus on outcomes going beyond execution

• Influence internal and external stakeholders to drive alignment and achieve results

Ensure Compliance & Risk Management

• Oversee compliance across ERISA and Section 125 health and welfare programs, ensuring accuracy, audit readiness, and adherence to regulatory requirements

• Proactively identify and mitigate legal, fiduciary, and operational risks

• Lead internal and external audits, including coordination of data requests and stakeholder alignment

Optimize Operations & Service Delivery

• Lead day-to-day benefits operations with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, and continuous improvement

• Manage and resolve complex escalations by addressing underlying process or system gaps

• Ensure processes are scalable and aligned with business needs

• Provide superior customer service to internal and external cross functional teams

What Sets You Apart:

We are intentionally looking for a strategic and creative Benefits professional to join our team! You will be most successful if you:

• Think beyond administration and focus on how benefits drive business and team member outcomes

• Use data, trends, and insights to inform recommendations and influence decisions

• Can translate complex issues into clear, actionable strategies for leaders

• Proactively identify risks and opportunities before they surface

• Are comfortable challenging the status quo to improve results

• Balance attention to detail with the ability to see the broader system and long-term impact

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• 8+ years of experience in Benefits, HR, or related field

• Strong knowledge of health and welfare programs, including ERISA and Section 125 regulations

• Demonstrated experience influencing benefit strategy, plan design, or program outcomes

• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving change across stakeholders

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into action

• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience working with complex benefit ecosystems, including multiple vendors and technologies

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request . Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.