C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.       

This is a Bristol, hybrid based role working 2-3 days onsite.

Purpose of the Role

The Reward Specialist (Benefits) supports the design, delivery, and day-to-day management of C&C’s employee benefits across Ireland and the UK. The role works closely with colleagues across HR, Finance, and external partners to keep our benefits competitive, well-run, and easy for employees to understand and use. It’s a hands-on position for someone who enjoys problem-solving, improving processes, and helping employees make the most of what’s on offer.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and evaluate UK & Ireland benefits programmes, including health, wellbeing, pensions (DB & DC), and risk benefits
• Lead new benefits and wellbeing proposals, including financial modelling and recommendations
• Own pension governance, setup, communications, and compliance
• Lead provider and broker negotiations to optimise cost, service quality, and governance
• Develop and deliver the wellbeing strategy, driving engagement and integration with benefits
• Own employee benefits communications, platform management, and engagement initiatives
• Manage annual benefits and pensions renewals and onboarding of new providers
• Lead reward costing and financial modelling, supporting forecasting and decision‑making
• Process benefits invoices, manage vendor queries, and resolve issues
• Conduct market benchmarking to ensure competitiveness and value
• Ensure regulatory compliance across all benefits in the UK and Ireland
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, IT, and Procurement to deliver a seamless benefits experience
• Contribute to annual reporting, employee support, and EU Pay Transparency Directive compliance

About you

• Proven experience in employee benefits management within a large or complex organisation, including cost analysis and financial modelling.
• Strong knowledge of benefits regulations and legislative requirements in the UK and/or Ireland; experience covering both jurisdictions is highly desirable.
• Advanced Excel capability, with demonstrable experience modelling costs, analysing financial data, and supporting budget forecasts.
• Experience developing employee communications to promote benefits and enhance understanding and engagement.
• Experience managing benefits platforms and working effectively with external providers, brokers, and technology partners.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across a multi-functional HR team.
• Strong organisational skills with a proven ability to manage annual cycles (e.g., renewals), benefit events, and vendor relationships.
• Experience supporting the preparation of people-related inputs to annual reports (e.g., engagement, wellbeing, benefits utilisation) is an advantage.

About us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves. 

From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig. 

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at careers@candcgroup.com. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/