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Senior Benefits Specialist - Health & Life - Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Glenview, Illinois
Posted: Mar 29, 2022 04:40

Job Description

Since its founding more than 100 years ago, ITW has become one of the world's leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. We place a high premium on the development of innovative solutions-most of which are developed in tandem with our customers. And we continue to ensure that our customers receive timely, cost-effective service for the innovative products we provide.

ITW's differentiated business model is composed of a set of unique core capabilities: our proprietary 80/20 business process, customer-back innovation, and our well-known decentralized entrepreneurial culture. These capabilities are unmistakably ITW-and key to our longevity and strong performance.

ITW's products and solutions are at work all over the world, in deep-sea oil rigs, aerospace technology, bridges and wind turbines, healthcare, the spaces in which we live and work, the cars we drive, and the mobile devices we rely on. We are never, whether we know it or not, more than a few steps from an innovative ITW solution.

Today, ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that employs nearly 43,000 people with operations in 55 countries with headquarters in Glenview, IL. Our campus includes a fitness center at no cost to the employees, cafeteria, outdoor volleyball courts, walking trails around the facility, employee resource groups, corporate discounts, dry cleaning services, covered/outdoor parking, and much more. We are just a block away from the nearest Metra station, and it is a quick 20-minute train ride to downtown Chicago, museums, lakefront, and other activities.

More details on our benefits can be found on our website at https://www.itw.com/careers/benefits-compensation/

This Corporate Office role supports the Health & Life department in the operations of centralized benefits management for our over 16,000 US employees. Position includes vendor management, process improvement, and streamlining and managing plan operations to support initiatives while providing day-to-day assistance to HR Representatives and Corporate departments with the administration of ITW's Health and Life plans. Focus areas for this role will be wellness, compliance, communications, and review programs in support of fostering and reinforcing our D&I efforts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support optimum administration of H&L benefits through vendor management and effective processes

  • Collaborate/support H&L plan design, compliance, and communications

  • Develop/document processes (e.g., life events) and oversee processing by vendors

  • Identify, develop, and execute process improvements

  • Support RFP and insurance/vendor renewal process

  • Track/manage vendor SLAs

  • Lead/support special projects around initiatives

  • Troubleshoot escalated issues. Serve as liaison between H&L department and internal and external stakeholders such as field HR, HRIS, Payroll, Legal, consultants, and vendors

  • Coordinate with multiple vendors related to benefit implementation for new and restructured ITW business units

  • Support acquisitions and divestitures

  • Coordinate vendor financial reporting needs with H&L Analyst

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related degree area required

  • 5+ years of Employee Benefits experience required

  • Strong working knowledge of Health and Life benefits (medical, prescription drug, life, accident, disability, and wellness) and administration

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of an organization

  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize

  • Strong project management and organizational skills

  • Strong Microsoft Office skills

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (-ITW- or -the Company-) is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the online application system process due to your disability, please email corp_accessibility@itw.com to request assistance. No other requests will be acknowledged.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues' unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

Glenview, Illinois