Rewards Analyst - Sales Compensation

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Rewards Analyst - Sales Compensation to join the Rewards team for John Crane. The Rewards Analyst - Sales Compensation  is responsible for managing all aspects of the Sales Incentive Plan, from calculating and processing payments to ensuring clear communication with sales teams. They work closely with managers, HR, and payroll to make sure incentives are accurate and on time. The role also involves updating annual plans, tracking targets, building reports in Excel, and supporting broader HR programs. Strong attention to detail and good collaboration skills are key to success in this role.

This role is based is to be ideally based from Slough working Monday to Friday normal office hours however open to be based from any of our Europe sites. (hybrid working)

John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.

Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to)

• The Sales Compensation Administrator leads the development and delivery of the Sales Incentive Plan communications, calculations, approvals and payments, on time, accurately.
• Leads the monthly and quarterly processing of sales incentive plans, annual set up of plans, and communications
• Coordinates annual SIP plan revisions and approvals
• Coordinates the collection of individual target data such as revenue, price or margin targets
• Develops excel models to administer and communicate sales compensation programs
• Calculates sales compensation awards
• Coordinates approval of awards and payroll submissions
• Coordinate sales compensation excellence awards
• Partners with managers, payroll, HR and participants to ensure plans are effectively communicated
• Develop and deliver training content for SIP plan
• Audit and maintain SIP participant HRIS data
• Forecast SIP plan costs
• Report on costs of sales compensation plans, and performance or sales compensation participants
• Support annual increase, bonus, union, job architecture and similar rewards programs
• Support other HR projects as required

• Strong knowledge on data & excel
• Proficient in English and Mathematics
• Ideally have experience in compensation

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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