Senior Benefits Analyst

City : Chesterfield State : Missouri (US-MO) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 45574

Bunge has an exciting opportunity available for Senior Benefits Analyst. In this role you will be part of a global team working on challenging, meaningful projects impacting core business activities.  Since 1818, Bunge has been connecting farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed, and fuel to the world.  Looking to the future, our ambition is to continuously reinvent ourselves, leveraging data to be at the forefront of analytics, technology and talent to accomplish our purpose in a better, faster and simpler way.  Bunge is committed to operating and thriving in the digital world - creating world class agile teams where teammates are empowered and encouraged to collaborate and test and learn to succeed.

At Bunge, people don't just come here to work, they come here to grow - solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package, generous paid time off program, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity to progress.  Our hybrid work environment provides a balance of in-office and remote work. Most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

• Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect
• Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient
• Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably

A Day in the Life:

The Senior Benefits Analyst plays a critical role in the planning, administration, and governance of the company's benefit programs, with a strong focus on retirement plans and advanced analytical support across Health & Welfare programs. This role serves as a senior level subject matter expert, providing independent execution, vendor oversight, compliance support, and analytical insight in a complex, highly regulated environment.

The position partners closely with Benefits Managers, Legal, Finance, HR Operations, and external vendors to ensure programs are administered accurately, compliantly, and in alignment with company strategy.

What You'll Be Doing:

Retirement (Primary)

• Independently administer the company's retirement plans, including 401(k), defined benefit, and nonqualified plans, covering funding, reconciliations, and coordination with recordkeepers, trustees, treasury, and payroll.
• Serve as the day to day lead for third party vendors supporting retirement and nonqualified plans.
• Perform ongoing compliance monitoring (ERISA, 409A, and other applicable regulations) and lead remediation activities as needed.
• Coordinate all retirement related audits and filings, including Form 5500s, 11 K financial statements, and PBGC payments, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain and update plan documents, amendments, summaries, and required disclosures.
• Support Retirement Plan Committee activities, including preparation of agendas, materials, analyses, and meeting documentation.
• Manage the financial wellness program initiatives in partnership with the H&W team's overall wellness messaging

Health & Welfare & Total Rewards Support

• Provide advanced analytical and operational support to Health & Welfare programs, partnering with the H&W team on wellness and financial wellbeing initiatives.
• Support vendor management activities, including performance monitoring, issue resolution, and contract review.
• Analyze benefit data, trends, and benchmarking to inform plan design and strategy decisions.

Employee Support & Communication

• Resolve complex and escalated employee and retiree inquiries, exercising independent judgment and coordination with vendors as needed.
• Develop and support employee communications, including presentations, written materials, and targeted education sessions.

Projects, Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Lead or play a key role in benefits related projects, including plan changes, vendor transitions, system changes, and integration or harmonization initiatives.
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and reduce operational risk.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess potential impact to benefit programs.

Skills/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5-7+ years of progressive experience in U.S. benefits administration, with deep expertise in retirement plans.
• Strong working knowledge of ERISA, 409A, and retirement plan compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory filings, and plan governance.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively during peak cycles and change initiatives.
• Advanced analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate in complexity, build new processes, operate autonomously
• Ability to run reports from HRIS and Payroll systems
• Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and/or Certified Benefits Professional (CBP)
• Experience supporting both union and non union populations.
• Exposure to multi entity or global benefits environments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (HR Operations, IT, Finance) and external vendors on system integrations, upgrades, and support.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed-in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team- Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way- Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What's Right- Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day - people who are #ProudtoBeBunge

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