Benefits Coordinator

Kent Outdoors•Sandy, UT

About The Position

For over 50 years KENT OUTDOORS has been the ultimate destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a curated collection of industry-leading brands driven by the pure pursuit of adventure. KENT Outdoors is a collection of brands all obsessively focused on building the most innovative and reliable equipment for use in our most revered natural playgrounds. We relentlessly dream, build, and offer products that empower the very best days outside. We’re a collection of outdoor fanatics, product geeks, marketing mavens, and entrepreneurs all focused on pushing through boundaries, both on land, and in the water. Holding true to our roots while evolving for the future, the family of KENT brands today includes Absolute Outdoors, Arctic Shield, Aquaglide, Arbor Snowboards, Barefoot International, BOTE, Connelly, FatSac, Freedom Foil, Full Throttle, HO Sports, Hyperlite, KENT, Liquid Force, Margaritaville, O’Brien, and Onyx. Your Impact This lead role supports the HR team by coordinating core HR Benefits tasks, employee benefits processes, wellness programming, and culture initiatives. This role blends employee support, administrative accuracy, event coordination, internal communication, and office operations.

Requirements

Detail-oriented with great organizational and problem-solving skills
Excellent verbal and written communication
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with senior leadership, cross-functional partners, and external vendors
Integrity, resourcefulness, and positive attitude
Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks
Responsible with the ability to maintain professionalism, tact and confidentiality
Team-focused mentality, enjoying collaborating with and supporting HR team members

Nice To Haves

Experience in benefits administration and knowledge of employee health insurance plans and wellness programs preferred

Responsibilities

Lead benefits onboarding including new hire enrollments and welcoming new hires on their first day
Assist with the annual open enrollment and mid-year benefit changes
Administer leave of absence requests, maintaining up-to-date documentation and escalating to the Benefits Manager when necessary
Oversee COBRA processing ensuring the timely distribution of paperwork and enrollments
Manage the payment and processing of insurance carrier invoices and administrative fees
Manage reimbursements for wellness budget expenses and maintain wellness expense spreadsheet for tracking purposes
Collaborate with the Benefits Manager on quarterly wellness initiatives
Support the Benefits Manager with the facilitation of wellness committee meetings and coordination between the wellness ambassadors
Lead the creation of the monthly wellness newsletters and wellness Teams Channel announcements
Create Standard Operating Procedures for any needed processes within the Benefits Department
Resolve email and in-person employee inquiries and concerns, ensuring they are directed to the appropriate HR team member, when necessary
Create a positive, engaging and functional office environment by managing daily operations including ordering supplies, maintaining vendor partnerships, and providing a welcoming visitor experience
Sort and distribute incoming mail and packages and handle outgoing correspondence. Perform other clerical duties, such as making copies, filing, and data entry
Coordinate meetings, interviews, and events as needed
Own the writing and distribution of the Utah office communications
Assist the HR team with a variety of administrative duties that support our objective to continuously enhance our employee experience