Rachel McKnight
Benefits Manager | CPSP | Multi-State & Remote Workforce Expertise | Self-Insured & PBM Strategy
- Role
- Principal Human Resources Generalist - Benefits at Vanco
- Location
- Florence, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rachel McKnight
Benefits and HR leader with 15+ years of experience managing enterprise-level benefits programs for remote, multi-state workforces. I specialize in benefits strategy, compliance, vendor management, and cost containment, with deep hands-on experience across medical, pharmacy, retirement, disability, and leave programs.I’ve led successful transitions to partially self-insured medical plans, selected independent PBMs, and generated over $500K in pharmacy savings through plan design and utilization strategies. My approach blends data-driven decision-making with strong employee education to improve outcomes, engagement, and retention.Certified Plan Sponsor Professional (CPSP) with extensive experience supporting employees across 32+ states. Passionate about building benefits programs that are compliant, cost-effective, and meaningful for employees—especially in remote and distributed environments.
Experience
Principal Human Resources Generalist - Benefits
Dec 2025 — Present · Florence, SC, US
Education
Florence Darlington Technical College
Course work in Accounting
Welch College
Course work in Business Administration
Skills
- Team Building
- Talent Acquisition
- Human Resources
- Benefits Administration
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Payroll
- Training
- Recruiting
- Fmla
- Personnel Management
- Employee Benefits
- Hris
- HR Policies
- Sales
- Leadership Development
- New Hire Orientations
- Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
- Employee Engagement
- Customer Service
- Talent Management
- Coaching
- Performance Management
- Employee Training
- Employee Relations
- Labor Relations
- Workforce Planning
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