Work Location Type: Hybrid 

 

As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we’re dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.

 

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a 2024 Glassdoor Best Place to Work and a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, we’re looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.

 

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $93,000.00  to $154,900.00. 

 

Rewards and Benefits:

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing. 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year. 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required. Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools. Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

For additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below:

https://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire

The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation.  The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.   

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above. 

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.  

 

 

 

Base Expectations:

 

Implement, configure, develop, maintain and optimize enterprise-grade commercial software platforms that enable Grainger’s core business processes (i.e. Order Mgmt, Supply Chain and Warehouse, Finance and HR). Possess a deep understanding of the core business processes enabled by these tools and are able to translate business requirements to the most optimal, performant, reliable, scalable and secure solution that meets the need.  Are responsible for seamless operation of/integration between complex systems in a rapidly-evolving ecosystem that includes traditional ERPs (on-prem, hybrid, cloud), best-in-breed specialized tools and SaaS platforms, as well as fully-custom solutions. Demonstrate Grainger’s core Engineering principles and continuous improvement mindset including a stewardship for both the overall Business Systems Platform and improving our data-first culture. Share responsibility for the growth of the Engineering discipline at Grainger through community involvement, internal centers of practice, mentoring and coaching other Engineers.

 

Core Responsibilities:

Design, configure and/or develop, deploy, optimize, monitor and improve systems and business applications. Clearly demonstrates understanding of the implications of their usage on the business. Contribute to capability roadmaps and conducting technology research for innovation and continuous improvement. Translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications and deliverables Specialized with core technical and functional domain experience within respective team (beyond where necessary, demonstrates curiosity). Defines nonfunctional requirements in accordance with Engineering best practices (Security, reliability, performance, etc.) Partners with administration and operational teams to improve key service practices. Documenting debt and waste.  Develops sustainable feedback loops for continuous improvement.  Builds sustainable systems with monitoring and observability, builds with supportability in mind.  Set standards for operating procedures and advises on best practices for engineers. Support team activities (daily status meetings, tech huddle topics, desk checks) and pairing with peers to work on stories Regularly evaluates current business processes, applications, systems, and identifies potential improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Uses each task/story as an opportunity to embed improvements. Provide coaching and mentoring to junior engineers

 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 5 years of configuration and/or development experience in broad range of hardware & software products. Proficient ability to design, develop, test, and deploy applications/ systems using proven technologies within variety of technologies and environments. Knowledge of specific programming languages and techniques.  Works autonomously with limited guidance. Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new policies and ideas Proficient troubleshooting (within multiple systems) and problem-solving skills Embeds data analytics capabilities and understanding of key business data models Cloud Knowledge (AWS) Automation proficiency (Ansible, Powershell) Java knowledge Docker and Kubernetes knowledge Warehouse Management System background Microsoft SQL Server knowledge

 

Development Focus and Scope:

Experience across multiple technical and functional domains maintained by team Consistently practice engineering sensible defaults on the team Ability to triage issues in production Knowledge of how systems fit into Grainger enterprise architecture Working towards a robust understanding of Grainger’s end-to-end business including ability to explain how key tech initiatives are contributing to the business and how our growth drivers work. Demonstrates general curiosity, customer-focus and peer leadership with a focus on making their team better.

 

This position will require travelling 30% - 40% of the time.

 

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

 

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment.  With this in mind, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.