Senior Global Supply Chain Network Analyst

W.W. Grainger • Lake Forest, IL

390d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Global Supply Chain Analyst Network at Grainger, you will collaborate with various Supply Chain functions to gather inputs and deliver analytics that inform distribution network investment decisions. This role involves facilitating discussions with key stakeholders to ensure that analytics, combined with business context, guide decisions that enhance the design and operational execution of the distribution center network. You will be a vital member of the Network Strategy team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering Design, and will work in a hybrid capacity, spending 50% of your time onsite at either the Lake Forest, IL headquarters or downtown Chicago, IL Merchandise Mart location.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Finance or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience in network modeling, transportation, distribution operations, inventory planning, or supply chain/business analytics is preferred.
• Experience working with large datasets (up to 100M lines) and summarizing data to drive business results.
• Ability to leverage financial, quantitative, and qualitative data for decision-making.
• Familiarity with R, SQL, Teradata, Tableau, and Snowflake, with the ability to navigate data through script writing and data visualization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 products for data cleansing and summarization.
• Demonstrated creative and strategic thinking.
• Experience collaborating with and managing a variety of stakeholders to deliver business results.

Responsibilities

• Develop flexible, scalable network models and tools to understand, predict and improve logistics operations, architecture, flows and processes.
• Articulate the cost and service impacts strategic initiatives/projects will have on the supply chain network.
• Organize and manage projects to deliver scalable business processes to improve service or reduce costs.
• Develop communication plans & strategies to manage stakeholders and update the business on key network design initiatives and trends.
• Identify data needed and identify patterns, anomalies and connect them to business to create a 'story' and sell ideas.
• Collaborate with teams across the supply chain to identify network improvement opportunities.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis and design reporting and metrics to support business and project priorities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance plans.
• 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist for emotional wellbeing support.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no match required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, and student loan refinancing.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree