Customer Information Researcher

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.

Position Details:

Do you enjoy conducting customer research to enhance data and find competitive insights? Would you welcome the challenge to democratize those insights by standardizing current operational processes? 

Grainger, a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, is looking for a Customer Information Researcher I to help us use standardized research processes to enhance and deepen our understanding of our customer segments. 

In this impactful role, you will work with Customer Information Researchers, Process Engineers, Technology Developers, and Business Leaders to eliminate process waste, improve activities, automate routine work, and scale research. 

By making applicable customer information available, you will directly help the Grainger market, sell, and provide the best products and solutions to meet the needs of our more than 4.5 million customers worldwide. 

You Will: 

• Curate and supplement customer information company-wide by implementing standardized processes ( through online research) with an emphasis on identifying qualified prospects and segmenting Grainger's current customers 

• Improve the development and continuous improvement of standard research processes 

• Contribute to quantitative analysis (with support) and write SQL to enable/conduct exploratory data analysis 

• Present and share work with peers 

• Cultivate genuine curiosity and develop an understanding of the US Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) market – what customers exist in which industries, and how attractive they are to Grainger 

You Have: 

• Bachelor's Degree required 

• Degree in STEM 

• About 1 years post-undergraduate experience 

Skills 

• Statistics, basic data visualization and analysis skills: Excel/Tableau/PowerBI required, SQL and R/Python 

• Desire to develop additional technical and quantitative skills 

• Clear written and visual communication 

• Ability to conduct thorough online research 

Rewards and Benefits: 

With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice and meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger 

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans 

• Paid time off (PTO) and 6 company holidays per year 

• Automatic 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay period 

• Employee discounts, parental leave, 3:1 match on donations and tuition reimbursement 

• A comprehensive set of emotional, financial, physical and social wellbeing programs 

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.