Director, Business Analysis

Work Location Type: Hybrid 

Imperial Supplies, a Grainger Company, is a national distributor of quality maintenance products. Serving the fleet maintenance industry since 1958, Imperial has formed lasting relationships with customers by tailoring our services to meet their changing needs.

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

Are you a data-driven leader with a passion for turning insights into impact? Ready to shape the analytics strategy of a forward-thinking organization? If so, we want you on our team.

We’re seeking a Director of Business Analysis to lead our enterprise-wide data and analytics efforts, elevate organizational data literacy, and drive meaningful business outcomes at Imperial Supplies. This is more than a leadership role—it’s a transformational opportunity to define how we use data as a competitive advantage.

Who are we? Imperial Supplies, a Grainger company, is a national distributor of quality maintenance products. Serving the fleet maintenance industry since 1958, Imperial has formed lasting relationships with customers by tailoring our services to meet their changing needs.

At Imperial, people come first. Here’s what we offer:

• Competitive salary       
• Hybrid / Remote schedule
• Monday – Friday work schedule, no nights, or weekends
• Immediate medical, dental, vision; 18 days paid vacation, 6 paid holidays and 6% of annual earnings contributed to your retirement, immediately vested!

 What You’ll Do

As the strategic champion for data analytics across the company, you will:

• Lead cross-functional collaboration with executives and department heads to embed data into key business decisions.
• Shape the future of customer segmentation, sales targeting, and operational insights by designing impactful tools and models.
• Coach, mentor, and inspire a team of talented analysts to build cutting-edge capabilities and grow their careers.
• Oversee intake, prioritization, and delivery of analytics initiatives that align with our strategic goals.
• Champion self-serve analytics by building a data-literate culture and deploying intuitive visualizations and tools.
• Collaborate with IT and Data Governance to standardize our analytics tools, maintain data quality, and ensure compliance.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the analytics community.

What You Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Business, Analytics, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in analytics-related roles with 3+ years of direct leadership experience.
• Proven track record leading enterprise analytics or data transformation initiatives.
• Advanced skills in analytics platforms, statistical methods, and delivering data-driven presentations.
• Expertise with tools such as SQL, R, Python, Power BI, Tableau, and cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Advanced knowledge in DSML, automation, and analytics in a distribution environment.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira) and agile delivery methods.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• High-impact role with visibility across the organization and direct influence on strategic decisions.
• Collaborative, inclusive culture that encourages experimentation, feedback, and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to shape our data future with modern technologies, strong executive sponsorship, and committed resources.
• Career growth and development in a forward-thinking, data-empowered workplace.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work 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, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.