Manager, Corporate Strategy
Date: Dec 17, 2025
Location: LAKE FOREST, IL, US, 60045-5202
Company: Grainger Businesses
Work Location Type: Hybrid
Req Number 326040
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit www.grainger.com.
Compensation
The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $110,500.00 to $184,100.00.
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.
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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.
- Lead and coordinate the corporate strategic planning process including corporate development and business unit strategy across segments
- Develop unbiased point-of-view on the critical issues facing our business at both the corporate or business unit level
- Engage with P&L's or functional areas on high impact strategy projects
- Bring relevant competitor and market perspective to internal leaders
- Support executive team on regular cadence of internal or external communications
- Lead development of due diligence on potential investment opportunities relevant to the organization's strategy
- Support Corporate Development in execution of minority investment deals
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 2+ years of consulting experience from a strategy consulting firm, including generalist experience across multiple industries preferred
- 2+ years of Corporate Venture Capital experience from a fortune 500 firm preferred
- 2+ years of experience in commercial or investment due diligence preferred
- Preferred but not required: exposure to industrials within consulting.
- Experience managing multiple high-profile assignments.
- Experience bringing structure to ambiguous problems, framing key questions and developing a work-plan to answer them.
- Advanced analytical and quantitative skills and proficiency with excel (can perform complex functions)
- Experience building presentations with PowerPoint (deck writing) with messaging appropriate for audiences at all levels
- Experience in understanding complex customer needs, understanding competitive dynamics, and framing potential growth strategies
- Experience in aggregating disparate market, customer, and expert information into a cohesive recommendation for executive leaders
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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.