Supplier Management Analyst

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:

You will support coordination and communication with all internal stakeholders for any supplier related issues and leading all vendor negotiations / performance discussions on a periodic (monthly/quarterly) schedule. You will also work with the procurement enablement team to promote outstanding procurement process standards. You will support the Supplier Manager to achieve cost of goods sold goals across multiple product categories which range from $50M in COGS to $200M in COGS.
 

You will report to the Manager, Analytics & Operations.

This is a hybrid role and is based 3 days a week in Lake Forest or Chicago, IL.

You Will:

• Ensure Grainger has the best product assortment for our customers at the best cost
• Provide analytical support for supplier negotiations
• Evaluate national brand supplier transaction performance
• Update contracts and establish new supplier agreement letters (SAL)
• Kick-off product life cycle activities (discontinuations, new item adds, etc.)
• Coordinate with supplier to support cross functional needs (enhanced content, product information requests, etc.)
• Procure national brand products based on plan
• Manage national brand product purchasing process

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 1+ years experience working knowledge of Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Cost Accounting, Finance or Economics
• 1+ year data analytics experience, using data to tell a story
• Understanding of customer requirements, supply management-marketing strategy, and demand generation fulfillment process
• Ability to create and demonstrate results
• Experience with suppliers & customers
• Change Management skills
• Understanding of company financials (sales, Cost of Goods Sold, profit margins, unit sales, etc.) and the ability to analyze this information to identify areas of opportunity

Rewards and Benefits:

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

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Generous 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.