Data Engineering Manager

About Grainger:
Grainger is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. We achieve our purpose, We Keep the World Working®, by serving more than 4.5 million customers with a wide range of products that keep their operations running and their people safe. Grainger also delivers services and solutions, such as technical support and inventory management, to save customers time and money.
We're looking for passionate people who can move our company forward. As one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, we have a welcoming workplace where you can build a career for yourself while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone is an individual. Find your way with Grainger today.
Position Details:
The Merchandising and Supplier Management Analytics Enablement team oversees the creation, production, and management of key metrics, dashboards, applications, databases, and tools used to make our decisions and execute processes in the Merchandising and Supplier Management organization (MSM). One of the team's primary missions is to enable analytics by centralizing and integrating high-quality, trusted corporate data in a performant and scalable cloud analytical platform before implementing that reporting.
As Manager, Data Engineering you will direct, architect and manage multiple elements of Business Intelligence in the Merchandising and Supplier Management organization. Your responsibility will be to lead and project manage construction of data pipelines to move data from operational systems and other files to Grainger's data warehouse. You will also lead efforts to modernize legacy applications (largely in Microsoft Access) by identifying, designing and building new applications using contemporary solutions. You will be a thought leader in the MSM organization on how information architecture and BI tools can fit into the broader operational environment. You will also be connected to the broader Data Engineering dialogue at Grainger, where you will help other teams (and us at large) to better capitalize on Data Engineering resources.
You Will:

• Plan and direct the activities of experts, analysts, external contractors, and consultants to achieve business intelligence objectives. Hire, retain, and develop talent, including providing individuals with accurate, and coaching feedback.
• Identify changes in the technology landscape that can be exploited to create a competitive advantage for Grainger and provide recommendations to leadership to inform future development.
• Offer a vision of how reporting can have maximum impact on a diverse, multi-stakeholder department such as MSM, and connect how Data Engineering can best cultivate that impact.
• Develop relationships with MSM and technology colleagues across Grainger to manage priorities. Develop partnerships with vendors and other experts to benchmark best practices in current technology and data operations.

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Business (or Management), Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, with demonstrated experience in Data Engineering (e.g. using ETL tools, constructing data pipelines, performing data transformations) and 2+ years of experience leading individual contributors or groups of staff
• Experience applying data management tools (e.g. Python, Scala, DBT, Amazon s3, Docker, Kubernetes, Airflow, Bitbucket) and application development languages (e.g. VBA, .N ET / ASP.NET, C# or other common languages) in a mid- to large-size organization/department.
• Experience in transitioning legacy applications supporting business process management or reporting to new enterprise solutions.

Rewards and Benefits:
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• Benefits starting on day one, including medical, dental vision and life insurance
• 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay period with no personal contribution required
• Employee discounts, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing, free access to financial counseling, education and more.

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