Job Description
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Lake Forest IL USA
Hybrid
95K-158K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Industrial
North America's leading B2B supplier of maintenance repair and operating supplies and related services.
The Role
The role involves designing developing and optimizing SAP-based systems for supply chain management with a focus on ABAP development and integration. Candidates will work with various technologies and engage in continuous improvements.
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Work Location Type: Hybrid
Req Number 328707
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 $95000.00 to $158400.00.
"This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position."
Rewards and Benefits
With benefits starting on day one our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs including:
For additional information and details regarding Grainger's benefits please click on the link below:
https://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire
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.
Position Details
The Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) team supports the technology that powers Grainger's distribution centers and branch network for North America. We ensure the right products move efficiently through our supply chain to meet customer needs.
In this fast-paced and complex environment our team builds and supports the systems that drive inventory movement order fulfillment warehouse automation and network efficiency. We work closely with operations to deliver scalable resilient solutions that enable growth and continuous improvement.
This team supports a variety of systems and software: SAP EWM 7.0 S/4 Hana for EWM SAP WM SAP GTS Manhattan Kafka Connectship Logistiview Dematic and others. This role will focus heavily on integration defining and solving for business requirements code development and configuration working across a wide range of technologies and systems while having a heavy focus on documentation governance. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of supply chain and warehouse management processes and technical integration between SAP and other applications and a deep appreciation for documentation with a focus on scalable and maintainable solutions to support and evolve our critical supply chain platforms.
"This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position."
Our Vision
We aim to modernize and optimize supply chain technology through agile engineering and close business collaboration leveraging Generative AI and machine learning to anticipate disruptions optimize inventory and flow and accelerate issue resolution-while maintaining rigorous governance and security. Our systems must adapt quickly to change support innovation and ensure operational excellence across the DC and Branch network.
You will
You have
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.
Req Number 328707
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 $95000.00 to $158400.00.
"This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position."
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.
For additional information and details regarding Grainger's benefits please click on the link below:
https://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire
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.
Position Details
The Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) team supports the technology that powers Grainger's distribution centers and branch network for North America. We ensure the right products move efficiently through our supply chain to meet customer needs.
In this fast-paced and complex environment our team builds and supports the systems that drive inventory movement order fulfillment warehouse automation and network efficiency. We work closely with operations to deliver scalable resilient solutions that enable growth and continuous improvement.
This team supports a variety of systems and software: SAP EWM 7.0 S/4 Hana for EWM SAP WM SAP GTS Manhattan Kafka Connectship Logistiview Dematic and others. This role will focus heavily on integration defining and solving for business requirements code development and configuration working across a wide range of technologies and systems while having a heavy focus on documentation governance. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of supply chain and warehouse management processes and technical integration between SAP and other applications and a deep appreciation for documentation with a focus on scalable and maintainable solutions to support and evolve our critical supply chain platforms.
"This position is not eligible for any form of sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring sponsorship (e.g. OPT or H1B visa status) should not apply. Only individuals authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future will be considered for this position."
Our Vision
We aim to modernize and optimize supply chain technology through agile engineering and close business collaboration leveraging Generative AI and machine learning to anticipate disruptions optimize inventory and flow and accelerate issue resolution-while maintaining rigorous governance and security. Our systems must adapt quickly to change support innovation and ensure operational excellence across the DC and Branch network.
You will
- Design configure and/or develop deploy optimize monitor and improve systems and business applications. Clearly demonstrates understanding of the implications of their usage on the business.
- Contribute to capability roadmaps and conducting technology research for innovation and continuous improvement. Translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications and deliverables
- Specialized with core technical and functional domain experience within respective team (beyond where necessary demonstrates curiosity). Defines nonfunctional requirements in accordance with Engineering best practices (Security reliability performance etc.)
- Partners with administration and operational teams to improve key service practices. Documenting debt and waste. Develops sustainable feedback loops for continuous improvement. Builds sustainable systems with monitoring and observability builds with supportability in mind. Set standards for operating procedures and advises on best practices for engineers.
- Support team activities (daily status meetings tech huddle topics desk checks) and pairing with peers to work on stories
- Regularly evaluates current business processes applications systems and identifies potential improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Uses each task/story as an opportunity to embed improvements.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to junior engineers
You have
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years of ABAP development experience in broad range of hardware & software products. SAP WM SAP Stock Room Management s/4 Hana EWM GTS.
- Proficient ability to design develop test and deploy applications/ systems using proven technologies within variety of technologies and environments.
- Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new policies and ideas
- Proficient troubleshooting (within multiple systems) and problem-solving skills
- Embeds data analytics capabilities and understanding of key business data models
- Experience with API's and messaging languages
- Experience across multiple technical and functional domains maintained by team
- Working towards a robust understanding of Grainger's end-to-end business including ability to explain how key tech initiatives are contributing to the business and how our growth drivers work.
- Strong coding debugging and analytical skills with the ability to write and maintain code in ABAP and other relevant programming languages must be comfortable reading modifying and developing production-quality code
- Experience with SAP HANA platforms and integration with external systems (WES/WCS) required.
- Ability to code in ABAP and work with IDocs API's RFCs BAPIs and interface error handling.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Comfortable working in agile fast-paced and warehouse/operations-driven environments.
- Kafka JSON Python and other languages a plus.
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.
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The Company
HQ: Lake Forest IL
26000 Employees
Year Founded: 1927
What We Do
Grainger is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.6 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. 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 Platinum Employer on the Where You Work Matters list a 2026 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. Find your way with Grainger at jobs.grainger.com.
Why Work With Us
We're proud of our people-focused culture. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone as an individual. At Grainger we have a welcoming workplace where you can fell comfortable confident and learn and grow at any career stage all while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working.
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