Senior Reporting 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. 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 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 Summary

The Merchandising and Supplier Management Business Intelligence team oversees the creation, production, and management of key metrics, dashboards, applications, databases, and tools used to make business decisions and execute processes in the Merchandising and Supplier Management organization (MSM).

Role

The primary role of this position is to provide critical insights and business intelligence to the Merchandising and Supplier Management organization through the creation, standardization, and delivery of applications that facilitate:

• The simplification and/or enhancement to flows of information
• Operational efficiency
• Database maintenance
• Reporting
• Refinement of business strategy
  
  

Job Responsibilities (You Will)

• Provide analysis, insights and recommendations that helps leaders prioritize and set direction, aligning with overall company and department objectives.
• Collaborate and build relationships with cross functional teams to define requirements before translating them into tangible applications and insights
• Simplify, enhance, engineer, and re-engineer complex applications
• Document procedures and processes appropriately to build a library of solutions
• Analyze and translate raw data to prepare recommendations that solve ambiguous business problems
  
  

Education/Experience (You Have)

• 3-5 years’ experience in a related field
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a related field
• Expertise in Microsoft Access dB, VBA, SQL, and PowerApps
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel (can perform complex functions), Access, Power Automate, Forms)
• Experience working with enterprise data warehouse systems preferred (e.g. Teradata, SQL)
• Experience working with large datasets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interface effectively with different layers of leadership across broad business functions
• Self-directed while demonstrating effective time-management and agility
  
  

Rewards And Benefits

Our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet your individual needs. Check out some of the benefits available to you with Grainger (may vary based on hours worked):

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and up to 12 company holidays per year (dependent on home province)
• Life insurance coverage, including spousal and dependent life insurance.
• Employee Family Assistance Program to help team members with physical, emotional, mental, financial and other concerns
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan & Defined Contribution Pension Plan to help you save for your financial future
• Educational & Professional Membership Fee Assistance program
• Employee discounts, team member perks and more!
  
  

DEI Statement

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly match this job post as you may still be the right candidate for this role or others. We aspire to create a culture where everyone is comfortable being who they are, can learn and grow to realize their full potential, and is recognized and rewarded for their impact.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability. Should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so we can provide appropriate assistance.

Pre-employment background checks are required for all external candidates. Internal candidates undergo a background check when they move from a non-driving role to a driving role.