Manager, Private Label

Work Location Type: Hybrid Req Number  327319

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 $103,600.00  to $172,600.00.

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.

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 Manager, Private Label Strategy plays a critical part in ensuring Grainger’s product assortment offers worldclass private branded products to our customers. You will be directly accountable for hundreds of thousands of existing SKUs and the strategic expansion of new private label opportunities. With a strong focus on the customer experience, you will lead product quality assurance at cost advantage efforts across our processes, while identifying the next strategic growth opportunities. Leveraging your expertise in industry best practices, customer and product knowledge, you will help elevate Grainger's private label assortment to new levels of excellence.

You will report to the Manager or Senior Mgr, Private Label Strategy.

This is a hybrid position that is based in Lake Forest or Chicago.

You Will

• Oversee the team responsible for the product quality, completeness and timely implementation of Grainger's full scope of deliverables to the business and our customers.
• Oversees, coaches and manages the team responsible for ensuring the deliverables are completed based on project plans and service-level agreements.
• Responsible for resolving escalated complex product data issues through identifying root cause and aligning with stakeholders on solutions.
• Provide thought leadership to business partners and communicate the impact of strategies as part of key merchandising activities such as category review and new product additions • Responsible for continuously improving processes and ensuring successful change management.

You Have

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required 5+ years experience managing product data, inclusive of 2+ years of overseeing a team

Experience applying Continuous Improvement and change management strategies to support successful implementations/adoption of new tools or processes:

Experience with Product Information Management (PIM) technology, data management strategies, informing decisions and merchandising experiences:

Experience communicating with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership:

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