at W.W. Grainger, Inc. in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Work Location Type:Remote
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:
Drive focus and accountability behind large-scale strategic initiatives within Sales Enablement. Manage program and resources from project initiation to close and ensure project execution is on time, at/under budget and meet goals. Provide tools, resources, and communication to support stakeholder management.
You Will:
Contribute to the determination of project scope, resource requirements, skill requirements, project milestones, risks, and deployment plan.
Serve as primary contact for project related activities and issues.
Monitor, document and communicate project status; anticipate problems and resolve them or escalate them to the appropriate level of management to ensure project completion
Help foster transparency across the organization by ensuring that there is flow both internally within the Sales Enablement team and externally amongst other relevant partners in the company.
Responsible for project administration through SmartSheet and other best in class project management tools
Provide proper level of guidance through team development stages
Identify and remove barriers that impede the team's ability to make progress on their project
Manage and promote communication amongst team members, functional departments, business sponsor, and other key stakeholders.
Manage multiple complex projects of any size concurrently.
Tailor a delivery approach that best fits each project.
You Have:
BA/BS or equivalent.
3+ years of experience in related field.
Have B2B sales experience with understanding of sales processes and partners (preferred)
Experience of project management concepts and procedures.
Manage a variety of complex projects, barriers, and opportunities.
Must be a curious and articulate team member who can work with all types of partners
Proficient in version control and change management processes and principles.
Advanced experience with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Microsoft Projects, etc.)
Rewards and Benefits:
With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice and meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
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.
Grainger is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
