Senior Business Analyst; Visualization

Overview

Work Location Type: Hybrid

Req Number 327753

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,  offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and  offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $95,000.00 to $.

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.

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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.

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.

The primary role of this Senior Business Analyst is to identify systemic solutions that solve important financial needs for Grainger s North America departments. You will help management navigate automated solutions while driving strategic decision support to financial Services & Treasury, and other departments. You are a partner who must work directly with leaders of each GUS Department and Grainger Enterprise System Teams on topics such as financial analyses and profitability focusing on streamlining/automating processes or analyses, sales growth strategies, productivity, measurements for any department function, and needs that involve systemic solutions.

This position is Hybrid requiring 1 day per month onsite at the Lake Forest, IL headquarters.

• Develop visualization tools to support the growth and productivity initiatives in Finance organization through continuous improvement of financial reporting, storytelling and end-user functionality.
• Coach and mentor cross functional teams on visualization best practices including efficient data modeling, dynamic coding techniques, effective storytelling and optimal report designing.
• Function as a liaison working with project management, FCI team and stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies, and information systems.
• Visualization Scoping:
  Analysis work performed to review the current stated solutions used by stakeholders, to identify productivity gaps, to identify the process improvement areas, and suggest best possible solutions with proof-of-concept research, in addition to configuration development and testing.
• Develop advanced knowledge of Grainger system available tools for information and reporting design.
• Ad-Hoc:
  Demonstrated ability to analyze and translate raw data, and then prepare recommendations to solve ambiguous and complex issues.
• Collaborate with finance partners and cross functional teams to knowledge share, help define analytic requirements for reports and tools, and then support those teams while they translate…