Sales Coordinator Janesville/Lake Forest

W.W. Grainger, Inc.; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

W.W. Grainger, Inc. seeks a Sales Coordinator in Lake Forest to support the sales team across multiple accounts and track codes. You will help shift non-selling tasks toward strategic selling, contribute to reporting, and support pricing coordination for large contracts.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and delivering reliable customer and seller experiences in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to navigate Grainger systems and software.
• Strong data and analytical skills with attention to details.

Responsibilities

• Supports multiple sellers; strategic partner in managing approx. $150M in sales.
• Assist in CSP pricing, reporting, quotes, and contract tasks to drive implementation.
• Create and maintain monthly, contractual, customer-facing reporting.

Skills

Multitask

Data analysis

Customer service

Negotiation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

SAP/SOE

MS Excel

SalesForce

Keepstock Dashboard

Job description

Career Opportunities: Sales Coordinator Janesville/Lake Forest (335780)

Requisition ID335780-Posted10/26/2026

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America and Japan. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working by serving more than4.6 million customersworldwide with maintenance, repair andoperating(MRO) products and value-added solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customerexpertise. Known for its commitment to service and purpose-driven culture, the Company reported2025 revenue of$17.9 billion. For more information, visit www.grainger.com.

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $21-26/hr.

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.

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.

The Sales Coordinator provides support to sales team members who are aligned to contractual customers. Sales Coordinators manage multiple track codes with approx. $150M in revenue. The purpose of the role is to shift non-selling activities away from our sales partners, enabling them to reallocate their time to strategic selling activities, resulting in sales growth. Sales Coordinators assist with contractual reoccurring reporting, contractual pricing coordination, track code maintenance, strategic content development, and pre/post order support. The Sales Coordinator is responsible for fostering significant business partnerships with all levels of leadership and collaborates with multiple cross functional teams to improve the customer and seller experience.

You Will:

• Supports multiple sellers; strategic partner in managing approx. $150M in sales.
• Provides seller support for large contract customers (such as National Accounts, Healthcare, GPOs, Channel Business, Gov't, and hold a strategic relationship with Grainger Canada National Sales Coordinators) in regard to CSP pricing, reporting, quotes, sourcing and other complex organizational tasks to drive contract implementation and execution of contracted business.
• Practices critical thinking to actively probe to uncover unique and complex customer-requirements while creating effective solutions to execute on tasks.
• Acts as a liaison between cross functional departments such as Quotes, Cross-Referencing, Customer Life-Cycle Project Manager, Contract Enablement Manager,
• Contract Administration Coordinator, Sourcing, Customer Service, Financial Services, eCommerce, Technical Product Support and other supported departments.
• Uses data to articulate customer story and/or works to address inconsistencies or-anomalies.
• Assist in RFQs, Large Bid Pricing, and Contractual CSP
• Assist in creation of quarterly business review reporting
• Assist in creating and maintaining monthly, contractual, customer facing reporting
• Assist in mass account creation and/or deactivation
• Assist in large account list match projects; ebusiness integrations
• Creates Track Code, manages proper alignment for account, sub and track level-Manages contractual Diversity reporting; manages entering financial information in

You Have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Possess the technological capabilities to efficiently navigate the Grainger systems and-software packages to support customers. (SAP/SOE, MS Office (Excel, Access) MS-Outlook, SalesForce, Keepstock Dashboard, etc.)
• Ability to influence without authority and negotiates to make sound decisions and-drive for best results while minimizing risk to the company.
• Ability to stay with a position or plan of action until desired result is achieved or is no-longer reasonably attainable.
• Practices agility while working in fast paced environment and leads with Continuous-Improvement mindset regarding opportunities within processes and technologies.
• Strong proficient excel skills and ability to learn new, efficient ways to manipulate and share data.
• Ability to multi-task, handle multiple priorities with agility and perform in fast-paced, high-volume environment. Strong decision making, solution focused and troubleshooting skills.
• Business acumen and knowledge of MRO industry.

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.