Senior Business Analyst - Hybrid Sourcing Analytics

W.W. Grainger, Inc.; Lake Forest (IL); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO 18 days + 6 holidays

401(k) with company contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Grainger is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to partner with Sourcing leadership, develop measurement dashboards, and drive data-driven decisions that shape sourcing strategy and operations.

You will analyze large datasets, test hypotheses, and present findings to influence decisions. The role requires strong problem solving, communication, and collaboration across Grainger’s teams in a hybrid Lake Forest setting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience solving diverse and complex business problems.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with ability to translate information into recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sourcing leadership to understand challenges and opportunities.
• Develop and design Sourcing measurement dashboards to capture core workflows.
• Provide data-driven analyses to evaluate hypotheses and support strategy.
• Lead data gathering and testing to ensure fact-based decisions.
• Perform ad hoc analytics to support strategy and inform leadership.

Skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Dashboards

Communication

Business knowledge

PowerBI

SQL

Teradata

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

SQL

Teradata

MS Office

Job description

Grainger is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to partner with Sourcing leadership, develop measurement dashboards, and drive data-driven decisions that shape sourcing strategy and operations.

You will analyze large datasets, test hypotheses, and present findings to influence decisions. The role requires strong problem solving, communication, and collaboration across Grainger’s teams in a hybrid Lake Forest setting.