Senior SAP & Warehouse Systems Engineer

W.W. Grainger, Inc.; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a leading broad line distributor focused on supply chain technology within North America. The Warehouse Management Systems team supports SAP EWM, S/4HANA EWM, SAP WM and related tools to drive inventory movement and order fulfillment across the DC and branch network.

The role emphasizes integration, business requirements, and scalable, maintainable solutions, with a strong focus on documentation governance and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of configuration and/or development experience in broad range of hardware & software products including SAP WM, SAP Stock Room Management, s/4 Hana EWM, GTS.
• Proficient ability to design, develop, test, and deploy applications/systems using proven technologies across multiple environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to embed data analytics and understand key business data models.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure and/or develop, deploy, optimize, monitor and improve systems and business applications.
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications and deliverables.
• Define nonfunctional requirements and best practices (security, reliability, performance).
• Collaborate with admin and operations teams to improve service practices and build sustainable, observable systems.
• Support team activities and pair with peers to work on stories.
• Perform hands-on coding, debugging, and optimization of SAP applications (approx. 80% development).
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior engineers.

Skills

Strong coding, debugging, analytical

System design & development

Troubleshooting

Data analytics

Communication skills

Adaptability in agile environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP WM

SAP Stock Room Management

SAP S/4HANA EWM

GTS

ABAP

Kafka

JSON

Python

Job description

W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a leading broad line distributor focused on supply chain technology within North America. The Warehouse Management Systems team supports SAP EWM, S/4HANA EWM, SAP WM and related tools to drive inventory movement and order fulfillment across the DC and branch network.

The role emphasizes integration, business requirements, and scalable, maintainable solutions, with a strong focus on documentation governance and governance.