What It's Like to Work at Grainger

Grainger is a huge company with a long history. People have a ton of institutional knowledge and are still open to evolving. That means we can innovate and move fast, but do so thoughtfully and sustainably.

I was drawn to Grainger because of their positive impact on customers and team members. I admire the humility of my coworkers and my leadership as we work to create bold solutions.

Working in Tech at Grainger means working with the latest tools and with the best colleagues, and I’ve found success comes with focusing on the customer. That means frequently gathering feedback from customer teams so we can continually improve.

I love designing tools that have an impact on the day-to-day work of Grainger team members, making it easier and faster for them to complete work that brings value to Grainger customers.

As a part-time master’s student, I have a lot on my plate. My leaders understand and regularly check-in. My team puts a big emphasis on fostering a rich team culture and has regular virtual meetings focused solely on connection. Grainger allows me to balance meeting my deadlines for work and school, while still having time to pursue my interests.

Our design team works across many cross-functional teams at Grainger, including daily meetings with engineers around the globe. Our stakeholders are everyone from inside sales to the customers who buy our products online. We are constantly taking in feedback to make our customers and fellow employees lives better through user-centric design!

A mixture of collaboration and heads-down time. I start each day with a stand-up. I have time to write, test, and run code to make sure our data piplines/programs are running as expected and I meet with team leads and senior data engineers to remove blockers. I also monitor support channels and our systems to make sure things are running smoothly.