Zoro

HQ
Chicago
651 Total Employees
244 Product + Tech Employees
Year Founded: 2011

Zoro Career Growth & Development

Zoro Employee Perspectives

Zoro supports career growth through mentorship, sponsorship, stretch opportunities and continued learning. The company prioritizes mentorship to help employees take on new challenges, build skills and receive guidance at important career moments.

“Having both a sponsor and mentor has opened doors for me to take on stretch projects, which have pushed me beyond my comfort zone and expanded my skill set. Informally, these relationships have provided guidance, feedback and advocacy at key moments in my career.”

Janai Howard, VP of Human Resources

What People Are Saying About Zoro

  • Growth Culture: Company values highlight ‘winning and learning together’ and encourage experimentation, with leaders modeling that taking time to learn is a good thing. This posture is described as creating a supportive environment for learning by doing and cross‑team collaboration.
  • Training & Education Access: Careers and culture materials reference unique opportunities for continued learning, including educational programming as part of inclusion efforts. Offerings cited span job training, conferences, tuition support, online courses, internal learning libraries, and paid certifications.
  • Internal Mobility: Narratives point to internal promotions, lateral moves, and even career shifts across departments when supported by leadership. Parent‑company backing is also noted as providing resources and stability that can enable formal development and mobility.

Zoro's Benefits

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Managers hold regular development check-ins

Provides online course subscriptions

Provides training support and resources for AI adoption

Provides tuition reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement is subject to an application process and appropriate business case for approval. Reimbursements for the first $5,250 & reimbursement at 50% of costs above that annually.

Posts new positions internally and encourages employees to apply

Promote from within

Provides customized development tracks