Who We Are
McMaster-Carr is a trusted e-commerce company that keeps industry in motion. Every day, hundreds of thousands of customers turn to our website, app, or catalog to find the parts they need and get them fast-so they can solve problems, avoid downtime, and keep critical operations running smoothly.
We serve industries that touch nearly every part of daily life: aerospace, agriculture, entertainment, marine, medical, automotive, food and beverage, and more. Our work may happen behind the scenes, but its impact is everywhere.
Our customers don't just rely on us to maintain what matters-they also look to us to help them imagine what's next. Through tools like 3D CAD models, intuitive search, and a constantly evolving product offering, we help people discover new solutions, iterate on ideas, and improve the way they work.
Accelerate Your Career at McMaster-Carr
From day one, you'll take ownership of meaningful work that moves our business forward. The Management Track is not a rotational development program-it's more hands-on, more immersive, and more impactful.
You'll take on a wide range of challenges. Some will call for creative, original ideas; others will require clever, practical improvements to what already works. You'll learn by doing, supported by sharp teammates and mentors who want to help you elevate your contributions. You'll work across functions, see how the business fits together, and develop the kind of judgment, communication, and leadership skills that set the foundation for long-term impact.
We welcome undergraduates and master's students from any major. What matters most is how you make thoughtful decisions, how you push boundaries, and your drive to learn and grow.
What You'll Do
As part of our management team, you will do work that matters. Over time, you'll grow into a leader who brings out the best in others and drives results across the company. Your work might include:
- Using AI to improve how we work
- Apply large language models to automate routine tasks, uncover insights in customer feedback, or build tools that help our writers create better product descriptions more quickly.
- Making ordering easier for customers
- Streamline the order-to-payment process to eliminate barriers, reduce manual steps, and make doing business with us more seamless.
- Improving distribution through automation
- Design and implement automation that helps our warehouses operate more efficiently and deliver products to customers faster and more accurately.
- Leading cross-functional initiatives
- Collaborate with teams in tech, customer service, and distribution. You'll help define the problem, align people around a solution, and make sure the changes stick.
- Fixing operational pain points
- Identify recurring issues-like damaged products or order delays-and lead projects to solve the underlying problems.
- Owning and growing a product category
- Decide what we sell, how we present it, and how we grow it. Use customer insights, data, and industry trends to shape our offering and drive growth.
- Strengthening supplier relationships
- Evaluate suppliers to ensure great quality, pricing, and delivery. Help improve product availability and reduce risk for customers and for us.
- Launching new digital features
- Work with our tech teams to design and test features that help customers search, navigate, and buy more effectively.
Who You Are
You are curious, driven, and eager to make an impact. You ask thoughtful questions, enjoy solving tough problems, and bring out the best in the people around you. You know that strong collaboration isn't just about teamwork-it's about creating the conditions for others to contribute fully, challenge ideas constructively, and move the work forward together.
We hire undergrads and advanced degrees from all majors-English, Engineering, Philosophy, Business, and more-because we know that diversity of thought makes us better. If you're excited to take on meaningful challenges, build new skills by doing impactful work, and help a team succeed, we'd love to meet you.
Cash Compensation
- Starting base pay is $133,000
- Total cash compensation is generally around $165,000 to $180,000 and includes a profit sharing based on company profitability.
- Includes a signing bonus and relocation stipend
Benefits
Growth & Learning
- 100% tuition reimbursement (including MBAs)
- Informal and formal mentorship
- Employee resource groups
Health & Wellbeing
- Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums
- Inclusive, all-gender benefits
Time Off
- Paid time off for vacation and personal time
Family & Future
- Paid parental leave for all new parents
- Adoption and surrogacy assistance
- First-time home buyer assistance
- Industry leading company-funded retirement accounts
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees a workplace with reasonable accommodations and free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. At McMaster-Carr, we do not make employment decisions based on age, ethnicity, citizenship status, military status, gender identity and expression, race, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected group.
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.
Top Skills
What We Do
McMaster-Carr is an e-commerce company offering more than half a million products used to keep business in motion. With more than 300,000 daily visits to our website, customers from a variety of industries turn to us when they need to build, design, repair or maintain just about anything because we are the complete, one-stop source for industrial supplies.
Technology teams play a vital role in McMaster-Carr’s success. The software that drives our business is developed in-house by a growing team of versatile engineers. Whether the project is automating distribution operations, improving browsing features on our app or integrating a new data center to serve five national facilities, people flourish when they love to learn and pursue ambitious goals.
McMaster-Carr’s diverse business creates the opportunity to explore new technologies and develop expertise that is both broad and deep. Growth is supported by an inclusive culture of development seen in mentorship, reading groups, guilds and town halls that create community. They pursue career growth through learning and advancement in technical and project leadership.
Why Work With Us
Curious people thrive at McMaster-Carr. Engineers build technical knowledge through learning groups, book clubs, and one-on-one mentoring. Diverse projects offer experience with a wide range of technologies to encourage career-long learning. Great work is celebrated in an inclusive workplace dedicated to equity, growth and employee well-being.
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McMaster-Carr Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Lead Software Engineers and other technology roles benefit from a mix of onsite collaboration with teams and remote work. Other roles may be fully onsite depending on responsibilities.
