Business Systems Engineer - Inventory Planning

Work Location Type: Hybrid

About Grainger:

W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenances, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit

Compensation:

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $78,200.00 to $130,400.00.

Rewards and Benefits:

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

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The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

Position Details: 

We are seeking a Business Systems Engineer accountable for the SAP SPP (Service Parts Planning) functions of Inventory Planning within our Supply Chain Management Team. The team is accountable for ensuring we have the required inventory levels, managing the planning processes that support our supply chain network.

This role is a functional/technical role, and the candidate should have experience with SAP custom programing, configuration, and business processes. You will have experience designing, troubleshooting, writing, integration testing, and supporting ABAP development as required. This position functions as a liaison working with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies, and information systems.

You will:

• Implement, configure, develop, maintain and optimize enterprise-grade commercial software platforms that enable Grainger’s core business processes (Order Mgmt, Supply Chain and Warehouse, Finance and HR).
• Possess a deep understanding of the core business processes enabled by these tools and can translate business requirements to the most optimal, performance, reliable, scalable and secure solution that meets the need.
• Responsible for seamless operation of/integration between complex systems in a rapidly evolving ecosystem that include traditional ERPs (on-prem, hybrid, cloud), best-in-breed specialized tools and SaaS platforms, as well as fully-custom solutions.
• Demonstrate Grainger’s core Engineering principles and continuous improvement mindset including a stewardship for both the overall Business Systems Platform and improving our data-first culture.
• Share responsibility for the growth of the Engineering discipline at Grainger through community involvement, internal centers of practice, mentoring and coaching other Engineers.

Core Responsibilities

• Execute more complex configuration in respective technical domain and business application. Possess a proficient understanding of impact on the business processes.
• Execute requirements per technical specifications and defined deliverables, scrutinize details, question inconsistencies, and demonstrate curiosity and functional understanding.
• Foundational technical and functional domain experience within respective team. Consistently deliver with appropriate nonfunctional requirements.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures used for administration and operational activities. Identify areas of waste, redundancy and optimization in core processes.
• Participate in team activities (daily status meetings, tech huddle topics, desk checks) and pairing with peers to work on stories.
• Learn and practice continuous delivery practices and methodology.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3 years of experience configuring and optimizing large enterprise systems/applications in a specific domain.
• Experience with specific technologies and languages (as required per domain)
• Ability to design, develop, and deploy solutions with only moderate guidance
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex problems or processes

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.