Grainger
North America's leading B2B supplier of maintenance, repair and operating supplies and related services.
Chicago, IL

Sr. Catalog Merchandiser

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Company Overview

Grainger is a broad line, business-to-business distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies and other related products and services. More than 3.2 million businesses and institutions worldwide rely on Grainger for products such as safety gloves, ladders, motors and janitorial supplies, along with services like inventory management and technical support. These customers represent a broad collection of industries including commercial, government, healthcare and manufacturing. They place orders online, on mobile devices, through sales representatives, over the phone and at local branches. Approximately 5,000 suppliers provide Grainger with more than 1.6 million products stocked in Grainger's distribution centers and branches worldwide.

Position Description

Primary Function:

Responsible for planning and merchandising segment catalogs and marketing materials to support the company integrated marketing plan. This role will look to grow incremental revenue and product category interaction with Grainger customers by effectively building unique merchandising value and business solutions in catalogs to customer segments. Role will also build strong analytical-based product selection criteria based on the customer segments identified in the integrated marketing plan and business partner requirements. Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations, strategy, approvals and reporting required to meet multiple project deadlines

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for developing catalog and marketing product merchandising strategies to ensure products are solving business solutions for customers, while bringing to life unique product sets and messaging across customer segments
  • Lead channel planning process of identifying customer segments to ensure alignment with the integrated marketing plan for Grainger's large and medium businesses
  • Analyze SKU performance using financial metrics and customer target segment goals to develop SKU selection for segment catalogs and marketing collateral to meet or exceed ROI goals
  • Create merchandising pagination to meet best practices in catalog layout using STEP publishing tools
  • Merchandise products using data and content to provide customers with easy to understand decision making criteria
  • Lead annual marketing planning and resource capabilities assessment to accomplish integrated marketing plan
  • Conduct competitor analysis to build merchandising decisions and opportunities
  • Align merchandising to support a complete cross-channel customer experience
  • Provide product selection input for online merchandising
  • Responsible for digital catalog production and metrics analysis to help drive improvements for merchandising and ROI
  • Develop strategies for implementing enhanced content to provide business solutions for customers
  • Lead research and acquisition of product content using images, selection guides, and other enhanced content to help customer product selection
  • Lead communication of segment catalog strategies to copywriter and design teams
  • Project manage across business partners (Large/Medium, Circulation, Analytics, Product Managers, G.com).
  • Provide proactive process improvement solutions to production issues on a deadline basis

Position Requirements:

Preferred Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising or Communications, master's degree a plus
  • 5-7 years experience in marketing, merchandising or related field
  • Must be able to lead without authority in a cross-functional team atmosphere
  • Must be proactive and demonstrate problem solving and analytical thinking
  • Agile thinker with confidence to handle unplanned situations
  • Expertise in catalog direct marketing, knowledge of multi-channel marketing a plus
  • Results driven and detail oriented with skill to manage simultaneous projects under tight deadlines
  • Basic financial analytics experience
  • Project management experience
  • Ability to lead groups including Sr. Director and Director levels
  • Comfortable in multi-location environment leveraging electronic workflows
  • Excellent written and oral skills, strong proofreader
  • Proficient in word processing with knowledge of desktop publishing
  • Knowledge of content database systems (Stibo STEP) a plus
  • Knowledge of Adobe and SharePoint products a plus

EEOC Statement

Grainger is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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What are Grainger Perks + Benefits

Grainger Benefits Overview

With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our benefits provide a wide range of programs and resources for nearly every aspect of the full life you and your family lead – supporting your life today and in the future.

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Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Team members connect in, African American, Asian-Pacific Islander, Disability, Equality Alliance, Generational, Latino, Veterans and Women's Business Resource Groups.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Diversity recruitment program
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Abortion travel benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Team members can contribute up to 75% of pay up IRS limits on a pre- or post-tax basis. Your contributions are always 100% vested.
401(K) matching
Grainger automatically contributes 6% of your eligible pay into your retirement savings plan account each pay period. This contribution is always 100% vested.
Employee stock purchase plan
You are eligible to participate in Grainger's ESPP once you have completed at least 90 days of service and are regular full-time or regular part-time, scheduled to work at least 20 hours a week.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
For every $1 a team member donates to charity, Grainger amplifies that impact with a $3 matched donation.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Grainger supports team members and their families who are in the process of adopting by reimbursing up to $6,000 per adoption for eligible expenses.
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Beverages and coffee on demand in our downtown locations.
Onsite office parking
We offer employees discounted parking rates at our Chicago office locations.
Relocation assistance
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Our tuition reimbursement plan covers the first $5,250 per year towards a degree program. Amounts that exceed $5,250 are reimbursed at 50% and there is no program maximum.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Personal development training

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