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

Portfolio Manager I eCommerce

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Portfolio Management roles are responsible for the overall success of their respective domain, which could be a product, portfolio or platform.

Individuals serving in these roles must have excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills and the ability to clearly communicate to both business and IT audiences. They must have both business and technical acumen, and deep expertise in their related domains. They should be able to shift between high-level strategic conversations down to tactical implementation conversations. They should have a proven understanding of technology/eCommerce and its application to achieve business objectives, a strong understanding of delivery frameworks and methodologies, with an emphasis on eCommerce, and a compelling ability to affect change. 

Portfolio Manager — The Portfolio Manager is responsible for overseeing a defined portfolio and ensuring that all priorities are adequately reflected and tracked. They manage the intake of new demands, the prioritization of efforts, the tracking of status until completion, and update stakeholders on changes to the portfolio. The Portfolio Manager identifies the future demand, defines sequencing and dependencies, works with resource teams to determine availability, and adjust priorities accordingly. They ensure that the programs, projects and products within their portfolio are being properly managed, planned and prioritized.

Key Activities:

  • Portfolio Roadmap: Assists with the capturing and articulation of the Portfolio Roadmap. Helps identify dependencies and conflicts.
  • Portfolio Priorities: Works with stakeholders to articulate and consolidate the priority across multiple demands and teams
  • Intake: Facilitates the capturing and review of new requests and shepherds them through the necessary process steps.
  • Use Cases / User Stories – Writes stories and ensures integrity of stories across the sub-business unit. Writes and validates acceptance criteria within area of expertise Grooms and maintains use cases.
  • Demand vs Forecast: Generates reports to show demand vs forecast and actively works with all parties to resolve discrepancies.
  • Manages key relationships with ecommerce, user experience, enterprise systems, product management, finance and other teams.

Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 3-5 yrs in product or portfolio management
  • 3-5 years experience in a large scale eCommerce environment
  • 3 yrs B2B experience
  • Previous experience managing large bodies of work
  • Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills
  • 8+ yrs in previous management roles with an emphasis on program, product or P&L management
  • Experience operating in an agile context

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

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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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