Sr Project Manager, IT

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 maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment,  offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and  offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $93,800.00 to $ for Chicago based candidates and $121,500 - $202,500 for a virtual candidate. This position is not eligible for any form of OPT sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring OPT sponsorship should not apply.

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.

You will be responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating project teams through waterfall/agile/and hybrid project management practices. You will help the team to achieve a high level of performance and quality in the delivery of project to provide benefits to users. You will manage multiple concurrent, high visibility projects using waterfall/agile/hybrid methods in an environment that may cross multiple departments or teams.

You will build on project management principles and practices to adapt project delivery approaches to provide the right balance of agility and predictability to suit goals of projects.

• Directly manage information technology projects supporting Infrastructure, Information Security, Business Systems & Operations, and Insights, Data Engineering & Analytics.
• Support project scope and schedule development/management while focusing on delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; manage issues, and escalations; and perform delivery execution for assigned projects.
• Oversee project management responsibilities three to five separate projects: manage project schedules based on defined scope and resource constraints; manage scope and deliverables for assigned projects.
• Demonstrate ability to gather and provide project level estimates and reporting (Status, Risks, Leadership Escalations) for teams…