GTG Intern - Business Intelligence

Grainger Businesses • Chicago, IL

101d • $30 • Hybrid

About The Position

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 www.grainger.com. This internship is a 10-week program based in our downtown Chicago office. You will work on the Digital Experience Analytics team, which is responsible for driving Grainger strategy through the analysis of online data. This intern will work cross-functionally with business stakeholders on projects that inform the feature and functionalities deployed in our digital channels  (website, app, etc.). In addition to exciting projects, there will be time throughout the summer for networking, professional development, and social events. The internship is paid and free housing is provided in downtown Chicago.

Requirements

• Majoring in analytics, statistics, finance, business, marketing or related field
• Expected to graduate with a Bachelor's degree between Winter 2026 – Spring 2027.
• General knowledge of analytics, and the curiosity and drive to explore a large data ecosystem and develop analysis skills in a business context.
• Experience analyzing datasets using tools like Power BI, Tableau, SPSS, or Excel. Familiarity with programming languages such as SQL, Python or R is a plus.
• Interest in ecommerce and online customer behavior.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively work with partners from a variety of teams.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
• Eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Complete a summer-long analytics project focused on a particular business problem and present your findings to senior leaders.
• Work with senior analytics team members and business stakeholders to understand business needs and scope projects.
• Grow your end-to-end analytics skills, including data gathering and cleansing, exploration and aggregation, analysis, reporting and dashboard building, and summarizing insights and implications for stakeholders.
• Use tools and platforms such as Snowflake, Power BI, Excel, Adobe Analytics and Python/R.
• Partner closely with current team-members on ongoing activities such as ad hoc analysis, troubleshooting, documentation and project management.
• Learn about the different roles and functions of a modern analytics team and understand how analytics drives technology decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees