Mgr, Data & Analytics
About The Position
The Manager, Data & Analytics provides reliable performance information and decision support for Grainger’s Safety and Security team. This role establishes reporting priorities, translates business objectives into reporting plans and capabilities, and ensures reporting solutions are high-quality, available, and effective. The manager partners with business and cross-functional leaders to improve reporting capabilities, develop team members, and implement improvements that support department objectives. The position is based at Grainger’s corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois, with three days per week in the office. It is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 5 years of experience managing reporting portfolios, priorities, delivery processes, and reporting solutions.
- Experience managing reporting quality, performance measures, reporting issues, and portfolio-level reporting practices.
- Experience prioritizing stakeholder demand, setting reporting priorities, and managing reporting commitments for a business area.
- Experience managing reporting process improvement, automation, self-service, and reporting governance activities.
- Experience managing reporting team members, establishing priorities, developing talent, and managing team performance.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States now and for the foreseeable future; sponsorship is not available.
Responsibilities
- Manage the Safety & Security reporting portfolio and delivery process, establishing priorities and service expectations that support functional and business needs.
- Forecast future Safety & Security data and reporting needs; define data requirements for evolving programs, metrics, regulatory requirements, and business priorities; and ensure appropriate data structures and sources are available.
- Prioritize stakeholder reporting and analytics needs, translate Safety & Security objectives and business requirements into reporting priorities, and manage delivery commitments.
- Own the quality and reliability of Safety & Security reporting and metrics, including data validation, metric performance, and resolution of reporting or data issues.
- Translate Safety & Security data into actionable insights that help leaders understand performance, identify trends and emerging risks, and inform business and operational decisions.
- Lead reporting and analytics process improvements, including automation and self-service capabilities that improve access to Safety & Security information and reduce manual reporting.
- Establish and maintain Safety & Security reporting practices, standards, definitions, and documentation to promote consistent metrics, reliable reporting, and sustainable reporting processes.
- Manage reporting team members, establish priorities, develop talent, and manage team performance.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage starting on the first day of employment.
- Six free sessions each year with a licensed therapist.
- 18 paid time off days annually for full-time employees, prorated based on employment start date.
- Six company holidays per year.
- 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, with no employee contribution required.
- Employee discounts.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Student loan refinancing.
- Free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
- Maternity support programs and nursing benefits.
- Up to 14 weeks of paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks of paid leave for non-birth parents.
- Incentive target of up to 15%, based on individual and company performance objectives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
