Grainger

Operations Specialist

Grainger

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Lake Forest • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $65,900 - $109,800 per year

About the role

  • Applies project management principles and governance to ensure consistent delivery and compliance.
  • Maintains project plans, schedules, and risk logs to keep timelines on track and provide visibility into issues.
  • Communicates clearly and produces concise reports to enable quick, informed decisions.
  • Manages risks and issues proactively to protect scope, schedule, and quality.
  • Uses collaboration and productivity tools to organize work and share updates efficiently.
  • Facilitates alignment and coordinates internal and external partners to remove obstacles and maintain progress.
  • Executes change strategies—communications, training, readiness checks—to drive adoption and business value.
  • Analyzes data and success metrics to validate outcomes and recommend improvements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • 2+ years related experience
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office products specifically MS PowerPoint.
  • Project management principles, governance standards, and compliance requirements to ensure consistent delivery.
  • Risk management and issue resolution practices for maintaining scope, schedule, and quality.
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking to identify, assess, and resolve risks and issues effectively.
  • Influence and engage stakeholders without formal authority to maintain alignment and remove obstacles.
Benefits
  • 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.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementrisk managementissue resolutiondata analysissuccess metricschange managementcompliance standardsgovernance principlesproblem-solvingcritical thinking
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder engagementinfluencecollaborationorganizational skillsproactive managementreportingdecision-makingfacilitationalignment