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 maintenance, 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. The Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) team supports the technology that powers Grainger’s distribution centers and branch network for North America. We ensure the right products move efficiently through our supply chain to meet customer needs. In this fast-paced and complex environment, our team builds and supports the systems that drive inventory movement, order fulfillment, warehouse automation, and network efficiency. We work closely with operations to deliver scalable, resilient solutions that enable growth and continuous improvement. This team supports a variety of systems and software: SAP EWM 7.0, S/4 Hana for EWM, SAP WM, SAP GTS, Manhattan, Kafka, Connectship, Logistiview, Dematic and others. This role will focus heavily on integration, defining and solving for business requirements, code development and configuration, working across a wide range of technologies and systems while having a heavy focus on documentation governance. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of supply chain and warehouse management processes and technical integration between SAP and other applications, and a deep appreciation for documentation with a focus on scalable and maintainable solutions to support and evolve our critical supply chain platforms. Our Vision We aim to modernize and optimize supply chain technology through agile engineering and close business collaboration, leveraging Generative AI and machine learning to anticipate disruptions, optimize inventory and flow, and accelerate issue resolution—while maintaining rigorous governance and security. Our systems must adapt quickly to change, support innovation, and ensure operational excellence across the DC and Branch network.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure and/or develop, deploy, optimize, monitor and improve systems and business applications. Clearly demonstrates understanding of the implications of their usage on the business.
• Contribute to capability roadmaps and conducting technology research for innovation and continuous improvement. Translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications and deliverables
• Specialized with core technical and functional domain experience within respective team (beyond where necessary, demonstrates curiosity). Defines nonfunctional requirements in accordance with Engineering best practices (Security, reliability, performance, etc.)
• Partners with administration and operational teams to improve key service practices. Documenting debt and waste. Develops sustainable feedback loops for continuous improvement. Builds sustainable systems with monitoring and observability, builds with supportability in mind. Set standards for operating procedures and advises on best practices for engineers.
• Support team activities (daily status meetings, tech huddle topics, desk checks) and pairing with peers to work on stories
• Regularly evaluates current business processes, applications, systems, and identifies potential improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Uses each task/story as an opportunity to embed improvements.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of ABAP development experience in broad range of hardware & software products. SAP WM, SAP Stock Room Management, s/4 Hana EWM, GTS.
• Proficient ability to design, develop, test, and deploy applications/ systems using proven technologies within variety of technologies and environments.
• Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new policies and ideas
• Proficient troubleshooting (within multiple systems) and problem-solving skills
• Embeds data analytics capabilities and understanding of key business data models
• Experience with API’s and messaging languages
• Experience across multiple technical and functional domains maintained by team
• Working towards a robust understanding of Grainger’s end-to-end business including ability to explain how key tech initiatives are contributing to the business and how our growth drivers work.
• Strong coding, debugging, and analytical skills, with the ability to write and maintain code in ABAP and other relevant programming languages, must be comfortable reading, modifying, and developing production-quality code
• Experience with SAP HANA platforms and integration with external systems (WES/WCS) required.
• Ability to code in ABAP and work with IDocs, API’s, RFCs, BAPIs, and interface error handling.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Comfortable working in agile, fast-paced, and warehouse/operations-driven environments.

Nice-to-haves

• Kafka, JSON, Python and other languages a plus.

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.