Director, Field Safety

Grainger Businesses • Lake Forest, IL

5d • 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 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 Director, Field Safety leads an organization that provides safety and health expertise to Grainger sellers and Grainger customers to grow Safety and Health product and service revenue. Will partner with functional leadership to ensure Field Safety teams are working together to engage and close safety and health related business to exceed company financial targets. You will lead approximately 8 Sr Managers and 65 team members in total across the United States and Canada.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years experience in a related field.
• MRO industry knowledge of the Safety and services areas.
• Develop compelling business cases with an identified Return.
• Financial skills and the ability to manage P&L for a business segment.
• Motivate and inspire results through others.
• Create compelling options for all partners.

Responsibilities

• Participate with leadership in the strategic planning to develop goals and coordinate activities across the Field Safety organization.
• Direct the activities for the Field Safety Specialist and Safety Services including the development of all planning to support achievement on our financial plans.
• Grow capabilities of the Safety team to achieve all of our goals.
• Set the approach for the activities of the Safety Team to include cascading goals, directing and motivating both direct and indirect team members; exercises full authority of a leader concerning workforce planning, staffing, performance appraisal, staff development, salary recommendations and terminations
• Establish regular communication with important customers to maintain existing relationships and to sell and promote products to exceed sales goals.
• Communicate with national accounts to resolve issues, expand sales potential and gather relevant market information
• Lead the development of the annual plan and forecast, and manage monitoring against variances and controlling the budget.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director