Sourcing Specialist - Sourcing Specialist Grainger Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay & benefits which included a sizeable profit sharing program. Afordable health, dental, vision, life, short term & long term disability insurance.

Cons

Upper management within the Sourcing Division was a revolving door. Within 5 years I had 8 managers, only once did I ever receive a year end review by a manager that I worked for that year making it nearly impossible to move up within the organization. Because of the high turn-round in managers very few of the Sourcing managers had a true understanding of the processes in place; nor were they able to do the job of a Sourcing Specialist. This all contributed to very low morale and a very unhappy & tense working environment. The metrics in place for the Sourcing Specialist were based mostly on speed and volume rather than accuracy & obtaining the business of customers which resulted in sloppy work and employees meeting their metrics oposed to being competitively priced, obtaining sales & providing a positive service for customers.

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Pros

Schedules were very flexible! Leadership cared

Cons

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4.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Benefits are decent and reasonably priced. They offer a 401k match, BCBS insurance, FSA, HSA, dental, vision, life insurance, and accidental D&D coverage. They also do a 3‑to‑1 match for donations to non‑religious 501(c) organizations. There’s a big emphasis on volunteering, with plenty of opportunities to get involved. The building itself is beautiful, with a free on‑site gym, a coffee shop, real trees in the atrium, a waterfall, and a large cafeteria (though the food can vary). They’re also flexible about which days you come on‑site, depending on the team’s schedule. If I needed to switch a Monday for a Thursday, it was never an issue. My manager was also supportive of remote work on days when the weather made commuting difficult.

Cons

Admins do not get an annual bonus. They're really strict on Overtime, really weird about worrying about mini costs. Like they'll spend 50k on a week-long training but freak out if people want to rent a car while being in town. Can't buy lunch for this 3 hour meeting to cut costs, but we'll drop 10k on this other thing. It's also so unfair that some people get to work remotely and others are forced to come in 3 times a week, for the exact same roles. Every meeting is basically online, so it's just silly and a power trip.

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