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      Grainger

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      Grainger reviews

      4.0

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (1,225 total reviews)
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      DG Macpherson

      87% approve of CEO

      80% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

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      4.0
      Oct 2, 2018

      Analyst

      Programme analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great salary offers. Overall good corporate environment but they will assign more work than can be completed. You must force your own life balance or you could work all the time. Great promotional opportunities

      Cons

      Does not appreciate experienced employees and there are a lot of gaps in processes. Slow processes and systems are frustrating. Gap between corporate and field positions

      3.0
      Sep 20, 2018

      Used to be a Great Company - Outlook not so Good!

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Grainger sellers are relatively autonomous and enjoy a certain level of flexibility. -Mileage reimbursement (but your vehicle must be 5 years or newer for full reimbursement) - Company phone and laptop - Great team members/internal business partners (there is a well-defined and widely-perceived sense of camaraderie among most front-line employees ) - Opportunity for advancement is bountiful if willing to relocate every 2-4 years - Brand recognition; Grainger is the most widely recognized brand in the B2B MRO market sector - Top-tier sales and specialized (safety, metalworking, energy savings, etc) training.

      Cons

      - Compensation package (commission/salary) is an incomprehensible, complicated-on-purpose, volume-over-PY (not total revenue) mess that is no longer competitive - Team morale is at a five-year low - Micromanagement is at an all-time high company-wide (correlation to the previous point? Hmm...) Sadly, the current Account Manager role bears little resemblance to what it was 2-5 years ago. With the company's recent investment into Salesforce and "Value Based Conversations", micromanagement of metrics has hit an all-time high; it is a very unstable period in the Sales world at Grainger. Since the adoption of SF and VBC there has been a mass exodus of sellers, District Sales Managers, and Regional Sales VP's leaving the company because of the path the company is heading down. Senior leadership demands metrics to be met, and it is left to the District Managers to drink the Koolaid and regurgitate the Company schlock ad nauseum. If an employee does not believe in the cause, they are typically removed from the organization.

      5.0
      Sep 16, 2018

      Account manager

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits for job

      Cons

      Very structured environment my hat can hinder sales team.

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