Grainger to add 300 jobs
Grainger announced plans to expand its presence in its downtown Chicago office in the Citigroup Center.
The company expects to add approximately 300 IT and eCommerce new hires over the next several years.
“I welcome Grainger’s growth in Chicago and look forward to watching the company flourish,” said Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel. “By creating jobs for Chicagoans and making an investment to the city by developing a larger office, Grainger is providing a great example of the kind of company we are dedicated to backing in Chicago. These positions are in the key industries of information technology and eCommerce – two critical areas of growth as our economy evolves in the 21st century.”
“With the rapid pace of business today, technology plays an ever-increasing role in our customers’ ability to succeed,” said Grainger chairman, president and CEO Jim Ryan. “We are developing world-class eCommerce solutions that are part of our multichannel approach, which includes our sales team, inventory management programs, branch network and service centers. Through this model, we provide our customers the products and services they need, when they need them. Expanding our Chicago office enables us to attract the best talent to build upon and enhance our eCommerce platform.”
With the opening of its office in the Citigroup Center last year, Grainger hired nearly 100 new IT and eCommerce employees. The company reported $2.7 billion in eCommerce sales in 2012, representing 30 percent of total company sales and an increase of 23 percent versus the prior year.
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