The Planning Analyst is a highly visible position that supports Grainger’s vision by providing and maintaining product availability across all of our US branch locations. The Planning Analyst is a key member of the inventory planning team owning the stocking policy across 400 plus locations and hundreds of thousands of products. The Planning Analyst supports current inventory and supply chain policies at an operational level, is engaged in actionable improvements to the supply chain, and participates in cross functional teams to implement the proposal. Strong data analytics capability, required to establish strong working relationships within the Inventory Planning team, as well as Transportation, DC Operations, Purchasing, Finance, Customer Service and Product Management teams. Strong written and verbal communication and participate in varied cross functional settings.