Senior Manager, Marketing Technology

Grainger is a broad line distributor with operations in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. We achieve our purpose, We Keep the World Working, by serving more than 4.5 million customers with many products that keep their operations running and their people safe. Grainger also delivers services and solutions, such as technical support and inventory management, to save customers time and money.We're looking for passionate people who can move our company forward. As one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, we have a welcoming workplace where you can build a career for yourself while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone is an individual. Find your way with Grainger today.

You will lead team of marketing technology analysts to promote marketing growth through data and technology and deliver value through technology projects around connectivity, integration and automation.You will lead, govern, and manage marketing technology yearly budget plan to achieve business goals.You will also help marketing growth through discovering/building marketing technology capabilities and industry research/trends while working cross-functionally with Marketing Channels, Customer Information, Customer Strategy and Grainger Technology Group. You will report to Helen Bertolucci, Director, Marketing Design, Planning & Ops.

• Manage a team of marketing technology analysts to promote marketing growth through data and technology
• Define, plan, resource and implement technology oriented program
• Gain understanding of marketing and advertising technology ecosystem and how it supports business growth
• Create connectivity improvements between/across MarTech and AdTech stacks to ensure activation and attribution of customer-level data and content (e.g. Google and Adobe Marketing Cloud, Identity Solution, CDP/DMP)
• Articulate and ensure implementation of data and content integration requirements for all marketing channels (using API, SQL & Data Extraction Tools)
• You will promote technology vendor relationship with senior marketing leaders to maximize value from platforms
• Research industry trends/best practices, understand evolving privacy regulation and articulate its impact on current marketing capabilities
• Assist campaign managers uncover and articulate barriers around end-to-end marketing campaign workflow, and co-design technology solutions for improved efficiency
• Work with partners (Grainger Technology, Customer Information) to guide marketing success through large/small projects, technology adoption, Marketing technology roadmap and project prioritization
• In partnership with Enablement - educate team members of new capabilities and functionality of marketing technologies and help improve technology adoption
• Gain experience with MarTech & AdTech products and infrastructures (e.g., Adobe, Google, Identity Solutions, LiveRamp, TradeDesk etc.)
• Gain understanding of Data Extraction & Integration technologies along with architecture accumen
• You will understand campaign workflows and interdependencies across end-to-end marketing workflow systems (e.g. JIRA, APRIMO, Workfront)
• You will manage and facilitate across multiple technology platforms. Including Adobe Analytics, Adobe Experience Manager, Google Marketing Cloud, LiveRamp, APRIMO, Digital Marketing Channel Technologies, PPC, SEO and Digital Media Display

You Have:

• Bachelors or Master's Degree or equivalent work experience
• 7-10 years of experience in related field
• 3-5 years of team management experience

With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Paid time off (PTO) and 6 company holidays per year
• Automatic 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay period
• Employee discounts, parental leave, 3:1 match on donations and tuition reimbursement
• A comprehensive set of emotional, financial, physical and social wellbeing programs

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.