IT Portfolio Manager - SAP

Work Location Type: Hybrid

Req Number 329371

About Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit


Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $112,900.00 - $188,100.00. This role is eligible for an incentive target of up to 15 %, based on the achievement of individual and company performance objectives in accordance with the current terms of the incentive program which are subject to change.

Rewards and Benefits

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 23 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

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Grainger Benefits

The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.


The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.


Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

This position is not eligible for any form of OPT sponsorship now or in the future. Individuals requiring OPT sponsorship should not apply.


Position Details

The Portfolio Manager is a cross-functional leader who combines deep technical expertise with strategic portfolio oversight. This role partners with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define and deliver high-impact solutions, manage intake and prioritization, and ensure governance across multiple initiatives. The Portfolio Manager authors project documentation and drives continuous improvement while maintaining visibility into portfolio health, compliance, and performance metrics.


This role will also support a large-scale SAP brownfield transformation, including migration from SAP ECC 617 to SAP S/4HANA, with significant cross-functional coordination required across engineering, architecture, infrastructure, security, data, testing, and release workstreams. A key responsibility will be overseeing the readiness multiple third party integrations that must be assessed, tested, remediated as needed, and transitioned to the AWS cloud as part of the migration


You Will

• Portfolio Strategy & Roadmap: Define and communicate portfolio strategy and roadmaps, translating business objectives into executable technical plans while resolving cross-initiative dependencies, conflicts, and trade-offs.

• Financial & Business Management: Develop business cases with measurable KPIs and benefits; manage budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and corrective actions; present financials and recommendations to executive stakeholders.

• Intake & Prioritization: Govern portfolio intake and prioritization, consolidating demand for engineering teams, resolving priority conflicts, and monitoring intake quality and throughput.

• Governance, Risk & Compliance: Lead stage-gate governance for compliance, data security, and regulatory reviews; identify, mitigate, and escalate risks with clear stakeholder communication.

• Delivery Leadership & Execution: Guide solution approach and execution, participate in sprint ceremonies, and communicate project status, risks, and issues to key stakeholders.

• Requirements & Impact Analysis: Lead requirements definition and validation, acceptance criteria, and functional impact analysis to ensure solutions effectively address business needs.

• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with engineering, product, finance, and operations to align on scope, delivery timelines, costs, and execution priorities.

• Data-Driven Enablement & Improvement: Create scalable, automated dashboards and decision artifacts; apply industry best practices and drive continuous improvement through performance metrics and stakeholder feedback

You Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance or related field or equivalent experience required

• 5+ years experience in business analysis, portfolio management, or related roles

• Technical expertise in IT systems, workflows, and data structures

• Experience managing large bodies of work in enterprise environments

• Analytical, communication, and conflict resolution skills

• Understanding of MRO or similar industries

• Experience operating in an agile context and influencing senior stakeholders

• Verbal & written communication skills

• Hands-on experience with SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration programs, preferably in a brownfield model.

• Experience managing or coordinating large-scale integration portfolios with multiple third-party integrations/interfaces.

• Experience coordinating migration dependencies involving AWS cloud infrastructure or application/integration workloads.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.