Grainger

26,000 Total Employees
Year Founded: 1927

Grainger Career Growth & Development

What People Are Saying About Grainger

  • Internal Mobility: Company materials and subsidiary pages emphasize a “promote from within” philosophy and highlight internal moves into senior roles, signaling a structured pathway for moving across and up within the organization.
  • Training & Education Access: Reports and program descriptions outline enterprise learning portfolios, named programs (e.g., Elevate Badging, Leadership Essentials), and tuition assistance that provide accessible upskilling across levels.
  • Advancement Opportunities: Executive biographies and third‑party rankings focused on promotion outcomes indicate progression into higher-responsibility roles is achievable and externally recognized.

Grainger's Benefits

Allows employees to pursue continuing education during work hours

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Job training & conferences

Offers mentorship program

Provides online course subscriptions

Provides paid industry certifications

Provides personal development training

Provides tuition reimbursement

Our tuition reimbursement plan covers the first $5,250 per year towards a degree program. Amounts that exceed $5,250 are reimbursed at 50% and there is no program maximum.

Promote from within

Provides customized development tracks