Data Science Apprentice

Work Location Type: Hybrid 

As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we’re dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a 2024 Glassdoor Best Place to Work and a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, we’re looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.

 Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is [[cust_payrangemin]]  to [[cust_payrangemax]].  This position is eligible for participation in our short-term incentive program in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.

The range provided 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. 

About Grainger: 

Grainger is a leading broadline distributor with operations primarily 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 a wide range of 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. 

Grainger is a leader in data-driven culture. Our Analytics & Data team operates as a center of excellence, undertaking advanced research to help all areas of the business make better decisions to enhance our customer experience and improve performance. From real-time product recommendations and Salesforce strategy, to supply chain stocking positions and marketing investment optimizations, our team’s work has a meaningful impact on our performance as an industry leader. 

Position Details: 

The Grainger Data Science Apprenticeship is based in Lake Forest, IL. You will report to a leader within our Analytics & Data team. Our Analytics & Data team is a group of outstanding Data Scientists and AI experts with diverse backgrounds and strong technical expertise. Our team's mission is to use multiple technology platforms to build cutting-edge solutions and capabilities. We focus on Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and other data-intensive practices. 

You are likely in the early stages of your academic career, and you are exploring options to determine the direction of your future profession. As such, you would like to learn what a career in data science entails and learn about the types of skills required to be successful in a data science career. We prefer that you are looking for exposure to a professional environment from which you learn and observe the processes and standards of an outstanding organization. And we anticipate you want to belong to a team in which you can apply and improve your collaboration skills. 

You Will: 

• Learn throughout the summer observing and applying advanced analytics and machine learning techniques 
• Develop a deeper understanding of the ways in which a wealth of data, combined with the right technology tools, enables the development of meaningful insights that inform and influence business decisions 
• Collaborate with the internal team and business partners, and learn about our professional environment 
• Complete meaningful tasks working with data to extract insights about our customers and the business 
• Present results and findings to the team and share lessons learned from your experience in the role 

You Have: 

• Desire to consider and evaluate a full-time career in data science 
• Motivated to learn and improve skills 
• Looking to gain exposure to core technologies in the data science field 
• Pursuing an associate or bachelor’s degree
• Desire and willingness to ask questions 
• A minimum 3.0 GPA

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.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible 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.  With this in mind, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.