Industrial B2B distributor with 75+ years supplying MRO and facility solutions
Global Industrial is a NYSE-listed wholesale distributor moving through an accelerating hiring cycle focused on sales (34 roles) and operations (30 roles), with notably thin engineering (9) and product (9) teams. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Coupa) — typical of large distributors — but the pain-point list (warehouse system improvements, inefficient purchasing, sales forecasting, lead generation) suggests operational friction in supply-chain automation and sales productivity that engineering resources could address.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director
Global Industrial supplies MRO, janitorial, material handling, and facility maintenance products to corporations, institutions, government, and consumers across North America. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Port Washington, New York, the company operates as a public entity on the NYSE (ticker: GIC) with 1,001–5,000 employees. The product portfolio spans storage, furniture, foodservice, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and proprietary Global Industrial Exclusive Brands. Active hiring spans sales, operations, support, and logistics, with current projects centered on SKU expansion, compensation planning, and customer satisfaction improvements.
SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Coupa, Oracle, Tableau, Power BI, Zendesk, Ariba, Smartsheet, and WMS (Warehouse Management System). Enterprise applications dominate; no modern ML or data-pipeline tooling is visible.
Port Washington, New York. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker GIC and has operated since 1949.
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