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Abe T.

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Group VP - Customer Strategy, Sales Operations and Marketing at Grainger
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Abe Thomas is the Group Vice President of Customer Strategy, Sales Operations, and Marketing at W. W. Grainger. A proven commercial leader with an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, he has a strong background in merchandising and strategy, previously working as a Principal at A. T. Kearney.

Outside of his core responsibilities, Abe has a demonstrated passion for leadership and professional growth. During his MBA, he was selected by faculty to teach a course on leadership effectiveness. In his undergraduate years, he was the elected vice president of the largest professional business fraternity on campus.

Unique Fact: As an MBA student, he was a LEAD Facilitator, teaching a full-credit course on leadership effectiveness to his peers.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Group VP - Customer Strategy, Sales Operations and Marketing
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Priorities

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Commercial Strategy
He oversees several critical commercial functions, including marketing, pricing, sales effectiveness, and customer strategy for Grainger's $13B+ business unit.
B2B Marketing
Leads marketing and pricing for Grainger, a major B2B distributor, focusing on brand awareness and engaging high-value target customers.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Group VP - Customer Strategy, Sales Operations and Marketing
Grainger
8-2022 - 9-2023
VP, Marketing and Pricing
Grainger
4-2021 - 8-2022
VP, Merchandising, Publishing and Pricing
Grainger
9-2019 - 4-2021
VP, Merchandising
Grainger
4-2018 - 9-2019
Sr. Director, Merchandising Strategy
Grainger
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Education
MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
BS
Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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