Director, Inventory – Planning & Replenishment

Company Background: Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a leading global service provider of automotive and industrial replacement parts and value-added solutions. Our Automotive Parts Group operates across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, while our Industrial Parts Group serves customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. We keep the world moving with a vast network of over 10,700 locations spanning 17 countries supported by more than 63,000 teammates. Learn more at genpt.com. Position Purpose: GPC is seeking world-class talent to join Supply Chain Technology as the Director of Inventory Planning & Replenishment. This leader will own the technology strategy, engineering delivery and operational health of GPC’s inventory planning, assortment decisioning and replenishment platforms, including GPC’s Assortment Planning application (Pulse.ai), the Advanced Planning System (APS / RELEX) and the current Manhattan Demand Forecasting & Inventory Optimization (DFIO) platform during transition. The Director will lead a multi-year transformation from legacy, DC-centric planning to an integrated, multi-echelon planning capability spanning stores, flow centers, inbound distribution centers, downstream distribution centers and suppliers. The role is accountable for delivering scalable forecasting, inventory optimization, assortment recommendations and automated replenishment while maintaining business continuity and retiring legacy technology as capabilities migrate to the target platform. This position requires a strong technology and engineering leader who can translate merchandising, inventory and supply chain objectives into a clear product and platform roadmap. The successful candidate will combine package implementation expertise, cloud and data/AI engineering leadership, operational discipline and strong business partnership to improve in-stock performance, inventory productivity, planner effectiveness and supplier outcomes. Responsibilities: Own the technology strategy, target architecture and multi-year roadmap for Inventory Planning & Replenishment, including Pulse.ai, APS / RELEX, DFIO and the integrations, data products and analytics that support them. Lead the implementation and scaled rollout of APS / RELEX for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, automated replenishment, multi-echelon planning, scenario simulation and supplier collaboration. Maintain the reliability, scalability and business continuity of DFIO during the transition; prioritize required enhancements, integrations and controls, and execute a disciplined retirement plan as APS capabilities are deployed. Advance Pulse.ai as GPC’s AI-guided assortment and inventory decision platform, including inventory health scoring, Best-In / Worst-Out recommendations, matching parts, space and budget scenarios, explainability and integration with enterprise planning. Establish an integrated operating model across assortment planning, demand forecasting, inventory placement, replenishment and allocation so that planning decisions are coordinated from supplier through store. Partner with Inventory, Merchandising, Store Operations, Network Transformation, Finance, Product Management, Data & Analytics and enterprise architecture leaders to define outcomes, prioritize capabilities and drive adoption. Build and lead high-performing engineering, data science, product and platform teams. Recruit, coach and develop managers and technical leaders while creating clear accountability across employees, contractors and implementation partners. Provide overall engineering accountability for platform design, configuration, custom development, data pipelines, APIs, testing, release management, observability, security, resiliency and production support. Ensure data quality and model governance for SKU-location forecasts, inventory signals, item and locati…

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