Director of Inventory Planning & Replenishment
Company: Genuine Parts Company
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Position Summary Come be a leader on NAPA's Inventory Planning &
Replenishment (IPR) team, a world leader in automotive and
industrial product aftermarket parts. - Help us continue to build
on a 100-year legacy of excellence as we push to build one of the
best supply chains in the world. - Our mission is to deliver the
right part, to the right place, at the right time, in order to
service and repair millions of cars each year. - To do this, we
need talented individuals to bring their passion and drive to the
NAPA team. -The Director, IPR is a highly strategic and visible
role, aligned to Category (Merchandising) executive leadership, and
responsible for the overall inventory position and productivity of
multiple product types. - This person will lead a large team made
up of Inventory Planning & Replenishment leaders/managers and
professionals. - These teams are dedicated to meeting service and
inventory productivity objectives for their assigned NAPA product
categories. -The Director must be able to influence and communicate
effectively across multiple levels of the organization, possess
strong decision-making and analytical capabilities, provide
leadership while fostering a team atmosphere, and help resolve
issues that arise in the course of business.Essential Job
Functions
- Provide supply chain thought leadership and support to Category
(Merchandizing) executives
- Provide oversight, leadership, and guidance to a team of IPR
managers and professionals while improving overall business and
supply chain performance (sales, margin, turns, network inventory
productivity, etc.)
- Develop options for and make recommendations to executive
leadership on inventory stocking and channel management
strategies
- Achieve and exceed customer service targets while relentlessly
driving inventory efficiency and productivity
- Collaborate with NAPA leaders, Vendors, and other partners to
ensure alignment to the overall business strategy.
- Identify working capital and expense reduction
opportunities.
- Manage team(s) accountable for service, inventory, and excess
metrics:
- Directly manage IPR leaders and through them, teams of high
performing supply chain associates
- Foster environment of data-based decision making, continuous
improvement and waste reduction.
- Develop your team for career growth.
- Represent supply chain in product and business strategy
discussions.
- Model and articulate trade-offs for key decision makers.Key
Performance Metrics:
- Service Metrics (in-stock, inventory health, network fill
rates, etc.)
- Inventory Turnover and investment metrics
- Excess Reduction
- Manage Talent
- Working Capital and Expense ReductionMinimum requirements
- 15+ years of supply chain, logistics or operations
experience
- At least 5 years of supervisory/managerial experience leading
high performing teams
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. MBA or
advanced degree a plus
- Expert level understanding of supply chain and inventory
management
- Demonstrated results within an Inventory Planning &
Replenishment Organization
- Deep understanding of key tools for Planning (Channel
Management, Stocking Strategies, etc.), Productivity measurements
(inventory velocity), and Inventory Forecasting
- Demonstrated experience analyzing complex supply chain
problems, scenario modeling, and articulating tradeoffs to
business
- Expertise with large data sets, analytical modeling, and data
visualization tools preferred
- Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills
with capacity to tailor style to the audience
- Interpersonal skills necessary to sell and influence across the
organizationFurther Job Details
- Manage/Lead/People Development - 50%
- Lead a team of Managers and IPR professionals
- Articulate departmental vision/objectives and challenge team to
develop execution strategy.
- Align personal motivators with business objectives.
- Reinforce a culture of continuous improvement.
- Sell and influence across the organization to gain support for
initiatives.
- Supply Chain Optimization - 20%
- Collaborate with Category (Merchant) leaders, Vendors, and
other stakeholders to ensure alignment with business
strategies.
- Optimize inventory investments while meeting and exceeding
service goals
- Collaborate with business to identify opportunities that
improve sales, profit, turns, and working capital objectives.
- Develop supply plans to support price changes, promotions, and
seasonal events.
- Supply Chain Management 20%
- Serve as a partner and supply chain expert for Category
(Merchandizing) Vice President(s), Division Vice President(s), and
other functional leaders
- Own supply chain relationships with key vendors. Attend regular
meetings and identify areas of collaboration to reduce waste and
improve performance.
- Full accountability for service, turn over, excess, expense and
working capital performance metrics
- Support Business Development - 10%
- Represent Supply Chain during product and business management
discussions. Model and articulate tradeoffs for key decisions.
- Collaborate with Product, Sales and Suppliers on all new
product introductions and vendor changeovers to ensure the supply
chain is positioned to support business execution.
- Provide analysis and recommendations
- Monitor and communicate supply chain performance to key
stakeholdersGPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race,
creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin,
citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military
status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer
and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement,
experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
Keywords: Genuine Parts Company, Atlanta , Director of Inventory Planning & Replenishment, Executive , Atlanta, Georgia
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