Inventory Planning & Replenishment Intern - Summer 2027

Genuine Parts Company • Atlanta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Planning and Replenishment Intern will help build and analyze an Inventory Root Cause Engine, an analytics platform intended to explain what happened and why. The 10-week summer internship is an in-person cohort experience in Atlanta, bringing interns together for learning, professional development, leadership exposure, networking, and collaboration. Interns contribute to meaningful business projects and present their impact to senior leaders.

The project focuses on modernizing reporting and analytics by moving from descriptive reporting toward predictive and prescriptive decision support and exception-based management. It will monitor inventory and service metrics, diagnose the drivers of performance issues, categorize root causes, and culminate in an interactive dashboard ranking opportunities, quantifying business impact, and recommending corrective actions.

Requirements

• Be a rising junior or senior pursuing an undergraduate degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Have strong experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Tableau, AI, and Excel.
• Have basic skills with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrate strong analytical aptitude.
• Effectively communicate through clear and proactive communication that motivates and inspires others.
• Deliver results and drive customer success by focusing on outcomes and centering decisions on the customer.
• Make balanced decisions and think strategically as a forward thinker.
• Embody the values of serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, and team.

Nice To Haves

• A GPA of 3.25 or above.

Responsibilities

• Monitor KPIs including fill rate, in-stock percentage, backorders, inventory turns, forecast accuracy, and excess inventory.
• Apply rules-based analytics and machine learning to diagnose primary drivers of performance issues.
• Analyze and categorize root causes, such as supplier constraints, forecast error, replenishment parameter issues, network imbalances, assortment gaps, and distribution center or store execution failures.
• Create an interactive dashboard that ranks service and inventory opportunities across the network, quantifies business impact, and recommends corrective actions.

Benefits

• Professional development experiences designed to build skills, confidence, and understanding of the workplace.
• Opportunities to hear from and connect with leaders across the organization, including senior executives.
• Networking, social events, and collaborative experiences with fellow interns and employees.
• A meaningful project with an opportunity to present its impact to senior leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern