Inventory Planning & Replenishment Intern - Summer 2027

Genuine Parts Company • Atlanta, GA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Planning and Replenishment Intern will 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-based program in Atlanta, where interns gain hands-on experience, participate in professional development, connect with organizational leaders, and build relationships with fellow interns. Interns contribute to meaningful business projects and present their impact to senior leaders. The posting gives two different program end dates: July 30 and July 20, 2027.

Requirements

• Currently a rising junior or senior pursuing an undergraduate degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or another related field.
• Strong experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Tableau, AI, and Excel.
• Basic skills with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical aptitude.

Nice To Haves

• GPA of 3.25 or above preferred.
• Leadership skills aligned with the values serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, and team.
• Communicates effectively by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
• Delivers results and drives customer success by focusing on outcomes and making the customer central to decisions.
• Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically as a forward thinker.

Responsibilities

• Monitor key performance indicators, including fill rate, in-stock percentage, backorders, inventory turns, forecast accuracy, and excess inventory.
• Apply rules-based analytics and machine learning to diagnose the primary drivers of performance issues.
• Analyze and categorize root causes, including supplier constraints, forecast error, replenishment parameter issues, network imbalances, assortment gaps, and execution failures at the distribution center or store level.
• Create an interactive dashboard that ranks service and inventory opportunities across the network, quantifies business impact, and recommends corrective actions.
• Support the modernization of reporting and analytics by helping shift from descriptive reporting to predictive and prescriptive decision support and exception-based management.

Benefits

• Professional development experiences designed to build skills, confidence, and workplace understanding.
• Exposure to and opportunities to connect with leaders across the organization, including senior executives.
• Networking, social events, and collaborative experiences with fellow interns and employees.
• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects and present work to senior leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern