Senior Manager, Inventory Planning and Replenishment

Genuine Parts Company•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IPR) leads a significant inventory planning function and develops organizational capabilities to optimize inventory investment, customer service, and operational performance across the enterprise. The role provides strategic leadership over multiple teams, planning processes, and inventory initiatives, aligning enterprise objectives with inventory execution. It partners closely with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Distribution, Finance, Store Operations, and Technology leaders to improve inventory performance and advance planning capabilities. The Senior Manager is accountable for sustained improvements in inventory productivity, customer availability, process effectiveness, and organizational capability through strategic leadership and operational execution. The role also leads transformation and capability-building efforts, establishes performance management practices, and develops managers and future organizational leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Economics, Finance, Analytics, Mathematics, or a related field.
8–12 years of experience in inventory planning, replenishment, supply chain, merchandising, retail operations, analytics, or related disciplines.
At least 3 years of people leadership experience, including leadership of managers or large teams.
Demonstrated success leading inventory performance improvement initiatives.
Strong understanding of inventory management, replenishment, forecasting, and supply chain operations.
Experience leading cross-functional business initiatives.
Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in retail, automotive aftermarket, distribution, or multi-echelon supply chain environments.
Experience leading large-scale inventory planning organizations.
Experience with advanced planning systems, inventory optimization tools, and forecasting platforms.
Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives.
MBA or advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute inventory strategies aligned with enterprise priorities and financial objectives.
Translate business objectives into actionable inventory planning initiatives.
Improve inventory productivity, service levels, customer availability, and working capital performance.
Evaluate inventory risks and opportunities across multiple business areas.
Lead inventory planning decisions that balance customer service, inventory investment, and profitability.
Establish inventory priorities that support long-term business growth.
Lead multiple teams, managers, or large planning functions and build a high-performance culture centered on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Set priorities, goals, and performance expectations; develop organizational structures that support scalability and business growth.
Foster engagement, ownership, leadership development, succession pipelines, and future leadership capability.
Partner strategically with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and Technology leaders; influence enterprise decisions using expertise, data, and business insight.
Align functions on inventory priorities and performance objectives; represent IPR in strategic initiatives and executive forums.
Build credibility and trust with senior leaders and resolve cross-functional issues affecting inventory performance.
Establish operating rhythms, governance processes, and performance management systems.
Drive consistent execution across planning teams, monitor organizational performance, ensure accountability, and remove barriers to effectiveness.
Promote standardization and best practices across inventory planning activities and ensure processes support scalable, sustainable growth.
Lead major planning transformations, system implementations, and process redesign efforts.
Drive adoption of advanced planning capabilities, automation, and analytics; modernize inventory planning processes and tools.
Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness and decision quality, sponsor initiatives that strengthen enterprise inventory capabilities, and measure and communicate transformation impact.
Establish key performance measures and organizational scorecards; use analytics to identify strategic opportunities and emerging risks.
Drive fact-based decision making and focus on key inventory performance drivers; develop executive-level insights and recommendations and promote analytical rigor and accountability.
Develop managers and future organizational leaders; coach leaders on performance management, talent development, and organizational effectiveness.
Identify and accelerate high-potential talent, build development plans and succession strategies for critical roles, strengthen leadership capability, and foster continuous learning and growth.