Senior Supply Chain Manager

Genuine Parts Company•Atlanta, GA

21h

About The Position

The Senior Supply Chain Manager will be a key part of NAPA’s Global Supply Chain, specifically within the Inventory Planning & Replenishment team. This role is crucial in continuing NAPA's 100-year legacy of excellence by contributing to building a world-class supply chain focused on delivering the right part, to the right place, at the right time for millions of cars annually. The Sr. Manager will lead a team responsible for achieving Service and Inventory productivity objectives across assigned product categories. This includes overseeing Inventory Planning & Replenishment Managers, Sr. Buyers, and Buyers. The position requires driving collaboration with Product Management, Sales, Suppliers, and other Supply Chain functions to ensure alignment with the overall business strategy. The ideal candidate will possess strong influence and communication skills across all organizational levels, robust decision-making and analytical capabilities, and the ability to provide leadership while fostering a collaborative team environment and resolving business issues.

Requirements

10 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
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
Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills with capacity to tailor style to the audience
Interpersonal skills necessary to sell and influence across the organization

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree
Expertise with large data sets, analytical modeling, and data visualization tools

Responsibilities

Provide oversight, analytics leadership, and guidance to a team of inventory buyers and analysts while improving overall performance
Develop options for and make recommendations to executive leadership with regard to inventory stocking and channel management strategies
Achieve and exceed customer service targets while relentlessly driving inventory efficiency and productivity
Collaborate with Category Managers, Vendors, and other functional teams to ensure alignment with our overall business strategy
Identify working capital and expense reduction opportunities
Collaborate with Product to identify vendor and line consolidation opportunities to improve GMROI and working capital performance
Manage team(s) accountable for service, inventory and excess metrics, directly managing Buyers and Senior Buyers
Lead a team of Analysts responsible for managing and improving supply chain performance
Foster environment of data-based decision making, continuous improvement and waste reduction
Develop your team for career growth
Partner with vendors to determine appropriate score-carding metrics in support of business and supply chain execution strategy
Represent supply chain in product and business strategy discussions
Model and articulate trade-offs for key decision makers
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
Manage assigned resources in support of business objectives
Develop execution strategies that optimize total cost of ownership and customer service objectives
Develop supply plans to support price changes, promotions and seasonal events
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 stakeholders
Serve as an escalation point for Division Vice President(s), Division Operations Manager(s) on critical performance issues
Own supply chain relationships with key vendors and attend regular score carding meetings to identify areas of collaboration to reduce waste and improve performance
Be fully accountable for service, turnover, excess, expense and working capital performance metrics