Strategic Business Transformation Director

Genuine Parts Company • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Overview: Reports to VP, Strategic Business Transformation within the GPC Transformation Office. The position partners with leadership to identify, evaluate, and execute the company’s short- and long-term transformation initiatives to drive strategic growth, improve operating efficiency, enhance cash conversion, and reduce costs across the global GPC organization. Position Mission: Primary focus is to build partnerships with business units and cross-functional teams to develop, prioritize, lead and execute strategic initiatives that deliver improved business performance. Develop financial and operational analytics to inform key enterprise strategic priorities. Effectively communicate and develop internal consensus on optimal execution path. Design and lead disciplined processes to execute strategic transformation initiatives.

Requirements

• MBA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years in related disciplines including strategic planning, management consulting, financial analysis, investment banking, and/or general management.
• Demonstrates consistent track record of leadership, teamwork, and delivering high impact results.
• Synthesizes data to enable fact-based decision making to inform strategic and operational recommendations that translate into action.
• Demonstrates skill in strategic planning, project management, and financial analytics.
• Works in highly team-oriented capacity partnering closely with business unit and functional teammates.
• Shows ability to lead cross-functional teams through effective communication and collaboration.
• Embodies self-starter mentality and demonstrates ability to successfully manage multiple projects.
• Understands the GPC history and serves as respectful ambassador of change to drive improvement.
• Aligns with GPC core values – hard work, gives back, humility, team-centric, servant leader.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• MBA strongly preferred.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate initiatives based on strategic, financial, and operational analytics to inform GPC value creation investment priorities.
• Partner with business leaders to develop and execute implementation plans to accelerate and realize value creation opportunities.
• Provide operational progress visibility that informs tactical field level action and sharing of best practices.
• Enhance annual and long-range enterprise strategic planning process.
• Evolve pace, depth and rhythm of fact-based decision making to drive business improvements.
• Attract and develop next-generation high-potential internal and external talent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees