Senior Manager, Demand Planning & Forecasting

Genuine Parts Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company seeks a Senior Manager of Demand Planning to lead a broad enterprise function. You will oversee forecasting, demand sensing, and planning processes across product categories, ensuring alignment with commercial goals, customer demand, and supply chain execution.

You will drive consensus, lead teams, and advance capabilities in S&OP/IBP, scenario modeling, and predictive analytics to improve forecast accuracy and inventory productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or related field and strong analytical ability.
• Experience leading forecasting and demand planning initiatives in enterprise settings.
• Proven ability to implement S&OP/IBP processes and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Knowledge of advanced forecasting methods, inventory management, and analytics.
• Experience with SAP IBP, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, Oracle, o9, or Anaplan is preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills for executive-level collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic demand planning and S&OP/IBP leadership across the enterprise.
• Own enterprise demand forecast, consensus process, and scenario planning.
• Drive forecasting accuracy, bias reduction, and demand signal responsiveness.
• Oversee promotional, seasonal, lifecycle, and new product forecasting.
• Align demand plans with supply chain execution and financial objectives.
• Develop governance, metrics, and performance management for planning teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, related field

Tools

SAP IBP

Blue Yonder

Kinaxis

Oracle

o9

Anaplan

Job description

Genuine Parts Company seeks a Senior Manager of Demand Planning to lead a broad enterprise function. You will oversee forecasting, demand sensing, and planning processes across product categories, ensuring alignment with commercial goals, customer demand, and supply chain execution.

You will drive consensus, lead teams, and advance capabilities in S&OP/IBP, scenario modeling, and predictive analytics to improve forecast accuracy and inventory productivity.