Strategic Demand Planning Leader (S&OP, Forecasting)

USA GPC Genuine Parts Company; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company in the United States seeks a Senior Manager, Demand Planning to lead a large, enterprise-wide function and drive forecast accuracy, demand visibility, and supply chain alignment across business units. This role emphasizes governance, strategic planning, and delivering improved customer availability.

You will partner with Category, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Technology leaders to translate strategy into actionable demand plans, oversee S&OP/IBP activities, and build

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 8–12 years in demand planning, forecasting, analytics, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing managers or large teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise demand forecast and consensus planning processes.
• Oversee forecast generation using statistical models, market intelligence, and inputs.
• Improve forecast accuracy, bias, and signal responsiveness.
• Direct S&OP/IBP leadership and monthly demand reviews.
• Partner with Category, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Technology.
• Drive governance, scalability, and continuous improvement of planning processes.

Skills

Forecasting

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication

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 in the United States seeks a Senior Manager, Demand Planning to lead a large, enterprise-wide function and drive forecast accuracy, demand visibility, and supply chain alignment across business units. This role emphasizes governance, strategic planning, and delivering improved customer availability.

You will partner with Category, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Technology leaders to translate strategy into actionable demand plans, oversee S&OP/IBP activities, and build