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Senior Director, Assortment Planning & Modeling
NAPA Auto Parts
Atlanta, KSA
Full Time
Director
Field
4 weeks ago
Assortment PlanningPredictive ModelingMachine LearningAI GovernanceSKU RationalizationInventory Optimization
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About the Role
NAPA Auto Parts seeks a Senior Director to lead enterprise assortment strategy and AI-powered transformation. The role oversees advanced analytics, machine learning, and predictive modeling to optimize product assortments across channels.
Key Skills for This Role
Assortment PlanningPredictive ModelingMachine LearningAI GovernanceSKU RationalizationInventory Optimization
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the long term enterprise assortment strategy across all channels, categories, and customer segments
- Lead SKU rationalization initiatives to improve inventory productivity and profitability
- Leverage predictive modeling, machine learning, and optimization techniques to improve assortment decisions and inventory placement
- Develop analytical models that identify assortment gaps, duplication, cannibalization, and expansion opportunities
- Drive autonomous assortment recommendations through advanced optimization engines
- Establish AI governance processes that ensure explainability, transparency, and trust in automated recommendations
- Lead development of predictive models supporting assortment, demand forecasting, inventory placement, and network optimization
- Develop and execute a multi year roadmap of assortment planning through analytics and intelligent automation
- Define assortment strategies by distribution center, market, store cluster, customer segment, and channel
- Own assortment related financial performance metrics and establish productivity targets
- Partner closely with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Inventory Planning, Technology, Data Science, Marketing, and Finance
- Lead and develop a high performing organization including Directors, Managers, Data Scientists, and Analysts
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Supply Chain, Analytics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
- 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in assortment planning, merchandising, inventory optimization, analytics, or related disciplines
- 5+ years leading large scale transformation initiatives
- Experience implementing advanced planning systems and assortment optimization tools
- Strong understanding of machine learning, predictive analytics, and intelligent applications in retail or distribution environments
- Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive organizational change
- Experience leading large cross functional teams
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Job Summary
- The Senior Director, Assortment Planning & Modeling is responsible for defining and executing the enterprise assortment strategy across all channels, categories, and customer segments while leading the transformation from traditional planning methodologies to AI powered decision making.
- This leader owns the development of advanced assortment optimization capabilities, predictive modeling, machine learning applications, and AI driven decision support tools that improve inventory productivity, customer satisfaction, sales growth, and profitability.
- The role serves as the strategic bridge between Merchandising, Inventory Planning & Replenishment, Data Science, Supply Chain, Finance, and Technology.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the long term enterprise assortment strategy.
- Establish localized assortment strategies based on customer, vehicle, demographic, and market demand characteristics.
- Lead SKU rationalization initiatives to improve inventory productivity and profitability.
- Develop lifecycle management processes for new item introductions, product substitutions, supersessions, and obsolescence.
- Leverage predictive modeling, machine learning, and optimization techniques to improve assortment decisions and inventory placement.
- Develop analytical models that identify assortment gaps, duplication, cannibalization, and expansion opportunities.
- Implement data driven frameworks that anticipate customer demand shifts and emerging market trends.
- Enable intelligent recommendation engines that support planners with scalable, explainable decision support.
- Drive autonomous assortment recommendations through advanced optimization engines.
- Establish AI governance processes that ensure explainability, transparency, and trust in automated recommendations.
- Continuously improve algorithm accuracy through feedback loops and performance monitoring.
- Lead development of predictive models supporting assortment, demand forecasting, inventory placement, and network optimization.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Supply Chain, Analytics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
- 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in assortment planning, merchandising, inventory optimization, analytics, or related disciplines.
- 5+ years leading large scale transformation initiatives.
- Experience implementing advanced planning systems and assortment optimization tools.
- Strong understanding of machine learning, predictive analytics, and intelligent applications in retail or distribution environments.
- Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive organizational change.
- Experience leading large cross functional teams.
Leadership
- Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
- Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes.
- Strategic Vision: Creates a future state vision where AI and advanced analytics fundamentally improve decision quality and business performance.
- Enterprise Thinking: Balances category, customer, network, and financial objectives to optimize overall enterprise value.
- Digital & AI Leadership: Leverages emerging technologies to create sustainable competitive advantage.
- Data Driven Decision Making: Uses analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning to improve business outcomes.
- Change Leadership: Successfully leads large scale organizational transformation and adoption.
- Talent Development: Builds high performing teams capable of operating in a highly automated, AI enabled environment.
- Executive Influence: Communicates complex analytical concepts in ways that drive executive action and alignment.
- Innovation: Challenges traditional planning methodologies and continuously seeks new opportunities to improve performance through technology and automation.
Physical Demands / Working Environment
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing and operating office equipment.
- Occasional standing and walking during meetings or site visits.
- Ability to travel (air and ground) as required for business needs.
- Ability to lift up to 15–25 pounds occasionally (e.g., laptop bag, materials).
- Visual acuity to review documents, data, and presentations.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, via phone, and in virtual settings.
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