Job Description

Overview:

Reports to VP, Strategic Business Transformation within the GPC Transformation Office. The 10-week summer internship partners with leadership to execute the companys short- and long-term transformation initiatives defined during the strategic planning process to drive 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 lead and execute strategic initiatives that deliver improved business performance. Develop financial and operational analytics to inform project progress and success. Effectively communicate and develop internal consensus on optimal execution path. Design and lead disciplined processes to execute strategic transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

The following section contains the primary responsibilities for this position. The Summer Associate (Intern), Strategic Business Transformation is responsible for performing any other duties as assigned by management.

* Evaluate initiative based on strategic, financial, and operational analytics to further refine the value creation opportunity.
* Partner with business leaders to develop and execute implementation plans to accelerate the realization of financial impact.
* Provide operational progress visibility that informs tactical field level action and sharing of best practices.
* Evolve pace, depth and rhythm of fact-based decision making to drive business improvements.
* Serve as a school ambassador to attract high-potential talent for summer or full-time positions.

Requirements:

* MBA candidates strongly preferred.
* 3 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.
* 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.

GPC believes the fair and equitable treatment of employees, customers, suppliers and other persons is critical to fulfilling its vision and goals. GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPCs policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.