U.S. Strategy Intern Summer 2027

Job Summary

Are you ready to spend your summer as a part of something special Imagine being with a company whose reputation for excellence paves the way for endless success. At Genuine Parts Company (GPC) people build long-lasting highly satisfying careers and make a real difference in the community. Our 10-week summer internship program will be in person in Atlanta and run from May 24 July 30 2027.

As a Business Strategy Intern will support NAPAs U.S. Strategy team in shaping and advancing strategic priorities across the business. This role will provide analytical research and project support to help translate strategy into actionable initiatives and measurable outcomes. A key focus of this internship is supporting NAPAs ongoing transformation initiatives. The intern will help connect internal business data and performance trends with external industry customer competitive and market insights to inform transformation priorities and strategic decisions.

Our internship program is designed as a cohort experience bringing interns from across the organization together to learn grow and build connections throughout the summer. While gaining hands-on experience within your team youll also be part of a community of fellow interns sharing the journey alongside you.

As an intern at GPC you can look forward to:

Meaningful Work: Contribute to projects that support key business priorities and showcase your impact through a final presentation to senior leaders.

Professional Development: Participate in development experiences designed to build your skills confidence and understanding of the workplace.

Leadership Exposure: Hear from and connect with leaders across the organization including senior executives to learn more about our businessleadership and career growth.

Connection & Community: Build relationships with fellow interns and employees through networking social events and collaborative experiences.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning activities including development and maintenance of strategic roadmaps priorities transformation outcomes and performance measures.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to support ongoing transformation initiatives and help track initiative progress risks dependencies and expected business impact.

• Analyze internal operational financial customer and commercial data to identify trends opportunities and areas for improvement.

• Conduct market competitive customer and industry research related to the automotive aftermarket.

• Match internal data analytics with external market conditions industry trends competitive activity and macroeconomic factors to develop actionable insights.

• Assist with development of business cases financial models scenario analyses and strategic recommendations supporting transformation growth and optimization opportunities.

• Help prepare materials for leadership meetings Quarterly Business Reviews and executive presentations.

• Partner with teams across Sales Operations Merchandising Supply Chain Finance IT and HR to align strategic initiatives with enterprise transformation goals.

• Support structured problem-solving sessions project tracking and follow-up on strategic initiatives.

• Synthesize complex data and research into clear concise insights and recommendations for leadership.

Qualifications

• Currently a rising junior or senior pursuing an undergraduate degree in Business Finance Economics or other related field required or have prior internships of similar fields.

• Strong analytical problem-solving research and data interpretation skills.

• Interest in corporate strategy business transformation data analytics retail logistics or the automotive aftermarket.

• Ability to connect business performance data with external market and industry trends.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data visualization or analytics tools is a plus.

• Ability to organize data build clear presentations and communicate findings effectively.

• Comfortable working collaboratively in a fast-paced cross-functional environment.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3.25 GPA or above preferred.

Leadership Skills

• Embodies the following values: serve perform influence respect innovate team.

• Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

• Expected to operate in a professional office environment.

• The 2027 program will run from May 24 July 20 2027

• The work week is 40-hours

• Working hours are M-F 8:00AM 5:00PM with a 1-hour lunch break.

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Required Experience:

Intern