Director of Facilities Management - Genuine Parts : Job Details

Director of Facilities Management

Genuine Parts

Job Location : Atlanta,GA, USA

Posted on : 2025-01-01T09:09:07Z

Job Description :

POSITION TITLE: Director, Facilities Management

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: This role reports to GPC's Finance Team and manages a team of ten

LOCATION: Corporate Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia (In-office role)

CLIENT OVERVIEW

Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a leading global service provider specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, GPC serves hundreds of thousands of customers across nearly 11,000 locations in 17 countries and employs over 65,000 people. Celebrating 96 years of expertise in distribution, GPC's mission— We keep the world moving! —drives every aspect of its business operations.

The company's success is underpinned by its commitment to working as “One GPC” team, focusing on customer success and delivering value to its stakeholders. This transformation began in 2019 and involved key divestitures, substantial mergers and acquisitions, the recruitment of new talent, and the development of global investment strategies. These efforts have streamlined GPC's portfolio, positioning the company for long-term growth and preparing it for its next century of success. The strategic initiatives and reinvestments in its core businesses have established a sustainable competitive advantage.

In 2023, GPC achieved record revenues of $23.1 billion, a 4.5% increase, along with net earnings of $1.3 billion. The company has now celebrated 68 consecutive years of dividend increases. In 2024, GPC's Board of Directors raised the cash dividend by 5%, reflecting their confidence in the company's ongoing success. For the nine months ending September 30, 2024, GPC reported $17.7 billion in sales, a 1.2% increase from the same period in 2023. Net income for this period was $771 million, compared to $1 billion in 2023. GPC is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GPC.” To learn more about GPC, visit genpt.com

CULTURE

While GPC is a globally recognized leader with nearly a century of financial stability, its true distinction lies in its culture. The company offers the best of both worlds: the close-knit feel of a small company combined with the career opportunities and resources of a global organization. GPC places great value in building meaningful relationships and empowering its people to make decisions that benefit teams, customers, suppliers, and communities alike.

At GPC, the culture revolves around authenticity, integrity, and doing what's right for both colleagues and customers. The well-being of employees is a top priority, as GPC believes in the power of people—driven by innovation and a shared commitment to excellence. This strong foundation has allowed GPC to create a legacy of success that spans back to 1928, and it continues to thrive thanks to the dedication of its people.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director of Facilities Management oversees all aspects of building services and operations for the company, ensuring smooth daily operations and alignment with GPC's strategic priorities – leading through change. This role includes managing vendor relationships, staffing facilities appropriately, and executing comprehensive facilities management programs.

Key responsibilities include ensuring facilities needs are proactively addressed, maintaining adherence to budgetary objectives, and implementing effective programs to optimize building operations. The Director plays a pivotal role in creating a well-functioning, hospitable environment that advances GPC's goals and vision as well as safety, security, and comfort for all GPC headquarters employees and guests. Additional responsibilities of the role include:

  • Provide oversight of facilities staff and vendors on campus including, but not limited to, maintenance, space planning, security, and food services
  • Manage relationships with external vendors and coordinate with contractors to meet all building needs with minimal disruption to building operations
  • Directly oversee daily facility management operations such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, building safety, landscaping, exterminating, etc.
  • Follow and track all contracts and service agreements. Manage work orders, invoices, and follow the correct approval process for all vendors, ensuring accurate billing to the appropriate department
  • Participate in budget planning and management, ensuring the effective allocation of resources to manage expenses accurately. Create relevant reports to monitor work orders, budgets, initiatives, and projects
  • Review all areas of facility operations for compliance with safety, environmental, and other regulatory requirements, and maintain appropriate documentation for all audits
  • Ensure routine inspections of campus areas and meet with stakeholders and leaders to ensure the highest levels of facilities maintenance standards are met

    • PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

    The successful candidate will bring a mindset of customer service, accuracy and compliance, always driving for process efficiencies and excellence. We seek a Director Facilities Management with 10+ years of experience managing large facilities or multiple buildings, experienced with electrical, HVAC, security, and grounds maintenance.

    This professional will bring five+ years of leadership experience with superior people skills, managing both internal staff and external vendors. We seek a candidate with strong technical knowledge in work order processes and systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Finally, the successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to define and communicate objectives, strong influencing and negotiation skills to effectively drive vendors and contractors to meet commitments.

    LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

    In this unique and highly visible role, we seek a leader worth following who embodies GPC's values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team. Other qualities greatly valued include:

  • Effective Communicator -- Motivates and inspires all stakeholders through clear and proactive messaging
  • Team Excellence -- Develops high-performing teams through inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback and building trust throughout the organization
  • Results-Driven -- Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results; makes the customer the center of decisions
  • Forward Thinker -- Makes balanced decisions/ thinks strategically

    • PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

    The ideal candidate will embody a growth and transformational mindset while demonstrating judgment, humility, and honesty and a roll up your sleeves working attitude. This individual will align seamlessly with GPC's corporate culture which emphasizes collaborative leadership.

    The candidate's personal characteristics should also include:

  • Open and flexible approach, with strong EQ skills to build credibility with all stakeholders
  • Superior verbal, written, and executive presentation skills
  • Ability to balance strategic and tactical considerations in a matrixed organization
  • Confidence and optimism to take calculated risks, implement new ideas, drive for results, and sustain change
  • Cross-functional collaboration and accountability
  • Proficiency in conflict management and willingness to challenge organizational thinking and the status quo

    • EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

    Bachelor's degree in facilities management, construction management, real estate, or a related field (or equivalent of education and working experience).

    COMPENSATION

    Our client provides an excellent compensation package encompassing a competitive salary commensurate with experience, a short-term bonus tied to individual performance and corporate results, as well as a long-term equity plan.

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