Company Background:
Genuine Parts Company founded in 1928 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading specialty distributor engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts and value-added services. The Company operates a global portfolio of businesses with more than 10,000 locations across the world, employing 60,000 people.
The GPC Global Technology Center in Krakow, established in 2022 by Genuine Parts Company is an innovative research and development facility supporting GPC’s digital transformation efforts.
The hub is focused on the development of advanced technologies and solutions that support GPC's operations and growth.
The GPC Global Technology Center team works on a wide range of projects assisting in areas such as e-commerce and data platforms, supply chain solutions, selling systems, and cyber security. This is home to a team of highly skilled IT engineers who are dedicated to driving innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions for GPC.
Position Purpose:
The PIM Support Engineer ensures stability, reliability, and operational continuity of Informatica PIM Product 360. Looking for someone who is curious and likes diving into technology to make sure it is best in class and functioning as expected.
This role focuses on:
- 2nd line technical support
- Incident resolution
- System performance
- Structured releases
- Technical debt reduction
The role requires strong technical and analytical capabilities and a natural interest in understanding how data flows through systems and where processes break down.
Key Responsibilities
Application Support (2nd Line)
- Investigate and resolve user-reported issues
- Analyze application logs
- Troubleshoot data inconsistencies
- Support integration issues (endpoints, queues, imports/exports)
Data & Database Support
- Execute SQL queries for issue analysis
- Perform database indexing and optimization (SQL Server / SSMS)
- Validate repository integrity
- Identify data quality inconsistencies
Maintenance & Technical Debt
- Refactor configurations for maintainability
- Optimize workflows and processing time
- Improve documentation and stability
Release & Environment Support
- Support controlled deployments (DEV → ACC → PROD)
- Execute deployments under governance model
- Ensure environment consistency
- Understand DevOps pipelines and release processes
Qualifications & Skills
Required
- Experience supporting enterprise applications
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Solid SQL knowledge (SQL Server / SSMS)
- Basic Java understanding (reading logs, small adjustments)
- Basic Python knowledge (script maintenance)
- Understanding of deployment processes and DevOps
- Structured, detail-oriented mindset
- Strong affinity for data processes and system logic
Nice to Have
- Experience with Informatica Product 360
- Experience in master data environments
- Experience with ERPs (SAP/D365)
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's 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.
Skills Required
- Experience supporting enterprise applications
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Solid SQL knowledge, including SQL Server and SSMS
- Basic Java knowledge for reading logs and making small adjustments
- Basic Python knowledge for script maintenance
- Understanding of deployment processes and DevOps
- Structured and detail-oriented mindset
- Strong affinity for data processes and system logic
- Experience with Informatica Product 360
- Experience in master data environments
- Experience with ERPs such as SAP or D365
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Genuine Parts Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Genuine Parts Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Genuine Parts Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with profit sharing and pension plans also mentioned. These elements indicate strong long-term financial support alongside ownership opportunities.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits encompass medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA and FSA options plus income-protection coverages like life, AD&D, and disability. This breadth suggests a robust core health and protection offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave are provided in addition to short‑term disability, and an Employee Assistance Program supports families with counseling and life tools. These programs reinforce family support alongside standard PTO.
Genuine Parts Company Insights
What We Do
Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. We serve hundreds of thousands of customers from a network of more than 10,000 locations in 14 countries and have approximately 50,000 employees.
