Automotive aftermarket retailer with 4,300+ stores across North America
Advance Auto Parts operates a large-scale retail and distribution network serving both DIY and professional customers across North America. The tech stack spans legacy enterprise systems (AS/400, PeopleSoft) alongside modern data infrastructure (Databricks, Palantir, TensorFlow, PyTorch) — typical of a mature retailer modernizing analytics and forecasting. Hiring is heavily skewed toward sales and operations (88% combined), reflecting the core challenge: managing inventory, delivery timelines, and commercial supplier relationships across thousands of locations.
Notable leadership hires: Security Operations Director, Sales Director, Store Setup Lead
Advance Auto Parts is a public automotive aftermarket retailer headquartered in Raleigh, NC. As of January 2026, the company operated 4,305 company-owned stores across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus served 809 independently owned Carquest-branded locations in those regions plus Mexico and Caribbean islands. The business serves both do-it-yourself consumers and professional installers. Beyond retail storefronts, the company manages a commercial parts distribution operation, including credit accounts, stocking programs, and supplier networks to support fleet and shop customers.
Core systems include PeopleSoft (ERP), AS/400 (legacy backbone), SQL, Java, and React for applications. Analytics uses Databricks, Palantir, Power BI, and Tableau. Data science relies on TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost, and LightGBM. Logistics powered by Blue Yonder.
Hiring across United States, Canada, Taiwan, and India. The majority of roles align with North American store and distribution operations.
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