Director, Product Management, Inventory & Demand
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About the Role
Kinaxis seeks a Director of Product Management for Demand & Inventory to define and deliver customer-facing demand planning and inventory optimization capabilities. You will own the product vision and roadmap, lead a team of Product Managers, and partner with Engineering, Data Science, and Go-to-Market teams.
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Responsibilities
- Own the product vision and roadmap for demand planning and inventory optimization capabilities
- Ensure strategic alignment across product teams, partnering with executive leadership
- Lead product direction for demand and inventory offerings, including statistical forecasting, scenario planning, and optimization models
- Define how customers plan, simulate, and respond to demand variability and inventory trade offs
- Develop deep relationships with customers and partners to understand real world planning challenges
- Engage with senior leaders and customers to shape product direction and prioritize high impact capabilities
- Partner cross functionally with engineering, data science, and design teams to deliver scalable planning capabilities
- Define and track KPIs including forecast accuracy, service level attainment, inventory turns, and working capital efficiency
- Communicate product strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to executive and cross functional audiences
- Address and resolve complex challenges across the product lifecycle
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Research, or related field; advanced degree is an asset
- 10+ years of experience in Product Management within a global SaaS or technology organization, preferably in supply chain or planning domains
- 5+ years of experience leading and developing teams of Product Managers responsible for complex product portfolios
- Deep domain expertise in demand planning, inventory optimization, or supply chain planning
- Strong understanding of planning methodologies such as statistical forecasting, segmentation, safety stock optimization, and multi echelon inventory planning
- Proven ability to define and execute product strategy from discovery through commercialization and scale
- Strong financial and business acumen
- Exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills
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About Kinaxis
- Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains.
- Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end to end supply chains.
About The Team
- Our Product Management team partners with global industry leaders to embed advanced planning capabilities into supply chain orchestration.
- We are building the next generation of demand and inventory solutions—from intelligent forecasting and demand sensing to multi echelon inventory optimization and scenario based planning.
What You Will Do
- Own the product vision and roadmap for demand planning and inventory optimization capabilities
- Ensure strategic alignment across product teams, partnering with executive leadership
- Lead product direction for demand and inventory offerings
- Define how customers plan, simulate, and respond to demand variability and inventory trade offs
- Develop deep relationships with customers and partners
- Engage with senior leaders and customers to shape product direction
- Partner cross functionally with engineering, data science, and design teams
- Define and track KPIs
- Communicate product strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes
- Address and resolve complex challenges across the product lifecycle
Primary Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Research, or related field; advanced degree is an asset
- 10+ years of experience in Product Management within a global SaaS or technology organization
- 5+ years of experience leading and developing teams of Product Managers
- Deep domain expertise in demand planning, inventory optimization, or supply chain planning
- Strong understanding of planning methodologies
- Proven ability to define and execute product strategy
- Strong financial and business acumen
- Exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills
Role Specific Skills & Experience
- Proven track record of delivering commercially successful, customer facing supply chain planning solutions at scale
- Experience leading highly complex product initiatives involving demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and decision support systems
- Strong understanding of how forecasting and inventory decisions impact service levels, working capital, and operational efficiency
- Experience embedding advanced analytics, optimization techniques, or AI/ML into planning workflows
- Ability to translate complex planning and optimization concepts into clear, compelling customer value propositions
- Highly influential leader with a track record of gaining buy in for long term product strategies
- Strong communication skills across technical and non technical audiences
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Perks and Benefits
- Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company wide days off)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs, training, and career development
- Recognition programs and referral rewards
- Hackathons
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