Director, Product Management – Inventory & Demand

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About the role

  • Director of Product Management leading demand planning and inventory optimization solutions at Kinaxis. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact supply chain solutions in a global SaaS environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own the product vision and roadmap for demand planning and inventory optimization capabilities, including forecasting, inventory positioning, and replenishment strategies
  • Ensure strategic alignment across product teams, partnering with executive leadership to deliver solutions that meet evolving market and customer needs
  • Lead product direction for demand and inventory offerings, including statistical forecasting, scenario planning, and optimization models that balance service levels, working capital, and supply constraints
  • Define how customers plan, simulate, and respond to demand variability and inventory trade-offs across the end-to-end supply chain
  • Develop deep relationships with customers and partners to understand real-world planning challenges, including forecast accuracy, excess and obsolete inventory, and service-level performance
  • Engage with senior leaders and customers to shape product direction, prioritize high-impact capabilities, and ensure alignment with market trends (e.g., IBP, S&OP, demand sensing)
  • Partner cross-functionally with engineering, data science, and design teams to deliver scalable, high-performance planning capabilities and ensure successful product launch and adoption
  • Define and track KPIs, including forecast accuracy, service level attainment, inventory turns, and working capital efficiency; use insights to guide prioritization and continuous improvement
  • Communicate product strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to executive and cross-functional audiences
  • Address and resolve complex challenges across the product lifecycle, enabling teams to deliver high-impact solutions at scale

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, with experience balancing cost, service, and risk trade-offs in product decisions
  • Exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging executive audiences

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

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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