Implementation Manager

Implementation Manager - Order Visibility & Inventory Visibility About Four Kites

Four Kites® is the leader in AI‑driven supply chain transformation, pioneering advanced real‑time visibility for global enterprises. Our Intelligent Control Tower™ creates a real‑time digital twin of orders, shipments, inventory and assets, processing over 3.2 million supply chain events daily to help 1,600+ global brands prevent disruptions and move from reactive tracking to proactive supply chain orchestration.

As an Implementation Manager, you will lead enterprise transformations for Global 1000 companies implementing our Order Visibility and Inventory Visibility solutions. You’ll serve as the strategic orchestrator combining deep functional consultation with comprehensive project management to ensure successful deployments across the complete order and inventory lifecycle.

Impact: Each implementation you lead enhances end‑to‑end supply chain visibility for major enterprises, enabling proactive disruption management, inventory optimization, and cost reduction. You’ll break down silos between OMS, WMS, TMS, and YMS systems to create a single pane of glass for order information.

• Lead end‑to‑end implementations of Four Kites' Order Visibility and Inventory Visibility solutions, managing complex integrations with customer ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JDA/Blue Yonder, Manhattan, etc.), Order Management Systems, Warehouse Management Systems, and Transportation Management Systems
• Design and deliver solutions providing visibility into complete order lifecycle tracking from planning through final delivery, inventory visibility with SKU‑level detail and stockout prevention, automated exception identification, root cause analysis of supply chain inefficiencies, and 30‑day risk forecasting for inventory‑constrained orders
• Guide comprehensive data mapping and integration validation, ensuring accurate flow of order status, inventory levels, delivery information, and exception data
• Provide guidance on order‑to‑shipment matching logic, order‑to‑delivery mapping, and inventory‑to‑order linkage to ensure complete visibility across the supply chain
• Lead discovery and requirements gathering sessions to understand customer order management processes, inventory control methods, warehouse operations, and supply chain pain points
• Develop comprehensive solution designs (blueprints) including custom order status mapping, risk configurations, inventory thresholds, KPI dashboards, and integration architecture with ERP, OMS, WMS, TMS, and YMS systems
• Coordinate complex enterprise integrations across multiple systems, working with customer IT teams, integration partners, and Four Kites technical teams
• Guide Integration & Solution Validation phase, ensuring data accuracy across order, inventory, shipment, and delivery data
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) validating order visibility, inventory visibility, and risk management capabilities
• Work with technical teams to troubleshoot integration issues, resolve data quality problems, and guide production cutover activities
• Oversee complex enterprise projects from initiation through hypercare, coordinating internal teams (Solution Architects, Integration Specialists, Order Visibility Engineering, Inventory Visibility Engineering) and external stakeholders across multiple time zones
• Develop comprehensive project roadmaps following Four Kites' implementation methodology:
  Kickoff → Requirements & Design → Configuration/Development → Integration & Solution Validation → UAT → Production Configuration → Super User Training → Go‑Live & Hypercare → Transition to Customer Success
• Manage scope, timelines, and deliverables while maintaining clear communication with C‑suite executives, IT teams, procurement leaders, warehouse managers, and logistics operations managers
• Create implementation documentation including requirements, solution designs, integration specifications, test plans, cutover plans, training materials, and value realization reports
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering teams to deliver cohesive customer experiences and provide real‑time…