Senior Product Manager, Demand Planning

About Kinaxis

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

Ottawa and Toronto, Canada
- Hybrid

Other Canadian locations - Remote

At Kinaxis, we believe the future of supply chain lies in smarter, more responsive planning where organizations can anticipate demand, optimize resources, and confidently navigate uncertainty  Product Management team partners with global industry leaders to deliver innovative planning solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

As part of the Demand & Inventory Product Management team, you will help shape the next generation of demand planning capabilities, including forecasting, demand sensing, scenario planning, and AI- enabled decision support. The team is focused on building the best demand planning that can respond to market volatility, and make better planning decisions across increasingly complex global supply chains.

The Senior Product Manager, Demand Planning is responsible for defining and delivering customer- facing demand planning capabilities across the Kinaxis product portfolio. As a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, you will partner with customers, Engineering, Data Science, UX, and Go-to
- Market teams to develop solutions that help organizations anticipate demand, improve forecast accuracy, and respond effectively to change.

This role owns a strategic area of the Demand Planning roadmap, balancing customer needs, market opportunities, and business priorities to deliver innovative solutions that create measurable customer value. As an individual contributor, you will lead through influence, driving alignment and execution across cross-functional teams while helping shape the future of demand planning at Kinaxis.

This is an existing job vacancy

• Own and drive a strategic area of the Demand Planning product roadmap, prioritizing investments that address customer and market needs.
• Partner with customers, internal stakeholders, and industry experts to understand evolving demand planning challenges and translate insights into product strategy and requirements.
• Lead product discovery, prioritization, and execution in collaboration with Engineering, Data Science, and UX teams to deliver scalable, market-leading solutions.
• Shape capabilities related to demand forecasting, demand sensing, scenario planning, and AI- enabled decision support.
• Define success metrics, monitor product performance, and use data-driven insights and customer feedback to continuously improve product value and adoption.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for demand planning, influencing product direction and representing the voice of the customer across the organization.
• Communicate product vision, priorities, and outcomes effectively across technical and non-technical audiences while driving alignment on key decisions and trade-offs.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree is an asset.
• 7+ years of Product Management experience within enterprise software, SaaS, or supply chain technology.
• Deep expertise in demand planning, forecasting, demand sensing, or related supply chain planning domains.
• Strong understanding of planning methodologies such as statistical forecasting, segmentation, and scenario-based planning.
• Proven ability to define and deliver customer-facing software products from discovery through launch and adoption.
• Strong analytical and business acumen, with the ability to balance customer value, technical complexity, and business priorities.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment without direct authority.

• Experience delivering demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain planning solutions within a SaaS or technology environment.
• Strong understanding of how demand planning decisions impact forecast accuracy, service levels, operational performance, and business outcomes.
• Experience working with analytics, optimization, AI, or machine learning capabilities within planning workflows.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve product…