Product Manager, Inventory & Orders

The role

This Product Manager will own day-to-day execution for a next-generation Inventory & Orders module. You will write specifications, synthesize customer discovery into backlogs, and partner with engineering to ship features for supply chain planners.

What you will do

• Author detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specifications
• Translate customer requirements into structured, engineering-ready backlog items
• Own sprint-level backlog grooming in collaboration with the engineering manager
• Conduct structured discovery sessions with supply chain planners, procurement leads, and operations teams
• Synthesize customer feedback and survey data into prioritized problem statements and product hypotheses
• Maintain a continuous feedback loop with pilot customers
• Own integration requirement specifications for ERP, WMS, and demand planning tools
• Work with Solutions Engineering to validate integration feasibility and data freshness
• Identify and escalate data quality risks
• Partner with engineering, design, and Solutions Engineering throughout the feature lifecycle

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in product management, supply chain operations, procurement, or demand planning
• Demonstrated understanding of inventory and procurement workflows
• Ability to write clear, structured product specifications and acceptance criteria
• Comfort owning integration requirement discussions regarding data flow and schema mapping
• Experience working with B2B SaaS product tooling: Jira, Confluence, or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working across time zones in a remote or hybrid environment

Nice to have

• Prior experience at a supply chain software company, a shipper/manufacturer, or a supply chain consulting practice
• Familiarity with ERP and WMS ecosystems (SAP, Oracle, Manhattan, HighJump)
• Exposure to AI/ML-assisted recommendations in an operational supply chain context
• Background as a demand planner, procurement analyst, or supply chain operations professional who has transitioned into a product or technical role
• Experience with supply chain visibility platforms or similar real-time logistics and inventory products
• Familiarity with KPIs such as OTIF, inventory turnover, case fill rate, and days of supply

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits start on first day of employment
• Health Savings Account employer contribution
• Medical and Dependent Care FSA
• Supplemental insurance for Accident and Critical Illness expense reimbursement
• Dedicated resources for family planning, 1:1 support for new parents, access to child care and welfare networks, fertility, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, behavioral and psychological health
• 401k Retirement savings employer match
• Bonus and incentive compensation
• Employee stock option program
• Employer paid life insurance and short term disability insurance
• 20 PTO days, 5 recharge days, 2 volunteer days
• Up to 16 weeks of parental leave for birthing parents, fully paid
• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents (8 weeks paid, 4 weeks unpaid)

About the company

FourKites is a leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation for global enterprises and a pioneer of real-time visibility. The platform helps customers operate global supply chains that are efficient, agile and sustainable.