Product Manager - Replenishment & Forecasting

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager – Replenishment & Forecasting to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of enterprise inventory planning and replenishment solutions. This role is ideal for a product leader who is passionate about building innovative supply chain products, collaborating across business and technology teams, and delivering capabilities that improve forecast accuracy, optimize inventory, and enhance product availability and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Forecasting, Inventory Planning, and Replenishment capabilities.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Merchandising, Inventory Planning, Operations, and Technology teams to identify business needs and deliver high-impact product solutions.
• Elicit, analyze, and prioritize business requirements, converting them into product features, user stories, and detailed functional requirements.
• Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring priorities align with business goals, customer value, and technical feasibility.
• Work closely with Engineering, Architecture, QA, Data Analytics, and Delivery teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead Agile product management activities, including roadmap planning, backlog grooming, sprint planning, release planning, and feature prioritization.
• Deliver initiatives that strengthen demand forecasting, inventory optimization, replenishment planning, allocation strategies, and product availability.
• Define, track, and analyze key product and operational performance metrics to drive continuous product enhancements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, AI/ML-based forecasting solutions, and industry trends to foster innovation and maintain competitive advantage.
• Support enterprise implementations, system integrations, upgrades, and ongoing product improvement initiatives.
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap progress, and delivery updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for forecasting and replenishment products, providing strategic guidance across the product lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Product Management, Supply Chain Technology, Inventory Planning, or Retail Supply Chain.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise products or solutions focused on Demand Forecasting, Inventory Planning, Replenishment, or Supply Chain Planning.
• Hands-on experience with RELEX or similar enterprise planning platforms such as Blue Yonder (JDA), SAP IBP, Kinaxis, o9 Solutions, Oracle Retail, or Manhattan Associates.
• Strong knowledge of demand forecasting, inventory optimization, replenishment planning, allocation, safety stock management, and supply planning principles.
• Proven experience defining product strategy and roadmaps, managing Agile backlogs, and leading cross-functional product initiatives.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, with a track record of translating complex business requirements into scalable product solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working effectively across business and technology organizations.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum product development environments.
• Bachelor''s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within Retail, Distribution, Consumer Goods, or eCommerce organizations.
• Strong understanding of Inventory Planning & Replenishment (IP&R) processes and industry best practices.
• Experience integrating forecasting and replenishment platforms with ERP, WMS, OMS, and TMS systems.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-enabled demand forecasting, predictive analytics, and advanced planning capabilities.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation or supply chain modernization initiatives.
  
  Regards,
  Himanshu Rawat
  himanshu@ carmansg.com