Product Manager Inventory & Orders (Tamil Nadu)

FourKites is building a next-generation Inventory & Orders module that gives supply chain teams unified, real-time visibility into on-hand stock, in-transit inventory, open orders, and stockout risk across their entire network. We are looking for a Product Manager I to own day-to-day execution for this module: writing precise specifications, synthesizing customer discovery into prioritized backlogs, and partnering with engineering to ship features that help supply chain planners move from reactive firefighting to proactive decision-making. This is a high-visibility role on a nascent product. You will work at the intersection of supply chain planning, procurement, and real-time logistics data with your contributions directly shaping the foundational decisions of this offering. What you'll be doing Product Execution & Specification - Author detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specifications for capabilities such as safety stock threshold configuration, order-at-risk dashboards, and AI-assisted stock transfer recommendations. - Translate ambiguous customer requirements into structured, engineering-ready backlog items with explicit scope boundaries. - Own sprint-level backlog grooming in collaboration with the engineering manager, ensuring tickets are well-defined and prioritized before each cycle. Customer Discovery & Feedback Synthesis - Conduct structured discovery sessions independently with supply chain planners, procurement leads, and operations teams. - Synthesize raw customer feedback, field notes, and survey data into prioritized problem statements and product hypotheses. - Maintain a continuous feedback loop with pilot customers during early rollouts, identifying adoption gaps and surfacing them as actionable product improvements. Integration & Data Requirements - Own integration requirement specifications defining how data from ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), warehouse management systems, and demand planning tools flows into FourKites via flat-file SFTP, API, and EDI. - Work with Solutions Engineering to validate integration feasibility, data freshness requirements, and schema mapping during pre-sales and onboarding. - Identify and escalate data quality risks that could compromise dashboard accuracy during early customer deployments. Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner closely with engineering, design, and Solutions Engineering throughout the feature lifecycle from discovery through general availability. - Coordinate with Customer Success during pilot rollouts to ensure smooth adoption and capture post-launch learnings. - Support pre-sales activities by providing product clarity on capabilities, integration requirements, and roadmap direction. Who you are - 2- 10 years of professional experience in product management, supply chain operations, procurement, or demand planning. - Demonstrated understanding of inventory and procurement workflows including safety stock parameters, days-of-supply calculations, MRP outputs, and order fulfillment processes. - Ability to write clear, structured product specifications and acceptance criteria that engineering teams can execute without ambiguity. - Comfort owning integration requirement discussions understanding data flow, feed latency tradeoffs, and schema mapping without needing to write code. - Experience working with B2B SaaS product tooling: Jira, Confluence, or equivalent. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex customer conversations into concise product requirements. - Comfortable working across time zones in a remote or hybrid environment. Preferred Qualifications: - 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) and how they integrate with third-party visibility or planning tools. - Exposure to AI/ML-assisted recommendations in an operational supply chain context such as automated reorder suggestions, stockout prediction, or inventory rebalancing. - 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. .