Company Description
QAD is building a world-class SaaS company, and we are growing. We are looking for talented individuals who want to join us on our mission to help solve relevant real-world problems in manufacturing and the supply chain.
Only candidates based or willing to relocate to Pune will be considered, as our operations are strictly limited to this location.
Job Description
Role Overview
As the Product Manager for Distribution, you are the "Full-Stack" owner of the value stream connecting our suppliers to our customers. You will move beyond tactical ticket-writing to drive the "Why" and "What" for both customer sales and supplier purchasing capabilities. This role is part of our Functional Product Stream, focused on solving pervasive market problems to drive adoption and revenue.
Core Responsibilities
Your work is structured around the Product Management Lifecycle (PMLC), focusing on outcome-based decision gates rather than feature output.
1. Discovery & Strategy (The "Why")
Market Sensing:



Conduct biweekly customer and supplier interactions to validate that identified problems are urgent and pervasive.
Problem Validation: Use data from Win/Loss reports and Customer Advisory Boards (CAB) to build evidence-based business cases.
Prospect Canvasing: Define the market driver, competitive landscape, and economic impact (ROI) for new distribution initiatives.
2. Solution & Design (The "What")
Roadmap Ownership: Maintain a 3-year Now/Next/Later roadmap that balances customer sales features, supplier integration, and technical health.
Ruthless Prioritization: Apply the RICE framework (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) to the backlog to ensure we focus on "Return on Effort".
Constraint Definition: Clearly distinguish between MVP (Technical Prototype) and MLP (Minimum Lovable Product) to prevent scope creep.
3. Delivery & Market Alignment (The "How")
Squad Leadership: Act as the strategic lead for a group of Autonomous Squads (Atomic Scrum Units), collaborating

📌 Product Manager (Pune)
🏢 QAD
📍 Pune