Full-Time

Principal Solutions Advisor

Category Management

Posted on 11/1/2025

Blue Yonder

Blue Yonder

5,001-10,000 employees

Provides AI-driven end-to-end supply chain platform

Compensation Overview

$143.8k - $175k/yr

+ Variable component + Annual performance bonus

Dallas, TX, USA + 1 more

More locations: Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; travel up to 50% in US.

Category
Sales & Solution Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
Sales
Supply Chain Management
Marketing
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • MUST have a minimum of 10 years' experience in Category Management as a Pre-Sales Advisor, Consultant, or Solution Architect
  • Must have a strong background in sales and business development, with a focus on supply chain solutions
  • Proficiency with SaaS deployment and configuration
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with acute attention to detail
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
Responsibilities
  • Provide expert guidance and support to clients throughout the sales process, including demonstrations and presentations
  • Develop and sustain strong relationships with clients, understanding their unique business processes, challenges, and needs to tailor and present customized solution offerings
  • Lead and facilitate customer discovery workshops to identify business requirements, and design and present tailored demos, Proof of Concept (POC) workshops, and solution walk-throughs
  • Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and vendors
  • Partner with Sales to formulate strategic account plans that drive solution adoption and client satisfaction
  • Act as a subject matter expert on Blue Yonder's Category Management solutions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, technical, and marketing teams, to ensure the success of sales efforts
  • Deliver regular updates on sales progress and strategic initiatives related to Category Management to senior management
  • Maintain and advance technical and business acumen related to industry trends and directions, ensuring relevancy and alignment with market demands
Desired Qualifications
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills with a penchant for storytelling and designing narrative-driven demos
  • Experience with SaaS solutions in a Pre-Sales context is highly preferred
  • Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving revenue growth
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
  • Collaborative team player capable of working across various departments and organizational levels

Blue Yonder provides an end-to-end digital fulfillment platform for supply chains, helping retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers plan, execute, and deliver more efficiently through its Luminate Platform. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to forecast disruptions and optimize planning across forecasting, inventory, workforce, and logistics, giving a unified view by integrating planning and execution. Its approach combines science-based forecasting with a scalable, data-driven platform that covers the entire supply chain rather than point solutions, supported by its integration into JDA Software and Panasonic. The goal is to improve operational efficiency and decision-making, building resilient, digitally enabled supply chains that can quickly adapt to changes in demand and logistics conditions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$75M

Headquarters

Scottsdale, Arizona

Founded

2008

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • FY25 revenue hit $1.42B with 10.4% SaaS growth and 114 new customers added.
  • $839M One Network acquisition in 2024 creates unified multi-enterprise supply chain ecosystem.
  • 2025 Microsoft Global ISV Partner award boosts ecosystem integrations and partnerships.

What critics are saying

  • One Network integration fails, causing customer churn within 6-12 months.
  • Panasonic cuts R&D 15-20% in 3-6 months, stalling Luminate innovations.
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud undercuts pricing 25%, poaching clients like Walmart in 12-18 months.

What makes Blue Yonder unique

  • Blue Yonder leverages CERN physicist Michael Feindt's particle-tracking algorithms for supply chain forecasting.
  • Luminate Platform delivers 20 billion daily AI predictions for multi-enterprise inventory optimization.
  • End-to-end digital fulfillment integrates planning, execution, delivery, and returns management.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Corporate Fitness Program

Pet Insurance

Company News

Business Wire
Feb 9th, 2026
Blue Yonder reports $1.42B revenue with 10.4% SaaS growth and 114 new customers in FY25

Blue Yonder, an AI company for supply chain, reported $1.42 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025, with 10.4% year-over-year SaaS revenue growth and 103.8% net revenue retention. The company added 114 new customers throughout the year. In Q4 2025, Blue Yonder added 29 new customers and won the 2025 Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the Year award. The company unveiled significant enhancements to its Demand and Supply Planning and Warehouse Management solutions, introducing AI-driven capabilities including insight-driven scenario planning and the Inventory Ops Agent for proactive decision-making. Blue Yonder was featured in over 90 technology industry analyst reports during FY25 and received multiple industry recognitions. The company will host its ICON 2026 conference in San Diego on 17-20 May.

Blue Yonder
Mar 29th, 2024
Blue Yonder Announces Binding Agreement To Acquire One Network Enterprises for Approximately $839 Million To Create Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Ecosystem

The deal will mark approximately $1 billion of investments in acquisitions since Q4 2023 and positions Blue Yonder to provide a unified end-to-end supply chain platform and collaboration ecosystem DALLAS and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – March 29, 2024 – Blue Yonder, a leader in digital supply...

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