Kinaxis, a provider of cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for supply chain management is eyeing its India business to grow by 60 per cent year-over-year in CY2026.
Speaking to businessline, Razat Gaurav, CEO of Kinaxis said India has evolved into a fast growing market for the Canada-based company that is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He added that the company posted a similar growth in 2025, albeit from a smaller base.
“India is one of our fastest growing markets at roughly three times the pace of our global business. The infrastructure investments in the country, especially in high tech industries and manufacturing is creating increased demand for advanced supply chain solutions,” he said.
Kinaxis’ India customer base includes large enterprises such as Mahindra Group, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy’s, Lupin, Tata Consumer Products and Motherson.
The company currently predominantly serves clients across three verticals — automobiles, pharmaceuticals and consumer products with the business evenly distributed across these sectors. Looking ahead, Gaurav mentions that it wants to go deeper in the Indian market by expanding to include sectors like aerospace, defence and high-tech manufacturing.
Beyond being a key market, India is also a talent hub for Kinaxis with the company’s offices in Chennai and Bengaluru hosting key engineering and product development teams.
Gaurav added that the company has a headcount of about 450 employees in India and plans to increase it by 22 per cent over the next year.
On how geopolitical tensions are reimagining supply chain planning, he said that globally customers are facing heightened uncertainty from tariffs and the war in West Asia.
He added that in the oil and gas industry, scenario planning activity increased over 131 per cent during the first three weeks of the Middle East conflict and that Kinaxis’s platform helps businesses create multiple contingency plans instead of relying on a single forecast.