We’re excited to share some big news: Kinaxis has partnered with Workday, the global leader in finance and HR planning.
This milestone expands our impact beyond supply chain into the critical domains of finance and workforce planning, creating the only approach that unifies supply chain, finance, and people decisions in one continuous process.
Why this matters
Executives today are often forced to make high-stakes decisions with incomplete information. Supply chain disruptions may be visible to operations, but finance doesn’t see the margin impact until weeks later. Finance sets growth targets without validating supply chain or workforce capacity. HR makes staffing decisions without knowing the full operational or financial consequences.
By combining Kinaxis Maestro® and Workday Adaptive Planning, every decision can show its true impact on revenue, cost, and people—in real time. This isn’t just about systems connecting. It’s about giving the c-suite, from CEOs and COOs to CFOs and CHROs, a shared, trusted view.
How this helps customers
This partnership means fewer blind spots, faster pivots, and executable strategies that hold up under disruption. A few examples:
- Demand swings → Kinaxis models supply chain responses while Workday updates financials and workforce needs instantly.
- Growth targets → Revenue goals set in Workday are validated in Kinaxis against supply chain and workforce capacity.
- Supply disruptions → Kinaxis models sourcing alternatives, while Workday shows the margin and staffing impact side by side.
- Workforce agility → Operations plan shifts in Kinaxis, and Workday generates workforce and labor cost projections.
Moving beyond IBP
Traditional Integrated Business Planning (IBP) links supply and finance but leaves workforce planning out and usually happens on quarterly cycles.
Kinaxis and Workday go further by:
- Connecting supply chain, finance, and workforce in one loop.
- Updating plans in real time as conditions change.
- Ensuring strategies adapt daily and execute as promised.
Against ERP suites and traditional planning tools, this partnership is unique: best-in-class supply chain orchestration combined with best-in-class finance and HR planning.
What’s next
The first joint demo is in development and expected in early Q4. Early innovators will begin piloting use cases like growth validation and workforce agility in 2026, with packaged joint solutions rolling out more broadly later that year.
Kinaxis and Workday will go to market together, starting with customers we already share. Each company will continue to contract separately, but our aligned value story will help expand opportunities across the c-suite.
Looking ahead
This partnership is a game-changer for Kinaxis, for Workday, and for our customers. By orchestrating decisions across supply chain, finance, and people in one continuous process, we’re helping enterprises act faster, protect margins, and build resilience in a world defined by volatility.
Stay tuned for more updates and follow along with us during Workday Rising as we bring this story to market.