Commercial Trade Intelligence™About DemandTec

25+ years of demand science, rebuilt around the bilateral trade problem

DemandTec has modeled retail demand through every cycle for a quarter century. Today the company is defining Commercial Trade Intelligence: the operating layer where retailers and their CPG partners work from one shared data model.

25+ yrs

of demand science

7,800+

connected CPG partners

Chicago

IL · headquarters

QKS SPARK Matrix Leader 2025

QKS SPARK Matrix™ Leader & Ace Performer 2025 · IRP&PO

Mission

Make both sides of every trade decision work from the same truth

Trade runs on $500B a year, and most of it is still planned in one system and executed in another. Our mission is to close that gap: one shared data model, both sides of every deal, from co-planning the joint business through settlement. Four commitments shape how we build.

Bilateral by default

Every capability is built for both sides of the deal, because one-sided truth is what created the problem.

Science over opinion

Decisions run on demand models validated against real outcomes, not on the loudest voice in the room.

Humans own the judgment

AI augments merchants and account teams. Strategy, relationships, and final approval stay human.

Stay past go-live

Implementation is a partnership, not a hand-off. The team that connects your data stays for the work that follows.

Our story

The road to Commercial Trade Intelligence

Twenty-five years of demand science, each era built on the last — from the first price-optimization models to the network where both sides of trade finally work from one shared source of truth.

1999

The science of demand

Pioneered statistical demand models for retail price optimization at enterprise scale — before AI was a market category.

Origin

2006

Pricing meets promotion

Extended the demand engine from base price into forecast-led promotion planning — one model across the retail lifecycle.

Expansion

2012

Collaboration becomes the core

Built the first shared retailer–supplier deal collaboration layer, connecting both sides of the trade table.

Differentiation

2022

One connected platform

API Connect and Deal Data Sync put DemandTec at the center of retailers' and suppliers' tech stacks.

Platform

Now

Commercial Trade Intelligence™

The bilateral platform where retailers and their CPG partners plan, fund, execute, and reconcile every trade dollar from one shared data model. No margin leakage.

Today

DemandTec isn't resting on 25 years of history — it's the foundation for what comes next. The next era starts now.

Leadership

The team leading the shift to bilateral trade

The people leading the move from unilateral trade software to Commercial Trade Intelligence.

Jack Tirella, Chief Executive Officer

Jack Tirella

Chief Executive Officer

Seth Wolkoff, Chief Financial Officer

Seth Wolkoff

Chief Financial Officer

Ryan O’Halloran, Chief Operating Officer

Ryan O’Halloran

Chief Operating Officer

Navdip Bhachech, Chief Technology Officer

Navdip Bhachech

Chief Technology Officer

Vish Kirpalani, Chief Product Officer

Vish Kirpalani

Chief Product Officer

Amanda Dyson, Chief Marketing Officer

Amanda Dyson

Chief Marketing Officer

Fred Cartwright, Senior Vice President, Sales

Fred Cartwright

Senior Vice President, Sales

Shivani Rajan, Senior Vice President, Marketing

Shivani Rajan

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Recognition

Named a Leader by industry analysts

QKS GroupSPARK Matrix™ 2025
Leader

DemandTec named a Leader in Intelligent Retail Pricing & Promotion Optimization (IRP&PO)

QKS GroupSPARK Matrix™ 2025
Ace Performer

DemandTec named an Ace Performer in Intelligent Retail Pricing & Promotion Optimization (IRP&PO)

QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ Leader & Ace Performer, 2025

Recognized in Intelligent Retail Pricing & Promotion Optimization (IRP&PO), 2025 — for both sides of the platform.

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Let's talk about your side of the deal

Whether you price the shelf or fund the promotion, the conversation starts the same way.