Company Overview:

Springs Window Fashions has been part of the window treatments industry since 1939. Headquartered in Middleton WI, we have over 8,000 associates and 18 locations worldwide.  Our custom window treatments are available in nearly every major retailer, in thousands of designer showrooms and showcased in large commercial buildings. 

Our company is privately owned with products marketed across a broad portfolio of brands including Bali, Graber, SunSetter and Mecho.  Our tagline is “the Best Experience Company.” And it’s more than just a set of words—it represents the essence of who we are. As North America’s premier window covering company, we’re committed to creating the Best Experience for our associates and team members, our consumers and end users, and our channel and business partners.

We are bringing new innovations to the market and have a lot to offer consumers who want to improve their home décor.  Despite COVID, our company is experiencing high growth as consumers spend more time at home and want to redecorate. 

Springs Window Fashions is hiring for a Senior Data Insights Manager to design and manage multiple systems that support the supply chain function.

Purpose: Improve value creation through design and implementation of AI-driven analytics projects within OPS, including predictive modeling,  process optimization, decision making, automation and reporting.

Job Summary:

This position resides in the Corporate Supply Chain Management team and reports to the VP of Supply Chain with primary focus in the following:

• Lead the implementation and proof of concept for Swarm Engineering AI engine
• Ensure value creation productivity approach in application optimization
• Lead and mentor a team of 5 data analysts and BI/AI developers
• Design and implement scalable analytics solutions to support business objectives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., marketing, finance, operations) to identify data needs and deliver insights
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations using tools like Power BI, Tableau, AI
• Ensure data integrity, governance, and compliance with privacy regulations.
• Translate complex data findings into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders
• Monitor KPIs and performance metrics to drive continuous improvement
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in data analytics
• Frontier/Anaplan support (implementations and upgrades)

Responsible for performing all the processes necessary for successful design, implementation, ongoing management and effective usage of software and analytics (tools, data, reports) necessary and / or in-place relevant to the Supply Chain Management function. These include the software tools currently in-place and utilized to perform and / or support the Company’s Supply Chain Management processes of: inventory planning, inventory management & control, procurement, manufacturing operations, warehousing and distribution, all analytics and KPI’s to assess and monitor the above processes

The software currently in-place to support the above processes, include the following: SAP, Friedman Corporation (aka Frontier software/FRN), or Anaplan 

Responsible for the effective management and supervision of staff members (e.g., Analysts) assigned to conduct the processes above. This includes setting direction, managing priorities, oversight, performance management /appraisal/management, career planning and mentoring.

Interface effectively with the following functions: Supply Chain Management team: VP Supply Chain Management, Planners, Schedulers, Buyers, Procurement, Logistics, Production / Operations, (associates and Plant Managers), External suppliers. Business Unit Managers, Marketing and Product Management.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines: Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, IT
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in one or more of the following disciplines or roles: Supply Chain Management Analytics, Operations Research, Business Systems Analyst
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience leading a team of data analysts as well as application experience in AI and data analysis & reporting
• Prior experience with the following software solutions: SAP, Friedman Corporation (aka Frontier software/FRN), or Anaplan

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior experience working in an environment of mixed mode manufacturing. That is products sold custom ATO of highly configured products greatly preferred.  (i.e., low – medium volume (on a SKU basis) and an almost infinite mix of end items (type, style, material, color, size, material characteristics, channel)