IT Project Manager

Description

Springs Window Fashions is hiring for an IT Project Manager I/II at our Corporate Headquarters in the Madison, WI area.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days each week in the office (Mon/Tue/Wed) and two days working remotely (Thu/Fri).

Company Overview

Springs Window Fashions has been part of the window treatments industry since 1939. Headquartered in Middleton WI, we have over 7,000 associates and 18 locations worldwide.  Our products 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.  We pride ourselves as “The Best Experience Company”, striving to provide the best experience for our consumers, channel partners, and associates.

The ideal candidate enjoys working in an exciting, fast-paced, and collaborative environment where no two days are the same. This role will work with executives and staff across all functions as well as external stakeholders to meet consolidation requirements and provide guidance on specific project transactions.

Job Summary

Project Management plays a crucial role in driving the successful execution of IT and Business Transformation initiatives at Springs Window Fashions through effective collaboration with project teams.  The role involves partnership with project sponsors, ensuring effective stakeholder management and business engagement, serving as the owner for project status and budget reporting and facilitating strong partnerships within the organization and with third-party contributors to manage project scope, schedules, cost, risks, and issues.

Key Job Duties

• Strategic Project Planning: Assist with creation of project plans, considering scope, timeline, budget, and resource allocation for initiatives.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with leaders at Springs Window Fashions to ensure alignment with business strategies and engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and assist with the development of mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery while maintaining the highest standards of quality.
• Resource Collaboration: Encourage collaboration across project resources for optimal utilization and efficiency in achieving project goals.
• Budget Oversight: Assist with project budgets, expenditure monitoring, and ensures project within budget guidelines.
• Performance Metrics: Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of projects and identify areas for improvement.
• Reporting: Provide regular and comprehensive project status reports to department leadership, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommended actions.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and best practices in project management methodologies.

Additional Job Duties

• Coordinates the business case for each initiative with input from stakeholders.  Solicit input on project objectives, scope, timing, and resources.
• Assists with projects to achieve defined business outcomes.  Participates in cross-functional teams for project success.
• Escalate risks as needed.  Seek to learn assigned business functions, challenges, barriers, needs, as well as enabling processes and systems, to deliver desired outcomes.
• Incorporate people change management and business process activities into the project plan to ensure adoption and sustainability of the delivered outcomes.
• Financial management through monitoring and communicating project costs and benefits with business owners and Finance.
• Maintain effective communication with project team and internal/external stakeholders including producing accurate project status reports, decision logs, etc. to ensure team alignment and to drive forward progress.
• Occasional travel required for team meetings, stakeholder engagement, or as needed based on project demands.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• This position may be filled at the IT Project Manager I, IT Project Manager II, or Senior IT Project Manager level, depending on candidate qualifications.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field; Project Management Certification (PMP) is a plus.
• 2 years of experience in project management, with a focus on initiatives in the manufacturing sector.
• Experience with ERP Implementation projects is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Experience with change management.
• Experience utilizing project management tools, Excel, Power BI, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or similar.
• Experience with creating and presenting PowerPoint slide decks.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Analytical and strategic thinking capabilities, with a focus on problem-solving and decision-making.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

How We Work to Deliver a Best Experience: Our Culture

• Our Core Value: We do the right thing, always
• Our Seven Cultural Behaviors

• Empowerment - We trust our people.
• Ownership - We take 100% responsibility for our roles actions, and results.
• Leadership - We all lead by example and talk direct with respect (DWR).
• One Team - We are One Springs Team.
• Customer First - We consider our customers' needs before every decision.
• Continuous Innovation - We are constantly learning, innovating, and improving.
• Speed - We define priorities and operate with a sense of urgency and eligibility.