Manager – Supply Chain Business Intelligence

Support Center - Irving

The Manager of Supply Chain Business Intelligence is responsible for managing end-to-end supply chain visibility including product and freight tracking, supply chain performance and trends. The Supply Chain BI Manager will work closely with business leaders in Supply Chain and partner functions to identify and prioritize key business issues, information and insights to support timely decision making. This role will also partner closely with IT and third-party data service providers to ensure the data warehouse meets the needs of the business to support the company's business intelligence objectives. The Manager will define the Supply Chain Business Intelligence vision and roadmap, with guidance from the VP of Supply Chain Strategy. The Supply Chain BI Manager will lead the Supply Chain BI Team, provide direction, translate business requirements into technical requirements, and hold the team accountable to deadlines, key milestones and proactive communication.

Major Activities

Supply Chain Business Intelligence Vision & Roadmap:

• Develop vision and plans to further supply chain BI capabilities.
• Develop roadmap to incorporate communicating key insights to cross-functional business partners proactively
• Gain alignment and resources to build capabilities near and longer term.
• Manage team to automate and consolidate supply chain reporting into PowerBl to create a single source of truth and consistent and accurate KPIs

Supply Chain Data Acquisition, Development, and Management:

• Partner with IT to ensure the supply chain data warehouse is comprehensive, efficient, and accessible to support business needs 
• Work with external data providers and internal partners to acquire critical supply chain and partner data.
• Work with IT to incorporate into the data warehouse 

Coaching & Development:

• Lead the Supply Chain Bl team for new and existing report development and maintenance
• Provide program management skills to organize the Bl Team's body of work, designate deadlines and drive to meet
• Coach and develop skills of Supply Chain BI analyst.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Communicate priorities, workload, and next steps to VP of Supply Chain Strategy
• Partner closely with functional leaders to develop insights that support key business processes, decisions and planning.
• Translate business partner requirements into technical actions for Bl Team
• Work with analytical and reporting partners across the company to establish best practices and consistent approaches to BI and reporting.
• Conduct demos and training to gain adoption and build user skills and interest.
• Provide data insights based on questions posed by business partners.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Special Certifications or Technical Skills

• Excellent data management, reporting, and visualization Skills
• Highly proficient in Power BI
• Strong analytical and data management skills
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and Access skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop business-centric reports & analytics

Minimum Type of Experience the Job Requires

• Minimum 5 years experience in Business Analytics, Reporting, Data Management, Business Intelligence

Other

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Highly motivated, results driven and self-directed
• Strong business acumen

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Dashboard development in PowerBI (or at minimum, working knowledge of BI basics)

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Data Science, Information Systems

Preferred Special Certifications or Technical Skills

• Data Analytics, Data Science certification or training a plus

Preferred Type of Experience the Job Requires

• Minimum 8 years experience in Business Analytics, Reporting, Data Management, Business Intelligence or in a Project Management field overseeing Analytics functions
• Working knowledge of SQL or other database management programming basics preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in highly dynamic, fast moving business environments with multiple priorities

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

At The Michaels Companies Inc, our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity. As the leading creative destination in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise, and MakerPlace by Michaels, a dedicated handmade goods marketplace. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com

At Michaels, we prioritize the wellbeing of our teams by providing robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members. Our benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, tuition assistance, generous employee discounts, and much more. For more information, visit mikbenefits.com.

Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together.

Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).

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