IT Product Configuration Business Analyst (Modeler)

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain product configuration models using internal tools (e.g., Magic Tool, Frontier/FRN platforms, PCM workbench).
• Translate business and engineering requirements into rules, validations, option logic, segment structures, and dynamic behavior.
• Configure model options, families, select tables, matrices, color lists, and dependent attributes for new and existing products.
• Maintain dynamic SKU or single-SKU logic depending on product strategy.
• Cross-functional coordination with product managers, engineers, and internal customers to document requirements and ensure accurate model behavior.
• Support manufacturing, purchasing, and customer service by ensuring configuration outputs match operational needs and production flows.
• Participate in product introduction planning and model setup for new launches (such as Roman shades, awnings, power shades, etc.).
• Data & Rule Quality Assurance: Conduct testing to ensure correct rule execution, error handling, and compatibility logic. Troubleshoot issues in production ordering or manufacturing systems related to configuration defects.
• Validate configuration lists, matrices, retrieval tables, BOM-related logic, and display behavior for end-users.
• Create and maintain documentation for configuration rules, logic flows, product behavior, and change logs.
• Contribute to process improvements and best practices for configuration modeling across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills.
• Ability to interpret product specifications, BOM structures, and engineering requirements.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage complex rule sets.
• Proficiency in Excel and comfort working with structured data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in window treatments or other highly configurable product industries.
• Experience with product configuration systems (Frontier 2.2 / 3.2 / 4.2, Magic Tool, PCM, or similar).
• Familiarity with scripting logic, matrices, or rule-driven systems.
• Experience supporting both ordering and manufacturing configuration flows.
• Ability to work with IT teams on integrations, data mapping, or tool enhancements.