Product Owner EDI (m/f/d)

We are on an exciting journey building a digital environment for the Knauf Group that is as groundbreaking as our products for the construction industry. If you are looking for a global impact that is shaped by values such as entrepreneurship, commitment, partnership and Menschlichkeit, this could be the ideal challenge for you.

What you'll do

• In this role you will define the product vision and roadmap, identifying growth opportunities while providing clear direction to partially agile development teams and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that all requirements are articulated effectively.
• By developing use cases and prioritizing user stories, epics, and themes you will assess the value of features to ensure that all work aligns with the overall product strategy and objectives.
• To optimize workflow and productivity you will plan and prioritize the product feature backlog and manage development cycles to maintain a focus on delivering high-priority features and conducting iteration planning.
• Ensuring everyone has a shared understanding of what needs to be delivered you will develop comprehensive product feature specifications that clearly communicate expectations and requirements to relevant teams.
• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of sprint/release goals being responsible for the end-to-end delivery chain.

Who you are

• Ideally you bring a degree in Informatics or Business Informatics or a similar field and demonstrated strong technical leadership and people management skills with a strategic focus on driving decisions that enhance team performance and collaboration.
• You are skilled in conflict resolution and negotiation, effectively influencing outcomes through strong interpersonal and motivational abilities that foster team unity.
• To ensure clarity in all interactions you possess excellent communication skills, while maintaining a proactive risk management mindset to identify and mitigate potential challenges.
• To optimize project delivery and outcomes you combine project and program management expertise with technical and business knowledge with experience in agile frameworks.
• You hold in-depth subject-matter expertise in EDI message types and data exchange protocols, with a thorough understanding of the EDI process in SAP (ECC and S/4HANA), including AIF and iDOC knowledge, as well as familiarity with SAP modules and intercompany business processes.

WE.YOU.TOGETHER.

• We all shape our lives in our own way. As an employer, we are an important part that indirectly supports this with a wide range of offers, as well as providing security and reliability for all employees. This includes, among other things:

• Security: Permanent employment contract in a stable, successful family-owned business.
• Flexibility: 30 days of vacation, special leave for certain occasions, a wide time window for flexible working and weekly home office days.
• Fitness and health: Discounts on various sports and leisure activities, active health promotion, company doctor, occupational safety, and more.
• Time Savings: Private parking and access to public transport (train, bus).
• Feel Welcome: Welcome days and individual onboarding, company and team events.
• Personal career and career development: Individual support for extra-occupational studies, further education and training courses.
• Benefits and vouchers: Employee discounts with well-known brands as well as discounted employee purchasing.
• E-bike leasing: Utilizing tax benefits while promoting your own health at the same time.
• Relocation Support:
• Inspiring work environment: Our newly designed New Work office offers you an environment that fosters creativity and productivity. We love coming together as a team here!

Knauf as an employer

Knauf is an international market leader in the building materials' industry. About 42,500 employees at over 300 locations worldwide generate a turnover of over 15.6 billion euros. The foundation of our success as a family business are our corporate values of humanity, partnership, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit. Knauf IT, headquartered in Kitzingen, Germany, is an important driver of the global growth and digital transformation of the KNAUF Group. 500 experts are supporting colleagues and customers with modern IT solutions and services.

The Knauf Group is a proud equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive working environment and therefore base all our employment selection decisions, within all aspects of our business, on experience, skill, and integrity. We strongly encourage applicants from all walks of life to apply for our positions, irrespective of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, origin, religion, etc.