Global IT Product Owner, Purchasing Platforms

NEMETSCHEK AG; Deutschland; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking an IT Product Owner Purchase to optimize and manage the global Purchasing platform. This position requires years of experience in software development and IT operations, as well as proficiency in both German and English. Responsibilities include managing application lifecycles, translating business needs into technical solutions, and ensuring system harmonization across international sites. Candidates should have strong consulting skills and experience in purchasing processes. This role contributes significantly to the digital workflow efficiency within the organization.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on experience in software development, systems engineering, or IT operations.
• Broad knowledge across software architecture, cloud platforms, and security.
• Experience in leading and managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the IT point of contact for GPO Purchasing stakeholders.
• Manage IT application lifecycle and roadmap of the Purchasing platform.
• Translate business requirements into user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Ensure harmonized global system setup aligned with Purchasing guidelines.
• Coordinate IT vendors for enhancements and problem resolution.
• Monitor applications to meet SLAs.
• Administer the system in line with IT security standards.
• Support platform rollout activities and end user training.

Skills

Software development

IT operations

Stakeholder management

Change management

Fluent German

Fluent English

Tools

Cupa or similar tools

Job description

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The Nemetschek Group is a pioneer for the digital transformation in the AEC/O industry and focuses on the use of open standards (OPEN BIM). As one of the world's leading groups in this industry, the Nemetschek Group increases the quality in the construction process with its intelligent software solutions and improves the digital workflow of all those involved in the process. As a result, buildings can be planned, built, and operated more efficiently, sustainably and with less impact on resources.

The IT Product Owner Purchase is responsible for acting as the primary point of contact for designated IT systems, ensuring these systems effectively support business needs and objectives. This role involves translating business requirements into technical solutions, managing relationships with system vendors, and overseeing the implementation and optimization of systems across the organization. The IT Product Owner Purchase is crucial in supporting global system harmonization, optimizing license usage, and contributing to the strategic development of the IT systems roadmap. In an agile context, he owns user stories.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a single IT point of contact for GPO Purchasing and local purchasing stakeholders for the designated Purchasing platform(s).
• Own the IT application lifecycle of the Purchasing platform, including roadmap, releases, and technical debt management.
• Translate business requirements and process changes into epics, features and user stories, including clear acceptance criteria.
• Manage and prioritize the IT demand pipeline and product backlog in collaboration with Lean Portfolio Management, business counterparts, and other Product Owners.
• Ensure harmonized global system setup aligned with Purchasing GPO guidelines and end-to-end process design, including integration with FiCO where relevant.
• Coordinate and manage IT vendors and implementation partners for enhancements, projects, and problem resolution, including 3rd level support.
• Ensure applications operate according to agreed SLAs, including monitoring, incident and problem management, and capacity/performance to follow up.
• Monitor and manage technical interfaces between Purchasing, Finance and other connected systems, ensuring data quality and stable integrations.
• Administer the system (user and role management, configurations, small enhancements, regression checks) in line with IT security and compliance standards.
• Support platform rollout activities (country/wave deployments), including cutover coordination, interface readiness, and hyper care.
• Plan and coordinate end user training, release communication and change impact assessments together with business key users and GPO Purchasing.
• Optimize license usage and environment footprint to ensure cost-efficient use of the platform and related services.
• Work according to IT standards, policies, processes (e.g. ITSM, security, architecture, Lean Portfolio Management, and agile ceremonies).
• Collect and analyze feedback and usage data to drive continuous improvement and innovation (e.g. new modules, AI capabilities, automation).

Qualifications:

• Several years of hands-on experience in software development, systems engineering, or IT operations.
• Broad knowledge across software architecture and design, cloud platforms, infrastructure, databases, networking, security, and integration
• Experience in leading and managing projects to ensure successful outcomes
• Strong stakeholder management, consulting, and change management skills
• Proven experience in purchase processes, Cupa or similar tools.
• Fluent German and English language knowledge