BERNER pushing the limits – for those who dare more
Making a choice about your career and your employer is a choice about your future - a future where you will invest your passion and a large portion of your time, energy, and capacity.
BERNER is transforming its digital commerce landscape across Europe.
With our new commerce platform, we are creating a scalable digital foundation to deliver better customer experiences, accelerate innovation and support the growth of our digital business across Europe.
We are looking for a Product Owner E-Commerce who takes ownership of defined product areas and ensures that business needs are translated into scalable, valuable and implementable solutions.
You will work at the intersection of E-Business, IT and local sales companies.
Your role is not just to write user stories. You create clarity, challenge requirements, set priorities and ensure that the right solutions are delivered in the right way.
Turn business needs into scalable digital products and help shape the next generation of BERNER E-Commerce.
YOUR TASKS
- Own and prioritize the backlog for defined areas of the BERNER Commerce Platform
- Translate business goals and customer needs into clear product requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria
- Align backlog priorities with the product roadmap and overall E-Commerce strategy
- Challenge requirements and promote scalable, reusable and standard solutions
- Lead refinements and support sprint planning, reviews and functional acceptance
- Act as the functional interface between E-Business, IT, UX/UI, local markets and external partners
- Manage cross-team and cross-system dependencies and drive required decisions
THIS ROLE IS A GREAT FIT IF YOU
- Enjoy turning complex business needs into clear and actionable product solutions
- Like working between business and IT and creating alignment across different stakeholder groups
- Are comfortable challenging requirements instead of simply implementing requests
- Think in scalable, group-wide solutions rather than local exceptions
- Combine customer orientation with a pragmatic understanding of technical feasibility
- Like taking ownership and making decisions within your area of responsibility
- Are comfortable working in an international and multi-market environment
YOUR PROFILE
- Several years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Business Analysis or a comparable digital role
- Strong understanding of E-Commerce processes and digital customer journeys
- Ability to translate business needs into clear and implementable product requirements
- Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with agile software-development teams
- Very good stakeholder-management and communication skills
- Independent, structured and self-organized way of working
- Fluent English; good German skills are an advantage
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience in B2B E-Commerce
- Experience in international or multi-country product environments
- Understanding of connected commerce systems such as PIM, CMS or ERP
- Experience in wholesale, distribution or professional customer environments
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- A key role in the transformation of BERNER’s E-Commerce landscape
- Real Product Owner responsibility from requirement to rollout and continuous improvement
- The opportunity to shape a digital commerce platform used across Europe
- Close collaboration with business, engineering and local markets
- An international environment with visible business impact
- The opportunity to influence how BERNER develops digital products in the future
- Individual training and development opportunities
WHY BERNER?
- Job bike leasing (JobRad)
- Commuting allowance
- Wellpass membership & corporate benefits
- Company pension scheme
- Opportunities for further training
- Technically modern equipped workplace
- Company restaurant in Künzelsau or meal vouchers in Cologne
- Attractive conditions for our products in the BERNER online shop