IT Product Owner Manufacturing Operations

Reporting to the IT Program Manager Operations & Supply Chain within Karcher North America (KNA) IT organization, this hands-on position will focus on the Manufacturing Operations domain for the full organization, working with other product owners and software and systems analysts to support business needs and ambitions. In our Service-aligned organization, your scope of responsibilities will be aligned with business domains spanning all areas in Manufacturing Operations (Planning, Fabrication, Production, Warehouse Intralogistics, Quality, Shipping…). This will give you the opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders: internal business clients from various teams, 3rd party suppliers, AKW our corporate IT in Germany, and contractors. KNA IT works in a hybrid model, as such Product Owner will be responsible for bigger waterfall projects implementation, and smaller enhancements in agile sprint approach. This role will have both an internal product focus to include coordination of product feature function rollouts, as well as cross functional focus working with peer teams in deploying solutions. This is how you WOW: In charge of day-to-day lead of the business users. Know the end-users and stakeholders and foster transparency and communication. Own team backlog and fulfillment work: Responsible for backlog prioritization with business and technical resolution. Lead business through requirement gathering, solution definition, testing, and validation. In charge of following defined SLAs. Responsible for delivery of the Projects of their domains. Maximize value delivered for their domain and help teams execute on a shared vision. Work with the Program Manager to prioritize between the different products and domains and execute the roadmap according to business value and ROI. Outline the plan for achieving success within your scope and advocate for your users and projects. Turns data insights into products with actionable outcomes to the ultimate customer. Look for growth opportunities. Research and analyze the market, the users, and the roadmap for the product. Work with 3rd parties, technical resources and AKW on delivery and resolution. It would be WOW if you would bring this in: 2 years of experience with manufacturing companies processes and data. MRP set up experience a plus. 2 years experience with SAP, with a focus on either PP or QM. Knowledge and experience of SAP S/4 a plus. 2 years experience with SAP EWM, SAP WM, or SAP SRM. 1 year experience with developing and executing test plans with business teams. Karcher is a Google Suite shop, knowledge of Google Suite and Gemini preferred. Knowledge of Jira Atlassian product a plus. Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex information to individuals and small groups, both in English and Spanish mandatory. BA/MA degree or equivalent experience: Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or Engineering Degree preferred. The willingness and ability to travel to different Karcher facilities in support of or general team development. So: Wanna WOW with us? Simply upload your resume online and leave your contact information. We look forward to getting to know you!

Location: Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

Posted Date: 9/14/2025