Career

Welcome to OQEMA, one of the leading chemical distribution companies in Europe. We are looking for talented IT professionals who want to develop and implement innovative solutions in our modern office environment.
With our principle of the strength of our community in combination with the high level of expertise of our versatile employees, we have developed into one of the top 5 companies in European chemical distribution in recent years and continue to grow. In the coming years, digitalisation and sustainability will also be at the top of our agenda and for that we are looking for people with Qaracter.

Do you have Qaracter, are you ready to take on responsibility and make a difference?

Scrum Master / Agile Coach (m/f/d)
Fulltime (38,5 h/week) | Permanent Employment | Mönchengladbach

• Continuously develop our agile framework based on SAP Activate and Scrum of Scrums and adapt it to growing team and product structures
• Coach and develop Scrum Masters and other agile roles, establishing consistent roles, methods and standards across teams
• Organise and facilitate Scrum-of-Scrums ceremonies and ensure transparency regarding cross-team dependencies
• Support agile collaboration in the further development of SAP S/4HANA and other systems such as Salesforce, Snowflake and Microsoft solutions
• Manage and further develop the project and service management tool landscape, particularly Jira and CALM
• Combine agile methods with traditional project management, including milestone, budget, risk and resource planning
• Identify organisational impediments at programme and portfolio level and contribute to their resolution
• Advise managers and stakeholders on agile maturity, roles and processes and define meaningful performance metrics and improvement measures
• Take on the Scrum Master role for an agile team where required

The Technologies and Methods You’ll Work With:

• SAP S/4HANA
• Scrum of Scrums
• Jira
• CALM
• Agile, traditional and hybrid project management methods

• A successfully completed degree in business administration or a comparable qualification
• At least 3, ideally 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach or in a comparable role, ideally with coordinating responsibility
• Sound knowledge of scaled agile approaches, particularly SAP Activate and Scrum of Scrums
• Strong practical experience with Jira administration, workflows, board configuration and reporting, as well as with CALM
• Experience in traditional project management and a good understanding of hybrid delivery models
• Experience in the functional leadership or coordination of teams or other Scrum Masters
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills
• A confident and persuasive communication style combined with stakeholder orientation and the ability to manage conflicts constructively
• A high level of initiative, resilience, openness to change and willingness to continuously learn
• Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM or SAFe are an advantage, but not required
• Fluent German and English skills at C1 level

Why OQEMA?

• A key role in the agile transformation of our SAP S/4HANA programme
• The opportunity to actively shape and develop our agile framework
• Responsibility across multiple teams, systems and organisational levels
• The freedom to combine agile and traditional project management methods pragmatically
• Close collaboration with Scrum Masters, IT teams, business stakeholders and management
• An international working environment within a stable and growing European group

Apply now and let's redefine the world of chemical distribution together.

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We strive to create an environment rich in diversity and openness, and we offer our employees and applicants a workplace with complete equal opportunity. For us, the “WE” comes first.
Therefore, we do not tolerate discrimination, racism, harassment, or bullying.