Global Sourcing Manager - Operational Services (m/f/d)
Hamburg, DE, 22419
As a Global Sourcing Manager – Operational Services, you take end-to-end responsibility for sourcing critical service solutions across the Central region. You ensure the reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable supply of operational services that are essential for turbine availability and service performance. Acting as a trusted partner to the Service organization, you combine commercial excellence, market expertise, and stakeholder leadership to support business growth and operational success.
YOUR TASKS
- Take full responsibility for sourcing operational service solutions across the Central region and ensure reliable support for the regional Service organization
- Lead complex RFQ and RFP processes, including supplier evaluations, commercial assessments, contract negotiations, and award recommendations
- Secure the availability of critical operational services such as crane operations, maintenance, repair, and inspection services to support service execution and turbine uptime
- Act as a trusted business partner to regional Service teams, balancing operational requirements, commercial objectives, and market realities
- Manage and develop regional suppliers with a strong focus on safety, quality, performance, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness
- Drive savings and optimization initiatives while ensuring operational continuity and long-term supplier capability
- Contribute to the development of a scalable supplier network capable of supporting significant future growth across the Central region
YOUR PROFILE
- Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a comparable technical or commercial qualification
- Several years of sourcing, procurement, or supplier management experience, ideally within wind energy, power generation, industrial services, engineering services, or a similarly technical service environment
- Proven experience sourcing and managing technical service providers, including maintenance, repair, installation, inspection, crane services, field services, or comparable operational services
- Strong track record in RFQs, RFPs, commercial negotiations, supplier management, contract management, and cost optimization
- Experience working closely with operational organizations and demanding stakeholders in dynamic and growth-oriented business environments
- Fluent German and English skills are required; Spanish language skills are highly desirable and considered a significant advantage
- Pragmatic, hands-on, and results-oriented mindset with strong prioritization skills, commercial judgment, and willingness to travel occasionally
YOUR BENEFITS
Nordex offers a range of attractive benefits – here’s a selection of what you can look forward to.
#GreenerFuture: Shape a sustainable future with us – your work makes a real contribution to the environment.
#Flexibility: Work-life balance is important to us – we offer flexible working hours, various working time models, and up to 8 days of mobile work per month.
#Mobility: We promote sustainable mobility – we support you with an 80% subsidy for the public transportation ticket (Deutschlandticket) and a €15 employer contribution for bike leasing.
#CareForTomorrow: With our company pension scheme, you secure a financial advantage for the future – complemented by the option of occupational disability insurance.
#Health: Your health matters to us – benefit from health days, company sports activities, office yoga, and free support from the pme Family Service.
#Holiday: We offer you 30 days of vacation per year based on a full-time position, plus December 24th and 31st off.
#OneCompany: Stronger together – with over 10,000 employees from 95 nations, we promote an international and collegial corporate culture.
#CorporateBenefits: Saving made easy – enjoy attractive discounts on travel, tech, and much more.
*Some offers may vary by location
Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to religion, age, sex, color, national origin, handicap, or other protected class and are in full compliance with all federal and state laws.
Severely disabled applicants and applicants of equal status will be given special consideration in the event of equal suitability.
The role is generally available on a full-time basis as well as in other flexible working-time models.