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Operational Planning Manager (m/f/d)

REQUISITION ID:  13298
LOCATION: 

Hamburg, DE, 22419 Sarriguren, ES, 31621 Madrid, M, ES, 28001

DEPARTMENT:  Controlling / Finance

As a Operational Planning Manager, you play a key role in aligning sales commitments, supply chain capabilities, production capacities, and project execution across Nordex’s global wind energy portfolio. You create transparency in complex planning environments, assess risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making through data-driven analyses and scenarios. Working within the Global Planning Office, you collaborate closely with Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance, and senior management to ensure reliable planning and sustainable business growth.

 

YOUR TASKS

  • Support the global sales planning process by developing realistic delivery and execution concepts for future wind energy projects
  • Coordinate supply chain planning activities with Tender Management, Production, Purchasing, and other key stakeholders
  • Develop and evaluate planning scenarios to optimize sourcing assumptions, capacities, and project execution strategies
  • Create transparency regarding order commitments, inventory levels, production capacities, and potential risks across the value chain
  • Design, develop, and continuously improve planning tools and analytical solutions that increase process efficiency and decision quality
  • Prepare business cases, analyses, and strategic recommendations for management and Board-level decision forums
  • Support special projects and contribute to master scheduling, pre-industrialization activities, and pre-release governance processes

 

YOUR PROFILE

  • Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Business Informatics, or a comparable field
  • Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to understand and simplify complex business processes and planning dependencies
  • Advanced IT affinity with strong skills in VBA, SQL, and data-driven planning or reporting tools
  • Experience in planning, supply chain management, operations, project management, or business analytics is highly desirable
  • Ability to derive actionable recommendations from complex data and communicate them effectively across different organizational levels
  • Structured, precise, and solution-oriented working style with a strong continuous improvement mindset
  • Fluent English skills; German and/or Spanish are considered a strong advantage

 

 

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.

Recruitment Fraud Notice: Please note that our People Attraction department will only contact you via official @nordex-online.com email addresses or authorized recruitment partners. You can find more information about our application process on our website. 

ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the on-shore segment has been our core competence and passion for around 40 years. With more than 57 GW installed capacity worldwide, our turbines supply sustainable energy to more than 80% of the global energy market and we are one of the largest companies in the wind industry. National subsidiaries in more than 40 markets and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, Mexico and India offer our more than 10,400 employees the opportunity for international and intercultural cooperation.

We are growing and together driving forward the expansion of alternative energies worldwide - if you wish, from now on with you. Join the #TeamNordex

We look forward to receiving your application! To make it more convenient for you, we are happy to receive your application without a cover letter.

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