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Tactical Buyer (m/w/d)

Become a Tactical Buyer with Nordex in Porto, Portugal. Ensure global availability of spare parts for wind turbines, manage supplier relationships, and optimize stock levels. Enjoy a central location, flexible working hours, and health insurance. Join a pioneering movement in renewable energy.
Nordex
Nordex
Porto, Portugal   Hybrid   Full Time  UTC+00:00

Nordex

Company Overview

Nordex SE

Hamburg, Germany

1985

Over 10,900 employees worldwide (Source: linkedin.com). Revenue of over 5.7 billion euros in 2023 (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com).

What They Do

Nordex focuses exclusively on onshore wind turbines in the 4 to 6 MW+ class. The company develops, manufactures, installs, and maintains these turbines through integrated processes that include design, precision engineering, rotor blade and tower production, logistics, turnkey installation, and complete lifecycle maintenance (Source: windindustry-in-germany.com). The core platform Delta4000, introduced in 2017 with the N149/4.X, offers flexible power ratings (4-6 MW) and rotor diameters of up to 175 meters. This platform is optimized for various wind conditions and extreme climates (Source: nordex-online.com). The products cater to various customer segments, including utilities, independent power producers, and community wind projects, providing tailored solutions for site-restricted or grid-limited locations with lifespans of up to 35 years.

Projects & Track Record

In Germany, Nordex has commissioned 8,653 MW of onshore wind power plants, with 4,946 MW under construction, including the first wind farm in Hamburg featuring N27/150 turbines that have been operational for over 32 years (Source: nordex-online.com). A prototype of the N175/6.X on a 179 m high hybrid tower in Santow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is in pre-series, with installation scheduled for September 2025 and commissioning between October 2025 and January 2026 (Source: nordex-online.com). Globally, Nordex supplies over 52 GW of installed turbines in 85% of markets outside China, with about 1 GW in Canada, including the N163/5.X, N163/6.X, and N175/6.X cold climate models (Source: windindustry-in-germany.com). Key customers include Bürgerwind Hollich GmbH & Co. KG and Energieversorgung Mittelrhein (evm), who engage in long-term partnerships for turnkey projects and maintenance.

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Nordex secured significant contracts in Germany, including 107 MW repowering in North Rhine-Westphalia for Bürgerwind Hollich with 12 N163/6.X on 164 m high hybrid towers (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com). Additional contracts include 21 MW from BMR energy solutions for the "Heinz" site and 77 MW for the Schneifelhöhe wind farm (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com). Milestones include the commissioning of 2,202.2 MW in Germany in the first half of 2025 and the launch of series production of hybrid towers in April 2025 (Source: nordex-online.com). The merger with Acciona Windpower in 2016 remains a key expansion, with no further acquisitions or funding rounds mentioned in the latest sources.

Working There

Nordex employs over 10,900 people in various fields, including development, production, project management, installation, logistics, sales, and service (Source: nordex-online.com). The company culture emphasizes decentralized regional operations for customer proximity and continuous training for technicians to global standards. Training is provided through the Nordex Academy, which includes GWO certifications and practical training on Delta4000 simulators (Source: nordex-online.com). Hiring occurs at the locations in Hamburg and Rostock as well as in production facilities in several countries, with increasing demand for installation and service technicians in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com).

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Job Description

Why You Should Work With Us?

  • Sustainable impact: contribute to a greener future;
  • Global Growth: Join an industry with growing global presence;
  • Career Development: Benefit from a dynamic industry that fosters professional growth an skill development.
  • Pioneering Spirit: Experience the satisfaction of being part of a pioneering movement towards a more sustainable energy;

Your Tasks

  • In this position, you will be responsible for ensuring the global availability of your category of spare parts to supply the steadily growing fleet of wind turbines in Nordex Service.
  • Balancing spare parts demands and availability through accurate and timely ordering
  • Constant information exchange between all internal and external parties involved as well as proactively initiating mitigation actions in case of potential supply shortages
  • Optimisation of central and local stocks by incorporating and continuously improving the overall material availability
  • Comprehensive supplier management through monitoring and optimisation of reliability, quality and costs for materials and logistics
  • Acting as a focal point for the spare parts supply of the category of Minor Components assigned
  • Participating in tenders for the supply of spare parts in close cooperation with the strategic procurement department
  • Independent complaints handling and invoice review.

Your Profile

  • Ideally, you have at least 2 years of experience in material planning, tactical procurement and supplier management.
  • Degree in Business Administration or Economics, preferably with a focus on supply chain management or logistics. Alternatively, comparable vocational training with corresponding additional qualification
  • Motivated and committed personality with a high drive and ownership
  • Strong customer orientation and ability to work in an international team
  • Experience in working with different business cultures and building strong personal relationships
  • Sound knowledge of SAP ECC (mainly module MM) and MS Office, additional knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA and Teamcenter would be an advantage.
  • Willingness to travel if needed, especially between the company locations in Germany-Hamburg, Germany-Rostock and Spain-Pamplona
  • Business fluent in English - we're not expecting Shakespeare, but you should feel comfortable speaking in interviews and daily meetings with international colleagues

What We Offer

  • Central location, near public transportation (3 min to metro Via Rápida-Viso);
  • We also have free parking spot in the building (Edificio Porto Inova) and an E-car Charging station available;
  • You can lunch with us, we have a very prepared "Kitchen". At the building, also exists a caffeteria that offers 3 different dishes with a very reasonable price;
  • Our office is equiped with ergonomic work stations (yes, we have standing desk´s);
  • Coffee, water, tea, fruit, cookies, and sometimes chocolate is on us, too!
  • We have a remote friendly system. The current system is 3 days at the office, 2 days at home. And... we have Flexible Working Time Policy;
  • We offer you all the equipment to work from home (monitor´s, dockingstation, headphones, mouse and keyboard).
  • Health Insurance;
  • Nordex Cuida +: Enjoy six free appointments per year in psychology, nutrition, social support, finance, and legal advice.
  • Mardi gras, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are holidays to us;
  • Training & Learning Program (internal and external trainnings sessions);
  • Performance evaluation Program every year!
  • Team building events.

Our Recruitment Process

  1. CV Screening - We start by reviewing your CV - just a heads-up: we only evaluate applications/CV´s in English. If your profile matches, you might get a call from a Portuguese number (yes, that's us 🇵🇹). If you miss the call, no worries - we'll follow up with an email too!
  2. Prescreening Call
  3. Technical Interview
  4. Cultural Interview
  5. Offer

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.

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About the role

December 15, 2025

Full Time

Company

January 2, 2026

Hybrid

Nordex

nordex-online.com

  •  Porto, Portugal

At least 2 years

UTC+00:00

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