Fluence Energy

Strategic Buyer EPC (m/f/d)

Join Fluence Energy in Erlangen or Berlin as a Strategic Buyer EPC. Drive procurement and supplier development for energy storage projects, focusing on EPC and BOP services. Benefit from a dynamic role with competitive salary and strong team collaboration in renewable energy.
Fluence Energy
Fluence Energy Erlangen, Germany Berlin, Germany On-site Full time EUR 62k–87k yearly UTC+01:00

Fluence Energy

Company Overview

Fluence Energy

Arlington, VA, United States

2018

Approximately 600 employees globally (source: salestools.io).

What They Do

Fluence Energy focuses primarily on energy storage technology solutions and services, including design, delivery, integration, optimization software, and control platforms for renewables and storage integration into grids (source: fluenceenergy.com). Its core products encompass standardized energy storage systems such as Gridstack, Ultrastack, Sunstack, and Edgestack, designed for utility-scale, industrial, commercial, and renewable-integrated applications, paired with the Fluence IQ Digital Platform for AI-optimized asset management, rapid deployment, and maximization of clean energy usage (source: mapquest.com). These offerings build on pioneering technologies from AES Energy Storage (Advancion platform) and Siemens (Siestorage), providing container-based systems, comprehensive services, and cloud-based software to address grid challenges in a transforming energy landscape (source: pestel-analysis.com). Target markets include utilities, developers, commercial and industrial clients, and service providers across utility-scale projects, with a global footprint in 24 countries and territories (source: fluenceenergy.com). Fluence holds a competitive position as the global market leader in energy storage, having topped the Navigant Research utility-scale energy storage leaderboard in 2018, named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and deploying the largest fleet of energy storage projects worldwide (source: fluenceenergy.com).

Projects & Track Record

By 2021, Fluence had more than 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of energy storage projects in operation or awarded across 24 countries and territories, reflecting its early track record in utility-scale deployments (source: fluenceenergy.com). The company maintains the largest deployed fleet of energy storage projects globally, with deployments supporting grid integration of renewables in key markets, though specific completed project names, locations, capacities, and years are not detailed in available sources beyond aggregate figures (source: fluenceenergy.com). Ongoing operations emphasize global expansion, with projects and contracts secured through 2020 and beyond, focusing on new markets for storage (source: dcfmodeling.com). Key clients span utilities, developers, and industrial users, with partnerships rooted in its Siemens and AES origins, though specific client names are not listed; the company serves a broad ecosystem including power sector stakeholders worldwide (source: fluenceenergy.com).

Recent Developments

The provided sources, primarily from 2021 and earlier, do not cover major announcements, contracts won, acquisitions, mergers, funding rounds, awards, certifications, or milestones specifically from 2024-2025, limiting verifiable details to pre-2022 events such as the 2021 IPO raising $867.9 million (source: dcfmodeling.com). Fluence was recognized as topping the Navigant Research leaderboard in 2018 and listed among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies around that period, but no awards from the last two years (2024-2025) are documented here (source: fluenceenergy.com). Expansion efforts continue through Fluence Next, a unit for commercializing new technology-driven opportunities in power and energy shifts, as noted in 2021 job descriptions (source: fluenceenergy.com).

Working There

Fluence Energy offers roles across engineering (software development and infrastructure), product management and design, sales and marketing (business development, customer success), operations (finance, HR, procurement, logistics), and executive leadership, with positions like Principal Fluence Next (focusing on new technology commercialization, M&A evaluation) and Operations Manager (handling sales planning, reporting, compliance) often based in Arlington, VA, or continental U.S. locations (source: salestools.io). Hiring occurs at the Arlington, VA headquarters (4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600) and remote/continental U.S. options, with global offices like Alpharetta, GA, and others potentially open based on expansion (source: fluenceenergy.com). Company culture emphasizes safety, quality, integrity, personal ownership, honest communication, agility, intellectual curiosity, collaboration, prioritizing high-impact efforts, fun through creativity and inclusivity, and a hands-on attitude, fostering innovation via modern workspaces with open-plan offices, collaboration spaces, high-speed tech, wellness facilities, dining, and recreation at headquarters (source: salestools.io). Benefits include comprehensive packages supporting well-being and growth, with Fluence positioned as an equal opportunity employer; candidates are directed to apply via LinkedIn for open roles (source: fluenceenergy.com).

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Stellenbeschreibung

Rollenübersicht

Als Strategic Buyer EPC (m/w/d) in Deutschland spielen Sie eine zentrale Rolle bei der Weiterentwicklung unserer Energy-Storage-Projektpipeline. Sie sind verantwortlich für den Aufbau und die Entwicklung von Lieferanten sowie die Steuerung von Ausschreibungen zur Erstellung von Baukostenkalkulationen.

Ihre Expertise im Bereich Procurement und strategisches Sourcing ist entscheidend für die Entwicklung und Umsetzung einer Category-Sourcing-Strategie für EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) sowie BOP (Balance of Plant) Dienstleistungen und deren Unterkategorien (u. a. Detailengineering, Tiefbau, Elektroinstallation sowie elektrische Ausrüstung wie HV-Transformatoren, Niederspannungs-/Mittelspannungs-/Hochspannungsschaltanlagen, Kabel, E-Houses und weitere).

Durch die effiziente Sicherstellung essenzieller Dienstleistungen tragen Sie maßgeblich dazu bei, unsere Marktpräsenz zu stärken und die Kundenbindung zu verbessern. Ihre Rolle fördert die bereichsübergreifende Zusammenarbeit und den Aufbau starker Partnerschaften mit externen Lieferanten im Einklang mit unseren Unternehmenswerten.

Hauptverantwortlichkeiten

Einkaufsstrategie

Entwicklung und Umsetzung einer Category-Sourcing-Strategie für EPC- und BOP-Dienstleistungen im Rahmen der Energy-Storage-Projektpipeline des Unternehmens. Steuerung aller Phasen der Sourcing-Strategie, einschließlich Bedarfsermittlung, Abstimmung mit Stakeholdern, Lieferantenbenchmarking, Spezifikationen, Sourcing-Strategie (RFx), Durchführung von Ausschreibungen sowie Vertragsabschluss.

Stakeholder-Management

Ermittlung der Anforderungen des Fluence Engineering-Teams für den Bau von BESS (Battery Energy Storage System)-Standorten. Enge Zusammenarbeit mit internen Abteilungen (Engineering, Projektmanagement, Vertrieb, Recht), um erfolgreiche und umfassende Ausschreibungen sicherzustellen.

Lieferantenmanagement

Aufbau und Pflege von Partnerschaften mit externen Bau- und Elektrolieferanten für BESS-Projekte, einschließlich Tiefbau, Betonfundamente, elektrische Installation sowie Hochspannungstransformatoren und zugehörige Systeme.

Ausschreibungsmanagement

Leitung der Entwicklung und Umsetzung detaillierter RFQ-Prozesse (Request for Quotation) für Projekte in der Region.

Qualifikationen & Fähigkeiten

  • Nachgewiesene Erfahrung im Einkauf, strategischen Sourcing und Category Management, idealerweise im Energie- oder Bausektor (Civil/Electrical)
  • Starke analytische Fähigkeiten
  • Sehr gute Kommunikations- und zwischenmenschliche Fähigkeiten
  • Fähigkeit, mehrere Projekte parallel zu steuern und Deadlines einzuhalten
  • Akademischer Hintergrund in Ingenieurwesen, Betriebswirtschaft oder einem verwandten Bereich, idealerweise mit Schwerpunkt Einkauf, Sourcing oder Supply Chain Management
  • Fließende Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

Job location

10997 Berlin , Berlin - Germany

91056 Erlangen , Erlangen, urban district - Germany

Salary

62000 - 87000 EUR per year (Initial rate of compensation)

Contact

India Hernandes Fluence Energy GmbH, Schallershofer Str. 143, 91056 Erlangen, Deutschland, Bayern Email: [email protected]

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About the role

June 30, 2026

July 4, 2026

Full time

On-site

Company

EUR 62k–87k yearly

Energy Storage

Fluence Energy

fluenceenergy.com

  •  Erlangen, Germany
  •  Berlin, Germany

Proven experience in procurement and strategic sourcing, ideally in the energy or construction sector.

UTC+01:00

Tags

EPC Management · Grid Solutions · Procurement · Stakeholder Management · Vendor Management