Senior Project Manager Operations Transformation; m​/w​/d

REQUISITION

LOCATION:

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

DEPARTMENT:
Production

As a Senior Operations Transformation Project Manager, you will drive the transformation of operational processes, structures, and ways of working in light of rising competition between wind turbine manufacturers.

You will work closely with our COO, Operations leadership and cross-functional stakeholders from our 3000+ employees organization to assess the current operating model, identify improvement opportunities and simplify complexity where possible (less interfaces, less time, remove non-value-adding activities). You will also work closely with the AI community, to prepare the groundwork for AI empowerment – meaning mature processes with good data quality.

The role focuses on achieving sustainable measurable business impact in quality and cost efficiency through successful transformation and change management

Important to consider:
The business challenges ahead will require this role to do what is necessary to be ready for an uncertain future. It will therefore require real leadership & strong communication skills to face change.

• Identify capabilities needed for future competitiveness & lead the strategic transformation across operations
• Prepare the operations function for future business challenges and changing business environments

• Analyze current operational processes, governance, and organizational interfaces.
• Identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and structural complexity to develop and implement simplification measures across the organization

• Eliminate non-value-adding activities and reduce process cycle times and handover points
• Standardize and streamline processes across functions where possible
• Improve cost efficiency, quality, productivity, and execution performance
• Ensure transformation initiatives deliver measurable business impact and sustainable results

• Partner with AI and digitalization teams to identify operational use cases.
• Establish process maturity required for AI adoption.
• Improve data quality, governance, and process consistency to enable future AI-powered capabilities

• Coordinate initiatives across Operations, functional leaders, and other stakeholders
• Align transformation objectives with business strategy and operational priorities
• Ensure effective governance, planning, and execution of transformation projects
• Drive organizational adoption of new processes, structures, and behaviors
• Anticipate and address resistance to change
• Manage the human and organizational impact of transformation initiatives

• Act as a strategic partner to the COO and Operations Leadership Team
• Provide recommendations based on operational analysis and business impact assessments
• Facilitate decision-making on transformation priorities and investments

• Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Economics, or a related field, with a Master's degree or MBA considered an advantage
• At least 7 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Industrial Operations, or a comparable environment
• Consulting experience considered a major advantage (strong methodology to assess & improve operating model, experience in different industries)
• Proven track record of leading large-scale business transformation or operations transformation initiatives with measurable…