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Vestas Technology & Operations > Frontend Engineering & Technology > VSI - Functional Leads

We are looking for a PLM Engineer (Spare Parts, Tools & BOM) in Functional Excellence within Vestas Service Industrialisation (VSI).

Our team is part of VTO's Frontend Engineering & Technology (FE&T) organization, which includes Regional Engineering & Technology (RE&T) functions led by Regional CTOs and Global Functional Leads.

FE&T represents Vestas Technology in the regions, collaborating with regional Vestas teams, Sales & Customer Project Execution teams, Service and Development colleagues, and external technical stakeholders such as customers, engineers, transmission system operators, regulators, and other authorities. FE&T ensures functional excellence, operates as a global center of excellence, and maintains a standardized way of working globally.

The Functional Excellence team is responsible for providing tools to support the VSI Execution team, ensuring PLM data visibility, and developing internal supporting tools to optimize operations. This department implements system improvements, offers subject matter proficiency, and contributes to cross-departmental strategic projects. Through these efforts, the department plays a crucial role in enabling and supporting interdepartmental teams within VSI, enhancing overall operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized skills in spare parts, tools, and BOM
• Represent FE&T and Service needs, coordinate tasks and collaborate closely with the business owner of SBOMs
• Develop best practices for PLM implementation
• Facilitate strategic initiatives, support execution teams, participate in cross-collaborative projects, and propose operational improvements
• Lead Ideas through Project appraisals to dynamic project pipelines
• Ensure transparency, data integrity and accountability in excellence tasks
• Analyse, enable problem-solving and present solutions
• Stakeholder management and engagement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering
• Solid experience in a global production company, working with PDM, Engineering Change
• Management or process optimization
• Experience with BOM creation and review
• Deep understanding of spare parts and tools as products

Competencies

• Proficiency in spare parts, tools, and BOM management
• Proficient analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective stakeholder management and engagement
• Ability to support strategic initiatives and execution teams
• Commitment to ensuring transparency, data integrity and accountability
• Experience in cross-collaborative projects and operational improvements
• Process-oriented mindset and ability to bring structure to a complex global organization
• Proficient communication skills in verbal and written English

What we offer

We offer a thriving and professional environment where people are valued over anything, opportunities will be provided for skill development, and your ideas will be considered.

Joining Vestas means working alongside a notable manufacturer of wind turbines and being part of an uplifting and encouraging workplace atmosphere. Joining the renewable industry will have the satisfaction and privilege of creating a better planet for the future.

Additional information

This is a hybrid position based in Porto (Portugal), Chennai (India) or Szczecin (Poland); and requires up to 5 travel days per year. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore, early applications are encouraged. To apply for this opportunity, please submit your CV in English.

Please note: We reserve the right to amend or withdraw this job posting at any time.

Our commitment to fair hiring

At Vestas, we evaluate all candidates solely on professional experience, education, and relevant skills. To support a fair recruitment process, please remove any photos, dates of birth, graduation dates, gender pronouns, marital status, or other personal details not relevant to the role before submitting your CV. Please keep your CV focused on work and educational details, as well as the necessary information we need to contact you (email and phone number). We train our hiring teams in inclusive evaluation and regularly review process outcomes to ensure fairness.

Our commitment to a fair hiring
At Vestas, we evaluate all candidates solely on professional experience, education, and relevant skills. To support a fair recruitment process, please remove any photos, dates of birth or graduation dates, gender pronouns, marital status, or other personal details not relevant to the role, before submitting your CV/resume. Please keep your CV/resume focused on work and educational details, and the necessary information that we contact you (email and phone number). We train our hiring teams in inclusive evaluation and regularly review process outcomes to ensure fairness.

DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 185 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 30,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.
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