Siemens Gamesa is to cut 2900 jobs across its global workforce as part of “decisive and necessary actions” to turn the company around.
The number amounts to around 10% of the turbine maker’s workforce, with half of the impacted jobs in Siemens Gamesa’s major European countries, including Denmark (800), Germany (300), Spain (475) and the UK (50).
The company will closely collaborate with employee representatives to minimise the impact of this adjustment, prioritising natural attrition and internal transfers.
“It is never easy to make such a decision, but now is the time to take decisive and necessary actions to turn the company around and ensure a sustainable future.
“We need to build a stronger and more competitive Siemens Gamesa to secure our position as a key player in the green energy transition,” said Siemens Gamesa CEO Jochen Eickholt (pictured).
The negotiation period will start at the beginning of October 2022.
Further reductions are planned in other countries across the world, and details for all affected countries will be defined in negotiations with the workers’ councils.
Siemens Gamesa’s new operating model and organisational structure will become effective on 1 January 2023, while headcount will be adjusted accordingly following negotiations with the workers’ councils and no later than fiscal year 2025.
Following the launch of its Mistral plan, Siemens Gamesa began an organisational review to “identify synergies” across several functions and to adjust the manufacturing footprint and capacity to match market demands.
Additionally, and in order to realise the company’s projections for growth, Siemens Gamesa is working to “strengthen specific areas” within key leading markets to “capitalise on its strong market position in offshore”, as well as growing across the entire value chain and driving a “project-centric” business approach.