Manager Business Systems

About us

Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in Vlissingen, Schiedam, Romania, Germany, and Indonesia. We are the marine division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs globally 12,000 professionals. Damen Naval supplies advanced naval vessels to customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in the shipbuilding sector. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As the Manager Business Systems within Damen Naval its IT staff department, you are responsible for managing and optimizing our IT business systems. You align technology solutions with the strategic goals of Damen Naval. You also optimize business processes to ensure IT resources and applications are optimally leveraged. You also manage the teams of Engineering Applications and Non-Engineering Applications.

Key accountabilities

As the Manager Business Systems, your job entails:

• Conducting feasibility studies and assessments to determine the viability of implementing new business systems or enhancing existing ones.
• Designing, developing, and implementing (non-) engineering business application solutions through collaboration with internal teams and external vendors.
• Managing the integration of different business systems to enhance efficiency and to streamline business processes and data flow across Damen Naval.
• Ensuring that Damen Naval its business systems comply with security standards and regulations.
• Implementing and enforcing security protocols to safeguard sensitive data and information.
• Developing and managing the IT budget for business systems, ensuring cost-effectiveness and resource optimization.
• Ensuring that Damen Naval its business systems comply with security standards and regulations.
• Implementing and enforcing security protocols to safeguard sensitive data and information.
• Developing and managing the IT budget for business systems, ensuring cost-effectiveness and resource optimization.

Skills & experience

As the Manager Business Systems, you need to have:

• 7+ years of experience in IT business system management, with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in an IT or similar technical study.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, systems, services, and regulations.
• Good command of the English, and preferably also Dutch language (written & verbal).
• Excellent antecedents as a pre-employment security screening and investigation are a part of the recruitment procedure (given the military nature of our projects).
• EU citizenship or valid EU work visa is required to be considered as a viable candidate.

What we offer

At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Working from home policy and other benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Other

Are you interested in the position of Manager Business Systems, kindly submit your application along with your CV and motivation letter, along with an indication of:

• Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
• Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
• Notice period / possible starting date.

For more information about the vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Recruitment team via recruitment[at]damennaval.com.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality. A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Damen Naval does not approve commercial, contractor and/or agency or other commercial use of this advertisement. Proposing candidates without invitation is not appreciated and they will not be considered.