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About us

Damen Services is the service division within the Damen Group and delivers all the after-sales activities for the Damen portfolio with a prime focus on workboats and offshore support vessels. The division aims to be the strategic partner to deliver sustainable service and support during the lifecycle of Damen customer’s assets.   

Damen Services has a global coverage with service hubs worldwide and its head office in the Netherlands. By providing excellent service with the initial delivery and throughout the lifecycle of Damen vessels, Damen Services strives for recurring customers for both new build and service. The primary focus is to further enhance the service portfolio on the Damen installed base and to add value to the market by utilizing knowledge of Damen vessels and their systems. Through our strategic global presence, we aim to be present as close to our clients as we possibly can, while ensuring that we continue to act as one Damen Services at all times.   

The organization is based on a decentral management model, with area teams that are end-to-end responsible for selling and delivering services in their area. Area teams usually consist of a multidisciplinary team of commercial and operational roles, both in the head office and in the service hubs. A central governed part of the organization covers specialized commercial services, acts as an expertise and knowledge center on Damen service and provides operational, commercial and staff expertise in support of the area teams.   

Clients of Damen Services recognize excellent service in the behavior of our employees, who are available to clients, pro-active, solution oriented and willing to make an extra mile when needed. Within Services we use the slogan ‘We Care’, that is what we do for our products, services, clients and people. The core question always is how to make things happen.  

The role

As Administrative Support you will work closely with the colleagues from Service Line Deliveries. There you will support in all common secretarial activities. These vary from setting up and maintaining the Sharepoint page and supporting in various administrative tasks directly related to vessel delivery projects.

Key accountabilities

Your activities and responsibilities as Administrative Support include:

• General support towards the service coordinators Ship Deliveries;

• Responsible for confidential and commercial correspondence and documents in English;

• Creation and maintaining Sharepoint sites;

• Maintaining of ERP system SAP;

• Maintenance of work instructions;

• Preparing and organizing meetings, company visits, events (think of invitation letters, transfers, lunch, meeting rooms);

• Taking notes at meetings.

Skills & Experience

You will support the delivery coordinators with a number of Projects at the same time, which requires a high level of efficiency, accuracy and excellent organization skills. You need to feel comfortable interacting with a wide spectrum of people at all organizational levels.

Besides that, you recognize yourself in the following profile:

• Relevant experience in a similar field of work;

• Excellent spoken and written command of English and Dutch;

• Ability to feel comfortable and work with people from different countries and cultures;

• Knowing how to anticipate workload and willing to take initiative;

• Representative, service oriented, flexible, decisive, team player, excellent organizational skills, reliable and accurate;

• Available for 2,5 days per week (20 hours).

What we offer

At Damen we realize supporting and managing many talented individuals is of great essence. We understand that the key to success is to find the right person for the right job. That’s why we continually invest in your development. Damen offers you:

• An excellent benefits package tailored to your experience and education level;

• Open, informal, no-nonsense culture with short communication lines;

• An International work environment;

• At least 20 days of annual leave (related to a 20 hours work week);

• Continuous focus on professional and personal development through our Damen Academy;

• An active social environment in terms of business culture, events & sports.

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Are you interested in this position? Let us know by applying with your resume and motivation letter.

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