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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 Corporate Recruiter at Damen Naval, you will be instrumental in attracting top talent for our world-class naval projects. In this strategic role, you will develop and implement long-term recruitment strategies, manage the entire recruitment process, and ensure a seamless candidate experience. You will collaborate closely with hiring managers and HR leaders to meet our growing workforce needs, with a focus on sourcing highly educated technical candidates from around the globe. Your expertise in employer branding, sourcing channels, and recruitment activities and processes will be key to driving our success. As Corporate Recruiter, you will drive the recruitment process and act as trusted partner for hiring managers and HR Managers in recruitment-related processes. Your success will be determined by your ability to build strong relationships with business stakeholders and HR managers and effectively communicating our job opportunities, leading to successful and qualified hires.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
As Corporate Recruiter your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing high-volume recruitment: manage multiple international vacancies across diverse locations, supporting hiring managers and candidates within a complex technical organization.
• End-to-end recruitment management: oversee the full recruitment process from drafting job vacancies to selecting the final candidate, ensuring a swift and effective selection process.
• Developing and executing recruitment strategies: create and implement international recruitment strategies aligned with our business goals, ensuring a consistent pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Sourcing and selection: identify and engage with highly educated technical candidates through the most effective sourcing channels, ensuring alignment with job requirements and expectations.
• Compliance and system management: maintain and update the applicant tracking system, ensuring compliance with Dutch laws and regulations, and provide process insights to hr advisors and hiring managers.
• Supplier management: acquire and manage relationships with recruitment suppliers to support our hiring needs.
• Project participation: contribute to projects focused on recruitment, retention, sourcing, systems, and employer branding.
• Reporting: establish clear KPI’s and create reports to continuously improve the recruitment process and overall strategy.
• Representation and networking: represent Damen naval at career fairs, universities, regional career initiatives, and other recruitment events to attract top talent.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
To excel as Corporate Recruiter, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Human Resources Management or related field.
• At least five years of experience in both agency and corporate recruitment, ideally within the shipbuilding or related industries, focusing on international technical candidates.
• Proven ability to manage and intervene in high-volume recruitment processes across multiple international locations in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated success in driving the full-cycle recruitment process end-to-end, leading to shorter lead times a higher candidate-to-hire ratio, better quality of hire and low cost per hire.
• Experience in developing and executing employer branding strategies and leveraging networks and sourcing channels.
• Solid understanding of international technical roles and the ability to assess candidates with specialized technical skills.
• Excellent command of both the Dutch and English language, both written and verbal.
• Key competencies: ethical conduct, eagerness, curiosity, adaptability, relationship-building, and high energy level.
• Excellent references antecedents because a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.
• Permanent EU citizenship combined with an EU work visa are both required for our employees given the military nature of projects.

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 Corporate Recruiter, and do you recognise yourself in the job description? Please respond directly via the Damen Career Portal.
 

For more information about the vacancy, Damen Naval or the application process, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Career Portal or call the Corporate Recruitment department on +31 (0)118- 485 000.

Please note that only candidates with a permanent EU citizenship together with a valid permanent EU work visa can be considered as viable candidates. A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process. #LI-DNS1
 

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.