PLANNING AND LOGISTICS OFFICER

ABOUT US

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

THE ROLE

As the Planning and Logistics Officer at Damen Naval, you play a crucial role in the timely delivery of state-of-the-art naval vessels by managing the end-to-end project planning. As part of the project management team, you are responsible for the entire planning, from the contract initiation to the delivery of a new naval vessel. Per project phase, you will be dealing with different challenges and collaborate will different (external) stakeholders. You identify and present potential delays in the project planning along with solutions to mitigate these issues. You get these insights from the comprehensive progress reports you created and manage. Additionally, you will drive the logistical processes to ensure (highly confidential) equipment is being delivered to the building site on schedule. Depending on the building location, you can seize the opportunity to work internationally.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

As the Planning and Logistics Officer, your key responsibilities will include:

• Develop a baseline (BL) project plan aligning with the master planning and hour budget in collaboration with Project Managers, Team Leaders, and subcontractors.
• Maintain and analyse operational plans, identifying progress delays and bottlenecks.
• Generate progress status overviews and prepare hour forecast information.
• Compile project data for multi-project planning (portfolio).
• Initiate improvement processes to mitigate challenges in specific project stages.
• Lead the logistics team to ensure project requirements are met.
• Engage in discussions and negotiations regarding in- and export requirements, incoterms, etc. with customs as needed.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

To excel as the Planning and Logistics Officer, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• 3+ years of experience in planning large and complex (technical) projects.
• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or similar.
• Solid understanding of all phases of project management, including initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure.
• Proficiency in Earned Value Management.
• Solid experience with Primavera P6 (preferred) or MS Projects.
• Experience with reporting software (PowerBI) and ERP (SAP) is preferred.
• Excellent references antecedents as a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required and candidates with NL/EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our 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 Planning and Logistics Officer, 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 call the Corporate Recruitment department on +31 (0)118- 485 000.

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.

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