Area Manager Services

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About us

Damen Services is a team of creative, entrepreneurial, and motivated people who support each other and enjoy coming to work each day. We interact directly with Damen customers around the world, helping them find solutions to challenging situations and improve the performance of their fleet. Our team goes the distance for each other and for our customers, and we all take pride in our ability to put groups of skilled, ‘can-do’ team members together to find and implement solutions.

Damen Services provides lifecycle support services with a strong focus on Damen built vessels. Our range of services extends from customer-initiated actions to proactive market approaches and predictive maintenance elements.

The role

As an Area Service Manager for Area 2 (Americas) at Damen Services, you are commercially and operationally responsible for all service activities, local service hubs in the Americas region, driving commercial success and development.

In this role, you are accountable for the realization of the Area plan, sales performance, overall budget, compliance (i.e., HSSEQ), risk control, and results (P&L, cash, and balance sheet). You contribute to the development of the overall Damen Services strategy, develop and ensure the implementation of policies and (best) practices for the Americas region. You manage team members in line with Damen guidelines, (business) plans, and strategic priorities to ensure the achievement of strategic objectives for the Americas region and Damen Services as a whole.

Key accountabilities

• Lead direct a team of around 10 professionals, and support them in their professional growth; Lead indirect a team of around 50 professionals;
• Monitoring and planning the Area 2 projects and facilitating Service Hub Manager Canada and Service Hub Manager Panama, Regional Service Manager and Manager Operations;
• Formulate and implement Area strategy and plans, align with Damen Services strategy;
• Drive department strategy, monitor performance, and manage budgets;
• Ensure safety in operations and travel, support team inquiries;
• Advise stakeholders on business opportunities and improve local processes;
• Provide regular insights on Area and market developments to Services Board and stakeholders through reports and analyses.

Skills & experience

• Bachelor's or master degree in mechanical engineering (with a focus on maritime applications) or technical or business administration education (preferably with commercial experience);
• 10 years of work experience in an international environment with the ability to connect with customers and stakeholders to understand their needs; 2 to 5 years of experience in leadership roles;
• Vision/Entrepreneurship: Strong commercial vision and courage to make entrepreneurial decisions in challenging times;
• Planning and Organizing: Translate vision and decisions into executable plans for the Services staff;
• Organizational Sensitivity and Cultural Awareness: Understand the impact of actions and decisions within a multinational context;
• Change Management: Insight into change management and cultural effects;
• Financial Management: Excellent understanding of financial and broader management principles and techniques;
• Direct others in their work fulfillment and realization of established results, in a pragmatic and motivated way;
• Networker with a variety of stakeholders within Damen Services and the Damen Group, such as Service Hubs, Service Lines, Account Management, New Build Sales and Divisions, Product Groups, R&D, IT/IM, DFS, etc;
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Dutch;
• Willingness and ability for occasional travel into the Area.

What we offer

• A dynamic international working environment focusing on technology and innovation;
• At least 40 days of annual leave;
• Profit sharing & pension allowance;
• Continuous focus on professional and personal development through our Damen Academy;
• An active social environment in terms of business culture, events & sports;
• A working from home policy.

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities.
Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.

Email: ankie.van.hees@damen.com