Functional Application Manager
Damen Shipyards (Vlissingen)
- Bachelor, Master
- Techniek
- Medior
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- Latest update 10/31/2024
- Bagger, Scheepsbouw, Maakindustrie
About the company Damen Shipyards
We are Damen
Damen is a family owned business that stands for fellowship, craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and stewardship. We believe that our oceans, seas, lakes and rivers offer humanity a growing range of possibilities in terms of trade, food, energy and recreation. We provide maritime solutions to meet these opportunities, through design, shipbuilding, ship repair and related services.
In the previous century, we revolutionised shipbuilding with standardisation and serial production. More than ninety years and 6,000 ships later, those pillars are unchanged. Their importance is only growing with the need for increased sustainability and digitalisation. It is our aim to combine our proven standardisation with the innovations of digitalisation to become the world’s most sustainable shipbuilder.
Job
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Job DescriptionAbout 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 a Functional Application Manager at Damen Naval you manage functional application activities by addressing operational issues, ensuring data integrity, and collaborating with solution providers for enhancements. You also contribute to strategic application development by providing expertise, verifying specifications, and shaping the roadmap for ongoing improvements.
Key accountabilities
As the Functional Application Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
- Supports application use: Enhances (engineering) applications for the business.
- Develops specifications: Improves existing and new applications.
- Drives performance: Ensures smooth application execution.
- Analyzes issues: Collaborates with stakeholders.
- Reports bugs: Communicates with external suppliers.
- Advises stakeholders: Aligns on issue impact.
- Verifies solutions: Enhances functionality.
- Provides support: Assists users.
- Tests enhancements: Before deployment.
- Contributes to documentation: Training materials and guides.
- Bridges the gap between IT and business with knowledge of the business processes and IT capabilities.
Skills & experience
To excel as the Functional Application Manager, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:
- 3+ years of experience working in a similar position, preferably in a corporate environment as part of a staff department.
- Experience in application maintenance, preferably within a technical, complex engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Experience in Product Lifecycle Management.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s level in IT or other relevant discipline.
- Experience with 3DX Dassault Systems or SAP is plus.
- Good command of the Dutch & English language (written & verbal).
- 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 this position, please submit your application including your CV and cover 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 this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.
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.
Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.
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