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About us

Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As Business Process Expert at Damen Naval, you analyse, improve, and implement business processes that support engineering activities and the execution of complex naval shipbuilding projects. You lead improvement initiatives across departments, identify inefficiencies in existing workflows, and implement structured solutions using methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma. Working closely with stakeholders throughout the organisation, you ensure that process improvements are effectively implemented and adopted.

Key accountabilities

As Business Process Expert your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading projects to improve and implement business processes across the organisation.
• Analysing existing workflows to identify inefficiencies and optimisation opportunities.
• Developing and implementing process improvements aligned with organisational objectives.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement effective process changes.
• Monitoring and analysing KPIs to measure the impact of process improvements.
• Leading change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new processes.
• Preparing reports and presenting improvement results to management.
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement across departments.
• Collaborating with IT teams to support process digitalisation and system integration.
• Ensuring compliance with HSSEQ policies and procedures.

Skills & experience

To excel as Business Process Expert, you need to have:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant technical or management discipline.
• 7–10 years of experience leading large-scale improvement or transformation projects.
• Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma or an equivalent methodology.
• Strong experience with business process improvement and continuous improvement methods.
• Proven experience with change management and implementing organisational changes.
• Experience working in complex project-driven or manufacturing environments.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Good command of the Dutch and English language, written and spoken.
• Excellent references, as security screening is part of the hiring process.

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.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits include a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Application & information

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).

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.

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.