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We are looking for a (Sr) Art Director for Trend Analysis supporting our team on this mission with a strong focus and Visual Trends and Color, Material and Finishing competence.<br />
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Your responsibilities <br />
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As (Sr) Art Director Trend Analysis you assist the Creative Lead on setting the trend directions for the design strategy for the category and at the same time play an active and hands-on role in key projects of the Male Grooming category.<br />
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Together with the Creative Lead and Product Design Team you will define the design principles for our Philips Male Grooming design strategy. This way you will help the team to bring together a truly integrated brand experience for our consumers across all touch points.<br />
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You are responsible to translate those design principles into color strategies for the portfolio of Male Grooming. For your solutions you draw upon research insights, building a deep understanding of our Male Grooming consumer, trends and future technologies.<br />
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Within the design team you will work in close co-operation with the other members and functions as product, UX and communication design as well as freelancers under direction of the Creative Lead.<br />
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We expect of you, that you are able to strongly articulate propositions visually and verbally and to communicate design solutions in clear and meaningful ways.<br />
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Your team <br />
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You will be part of the Philips Design Male Grooming team, which is part of the Design team for Philips HealthTech located in Amsterdam.<br />
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We are a multi-disciplinary team including various different functions from product & service design to communication design.<br />
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We are a highly motivated international group of people working globally for Philips Male Grooming.<br />
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Our offer <br />
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We welcome you to a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore.<br />
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Our Benefits Are Very Competitive And Designed Around Your Preferences<br />
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Depending on experience, a year salary (fulltime) between €50500,-and €82700,- (including personal benefits package)<br />
25 Days of leave and the possibility to purchase up to 20 extra days off annually<br />
A variable bonus based on both Philips results and personal performance<br />
Extensive set of tools to drive your career, such as a personal development budget, free training and coaching<br />
Solid company pension scheme and attractive collective health insurance package<br />
Opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with discount<br />
Healthy work-life balance<br />
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We are looking for <br />
Minimum of 3-8 years work experience working on trend analysis and color development.<br />
You have a good understanding of brand strategy and identity management.<br />
You have a diverse portfolio that demonstrates a good sense of aesthetics, brand experience and understanding of customer insights and segmentation and socio-cultural as well as visual trends.<br />
You have a proven ability to use words as part of the creative process, in order to strategize the trend directions and apply them in our design process.<br />
You have an interest and affinity male personal care products along and maybe already experience working in the health and beauty market.<br />
You can develop trend strategies and translate these strategies into differentiating color concepts.<br />
You are verbally and visually strong in articulation.<br />
You have a high level of professional skills, including computer skills.<br />
You are able to work within tight deadlines, demonstrating a high degree of flexibility.<br />
You are able to take ownership but equally be part of a team and direct others.<br />
Bachelor or Master degree.<br />
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Job description<br />
Your challenge <br />
Do you want to lead a team of about 25 Quality and Reliability consultants and support all Philips sectors globally with End-to-end (E2E) Quality and Reliability support as well as playing an instrumental role in further shaping the Design for Reliability program within Philips globally?<br />
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Your responsibilities<br />
Manager of the Product Quality and Reliability Services group:<br />
Is a member of the Management Team and determines, in consultation with the Management Team, the group’s objectives, policies, processes and budgets on short and long term,<br />
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Is responsible for the development of services propositions, competences and infrastructure in the group, as well as for maintaining and improving the group’s knowledge and expertise.<br />
Cooperates globally with Philips R&D centers, innovation excellence programs and the business and establishes a network with relevant stakeholders and actively participates (with group) in expert networks both within Philips and externally in own professional field.<br />
Ensures appropriate personnel management practices regarding recruitment and selection, adequate staffing, remuneration, performance appraisals, education and training, and management development policy.<br />
Ensures the group’s output and performance is in line with innovation partner expectations (both short-term and long-term).<br />
Thinking out of the box, seeing the bigger picture, creating longer term vision and strategy, both for the own group and for key contribution (with respect to his own professional field) to the business.<br />
Aquisition support: Within the group, build-up and maintain relations with existing innovation partners and identify (together with M&S) business opportunities.<br />
Your team<br />
The department Quality & Reliability Engineering Services is part of Philips Innovation Services and is a dynamic team of over 90 engineers and consultants divided in 4 competence groups in the field of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Electronic Design Services (EDS), Test Measurement Automation (TMA) and the Product Quality and Reliability Services (PQRS).<br />
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Your Group Product Quality & Reliability Services plays an instrumental role in establishing and leading a cross sector “Design for Reliability (DfR)” leadership community and establishing a common DfR process framework within Philips.<br />
Your customers are both internal Philips businesses as well as external companies and are located all over the world.<br />
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You report directly to the Department Head and manage a group of about 25 highly skilled technical professionals.<br />
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Our offer<br />
As a Manager Product Quality Reliability we offer you a responsible career opportunity in a world class innovative environment.<br />
Depending on experience, a year salary (fulltime) between €76000,-and €97000,- (including personal benefits package) <br />
25 Days of leave and the possibility to purchase up to 20 extra days off annually<br />
A variable bonus based on both Philips results and personal performance<br />
Extensive set of tools to drive your career, such as a personal development budget, free training and coaching <br />
Solid company pension scheme and attractive collective health insurance package<br />
Opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with discount<br />
Healthy work-life balance <br />
We are looking for<br />
MSc /PhD degree in relevant area of expertise; Discipline like Physics, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, etc.<br />
People manager with at least 5 years of experience in managing and facilitating technical professionals, with proven ability in motivating technical experts <br />
Minimum 5-10 years of experience in the field of Product Quality and Reliability and innovation<br />
Minimum 5-10 years of experience in customer – oriented (preferably global) organizations<br />
Knowledge and understanding of the relevant application and technology area, or capable to gain this quickly <br />
An entrepreneurial attitude to establish improvements and results <br />
A role model: ability to stimulate, inspire and empathize<br />
Communication skills through all stakeholders levels within the business, verbally and in writing <br />
Fluent in English<br />
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Job description<br />
The Comedy & Entertainment group Northern Europe has a portfolio of brands like Comedy Central, VIVA, Comedy Central Extra and Comedy Central Family through linear and digital platforms, which is broadcasted in Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria.<br />
For our fastest growing brand group Comedy & Entertainment we are looking for a fulltime<br />
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Acquisition Director GSA (f/m)<br />
- Preferably located in HQ in Amsterdam (or based in Munich close to German studios) -<br />
The Acquisition Director GSA closes content license deals with third parties or within VIMN for the platforms of the Comedy Central & Viva brands to maximize the ‘eyeballs’. He/she stays closely informed on trends, knowledge and developments of the content market in GSA countries. He/she has a supporting role in the set-up of an optimal broadcast schedule and advises how to best handle the acquired content.<br />
Just the right job for you:<br />
Develop an acquisition strategy together with your team that will drive ratings on our platforms and maximize revenues<br />
Acquire content for the Comedy Central brand in German speaking countries to meet the ‘eyeball’ targets for best possible price/value<br />
Work closely with C&E management to achieve all business goals<br />
Support the Director Programming in the schedule process<br />
Build and maintain a large network of content suppliers to obtain content licenses<br />
Track the availability of comedy & entertainment related content within the international market and the international MTV Networks organization<br />
Handle internal administrative, registration and financial workload of closing license deals<br />
Track the Comedy Central programming library & amortization<br />
Negotiate and administrate rights of program acquisitions in close cooperation with the legal department<br />
Work closely with the presentation coordinator and support the traffic processes regarding closed license<br />
Prepare acquisition budget & planning<br />
Represent other VIMN brands to use economy of scale to secure better prices for content<br />
Take part in biggest content markets: MIP TV and Mipcom<br />
Travel between Northern European countries<br />
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That‘s why we want you:<br />
Minimum of 5 years of experience in TV content acquisition and programming in the GSA countries<br />
Higher vocational education in working and thinking (Master degree)<br />
Excellent knowledge of German and English<br />
Strong understanding of linear and non-linear channels/platforms and respective rights that need to be secured<br />
An extensive network of relations in German speaking Broadcast World<br />
Great connector between different departments/ foster collaboration<br />
Knowledge of processes in the media industry<br />
Seeing the bigger picture and focused on C&E results (on top of team result)<br />
Great management skills<br />
Strong negotiating skills and a commercial drive<br />
Strong communication skills; Able to be a sparring partner to management and external parties.<br />
Strive to over-deliver and beat expectations at all times<br />
Drive to continuously improve through seeking training, coaching and feedback<br />
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Aarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327175249011212997noreply@blogger.comAmsterdam, The Netherlands52.3702157 4.895167899999933152.2151142 4.5724443999999327 52.5253172 5.2178913999999335tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766918403047998404.post-50319835667931305792013-12-19T23:35:00.003+01:002015-07-25T20:27:19.622+02:00Director - Global Project Implementation - APM Terminals - The Hague<a href="http://www.aarenconsultants.in/resumepushUS.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="style2" src="http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss290/aarencon/ajrp.gif" height="60" width="468" /></a><span class="st_twitter_vcount" displaytext="Tweet"></span><span class="st_facebook_vcount" displaytext="Facebook"></span><span class="st_google_vcount" displaytext="Google"></span><span class="st_yahoo_vcount" displaytext="Yahoo!"></span><span class="st_email_vcount" displaytext="Email"></span><span class="st_plusone_vcount"></span><span class="st_fblike_vcount"></span> <br />
Job description<br />
Director, Global Project Implementation - APM TERMINALS<br />
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Global Project Implementation is responsible for implementing successful new businesses globally through building terminals, establishing local organisations, securing critical partnerships and attracting customers to the new facilities.<br />
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As Director, Global Project Implementation you will own a portfolio of projects and be responsible for the shareholder strategy and for the project plan which ensures that we deliver on that strategy. You will drive value creation as well as risk mitigation and will do so from both a strategic shareholder perspective and through detailed project involvement.<br />
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES<br />
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Engage with Business Development functions during the “secure” stages of projects to influence the project and its implementability before final approval.<br />
Take the first steps in defining the overall mission, strategy and plan for new terminal projects while the (local) project team is being recruited<br />
Deliver Terminal/Expansion projects under the assigned portfolio per approved business case (promised financial returns, schedule, budget and scope).<br />
Ensure that an integrated project charter and plan (schedule, budget, scope) is in place throughout the project including initiatives to improve value creation and to mitigate risk.<br />
Performance manage the project against the approved plan and seek opportunities to over-deliver<br />
Ensure that projects under implementation are managed according to the APMT adopted project implementation methodology, procedures and tools.<br />
Ensure compliance to APMT Governance in decisions throughout the project<br />
Provide assistance and ensure resources are made available for projects facing problems.<br />
Facilitate, guide and oversee the involvement of APMT Corporate functions in the project.<br />
Represent APM Terminals on Boards of Directors or Steering Committees when relevant.<br />
Participate in negotiations when needed due to complexity.<br />
Define accountabilities, work scope and targets for the members of the project team for assigned projects.<br />
Manage project handovers (BDV to BIM and BIM to Regions).<br />
Contribute actively to the project implementation department’s success including the continuous development of best practices and procedures<br />
Be updated on the entire portfolio of the head of global project implementation and act on his behalf when he is absent.<br />
Reinforce APM-M Group culture, values and reputation and ensure compliance with APM-M Group policies.<br />
Promote communication, information sharing and cooperation between projects and BIM functions as relevant.<br />
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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES<br />
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Building broad knowledge on all aspects of container terminal activities.<br />
Deep insight in APMT investment criteria<br />
Leadership at senior management / shareholder level<br />
Increased experience in project implementation methods, tools and processes.<br />
Improvement of interpersonal and negotiating skills.<br />
Understanding of the drivers in implementation of projects.<br />
In depth understanding of governance and the work of the Board of Directors.<br />
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Desired Skills and Experience<br />
CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE<br />
Strong drive and result orientation.<br />
Strong understanding of financials and financial drivers.<br />
Effective in influencing across functions.<br />
Good change management skills.<br />
People management / recruitment / development skills.<br />
Proven managerial and leadership skills.<br />
Preferably experience from container terminal projects.<br />
Experience from implementing projects.<br />
Good communication skills.<br />
Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills.<br />
Sensitive to cultural diversity at all levels.<br />
Ambition to be world class – passion.<br />
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Aarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327175249011212997noreply@blogger.comThe Hague, The Netherlands52.0704978 4.300699900000040551.9143338 3.9779764000000406 52.226661799999995 4.6234234000000409tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766918403047998404.post-11317221515753471222013-12-19T23:33:00.001+01:002015-07-25T20:27:33.860+02:00Treasury Director - Activision Publishing Inc - Amsterdam<a href="http://www.aarenconsultants.in/resumepushUS.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="style2" src="http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss290/aarencon/ajrp.gif" height="60" width="468" /></a><span class="st_twitter_vcount" displaytext="Tweet"></span><span class="st_facebook_vcount" displaytext="Facebook"></span><span class="st_google_vcount" displaytext="Google"></span><span class="st_yahoo_vcount" displaytext="Yahoo!"></span><span class="st_email_vcount" displaytext="Email"></span><span class="st_plusone_vcount"></span><span class="st_fblike_vcount"></span> <br />
Job description<br />
Position: Treasury Director<br />
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Department: Finance-Coop<br />
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Responsible to: Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasury<br />
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Job Purpose: Responsible for successfully managing the treasury operations of the Coop<br />
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Introduction<br />
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, USA, Activision Blizzard is a global interactive entertainment software leader and the world's largest independent video game publisher.<br />
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The company's product portfolio includes Activision Publishing's Call of Duty®, and Skylanders Spyro's Adventure™ franchises and such established licensed properties asSpider-Man™, X-Men™, James Bond™, and Transformers™, as well as Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft®, Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises.<br />
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Activision Blizzard is the umbrella organization over Activision Publishing and Blizzard Entertainment and provides corporate shared services such as Legal, HR, Finance, IT, Accounting, Facilities and Sales for both companies.<br />
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Coöperatie Activision Blizzard International U.A. (“Coop”) is based in Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands, and is the parent of all subsidiaries of Activision Blizzard throughout the world, excluding North America. In 2012, the Coop revenue exceeded €1bn. <br />
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The Treasury Director position is a globally focused role, involving significant interaction with the company’s worldwide operations and global counterparty banks. The Treasury Director will be based in the Schiphol-Rijk office, but will report to the Corporate Treasurer located at company headquarters in Santa Monica, California, USA, <br />
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Overview of the Coop<br />
The Coop serves as international headquarters for Activision Blizzard’s global operations (excluding North America). In addition, the Coop manages European supply chain operations, worldwide emerging market businesses and the international treasury center (Coop Treasury).<br />
Around 50 personnel are based in the Schiphol-Rijk office, involved in both European Head Office operations and the Benelux sales business. This role is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious candidate who wants to work in an innovative, fast growth environment in a multinational head office function which will continue to evolve rapidly. <br />
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Overview of the International Treasury <br />
There are 145 bank accounts in 19 countries with 17 different currencies. As of 9/30/2013, we had approximately $3 Billion in Cash and Investments held internationally.<br />
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The Position<br />
The newly-created Treasury Director position reports directly to the Corporate Treasurer and will work closely with the Corporate Treasury team to implement the department’s global treasury initiatives. Working in close partnership with the Corporate Treasury team, the Treasury Director will manage the daily treasury, banking and cash positioning processes for Coop Treasury. The role will be responsible for managing all treasury “front office” operations, including the international cash pool, execution of foreign exchange conversions and hedging activities and international investments. The Treasury Director will play a significant role working alongside the Corporate Treasury team to manage global banking relationships, manage counterparty credit exposure and monitor the European investment landscape for opportunities to invest the company’s large cash portfolio. <br />
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The Coop Treasury team is a newly formed organization and is currently in the process of building “best in class” treasury infrastructure, including a treasury management system, multi-bank FX dealing platform and expanded counterparty bank relationships. The department is continually evaluating ways to optimize its global bank account structure and leverage bank account services provided by its partner banks. We are seeking an experienced treasury professional with experience in implementing and managing treasury management systems, managing multiple currency cash pooling structures, and familiar with operating in the evolving financial regulatory environment (i.e. familiar with SEPA, EMIR, Dodd Frank, etc.).<br />
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Key responsibilities for the Treasury Director include (but are not limited to) the following:<br />
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Cash Pool & International Cash Management<br />
- Execute all outgoing cash transfers from the Coop Treasury cash pool to the territories<br />
- Oversee territories’ management of local bank account funding levels <br />
- Manage cash funding needs for the Coop and worldwide territories, including emerging markets<br />
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Investments<br />
- Execute all transfers to/from investments as a result of cash pool deposits/withdrawals<br />
- Manage investment balances pursuant to Corporate Treasury investment policies (% limits, counterparty risk management, etc.).<br />
- Monitor country and financial institution exposure in investment portfolio <br />
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FX<br />
- Actively identify and manage FX exposure for the Coop, Coop Treasury and key international subsidiaries<br />
- Advise the Coop and key international subsidiaries on currency risk management practices<br />
- Execute spot and forward FX contracts with relationship banks<br />
- Partner with Corporate Treasury on global FX risk management initiatives<br />
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Cash Flow Forecast<br />
- Produce the cash flow forecast for the Coop, including supply chain operations and third party contracts, including emerging market operations<br />
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Banking<br />
- Serve as primary day-to-day relationship manager with European commercial banks and Investment firms<br />
- Participate in annual banking reviews to negotiate pricing / fees<br />
- Manage all international banking documentation for opening and closing of bank accounts<br />
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The Treasury Director will work closely with the Coop finance team, international tax and legal teams, finance teams at all of our major global subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, as well as the Corporate Treasury team in Santa Monica, California, USA. Experience working with different levels of management based in locations around the world is required. Excellent communication skills are essential along with a “can-do” attitude. <br />
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The Coop Treasury is evolving, and the successful candidate will need to embrace change and have a proven track record in continual process improvement, capable of delivering efficient processes that incorporate an evident knowledge and understanding of financial risk management and controls. <br />
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1. Key Responsibilities<br />
Treasury ”front office” operations: 60%<br />
Cash flow forecast 20%<br />
Governance and internal controls 10%<br />
Ad-hoc projects as assigned 10%<br />
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2. Position Duties<br />
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· Lead European treasury operations, including cash pool operations, intercompany settlements/funding, foreign exchange operations, bank relationship management/ administration and cash flow forecasting.<br />
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Participate in the Coop Treasury SOX internal control framework and financial policies. Assist the Coop Finance Director and Coop Treasury accounting team to continually refine the operational guidelines and processes for ensuring the Coop Treasury is financially under control and all resources are utilized efficiently. <br />
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· Manage and develop a staff of 1-3. <br />
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Principal Working Relationships:<br />
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Primary:<br />
Corporate Treasury team (based in Santa Monica, California, USA) <br />
Coop Finance Director<br />
Coop Treasury Accounting Manager<br />
Corporate Consolidations team (based in Santa Monica, California, USA)<br />
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European and APAC Territory Finance Directors and Accounting managers <br />
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Secondary:<br />
European Tax Director<br />
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Person Specification<br />
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Qualifications/Experience (appropriate to the job)<br />
Treasury “front office” operations and execution experience and foreign exchange derivatives experience are essential.<br />
Cash pooling knowledge highly desirable.<br />
Familiarity with derivatives accounting highly desirable.<br />
Approximately 5-10 years of international treasury experience essential.<br />
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Advanced degree in finance or economics highly desirable (example: MBA, MSc degree).<br />
Familiarity with treasury management systems, online banking platforms, FX execution systems highly desirable.<br />
Experience with Bloomberg or Thomson Reuters is desirable.<br />
Expertise with Hyperion/Essbase useful.<br />
Financial accounting background, strong understanding of IFRS, US GAAP. Experience of operating in a Sarbanes Oxley compliant environment.<br />
Background in multinational group company with significant exposure to international subsidiaries is highly desirable. <br />
Highly proficient in Office suite is essential. <br />
Experience in managing a small team is essential. <br />
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Personal Attributes (appropriate to the job)<br />
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Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal). <br />
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‘Have done, can do, will do’ approach <br />
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Fluency in English language <br />
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Strong analytical skills. In particular, understanding and interpreting financial documents <br />
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Excellent attention to detail <br />
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Strong management and personal organisation skills <br />
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Desire to and capable of progression <br />
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Proactive / dynamic nature<br />
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Aarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327175249011212997noreply@blogger.comAmsterdam, The Netherlands52.3702157 4.895167899999933152.2151142 4.5724443999999327 52.5253172 5.2178913999999335tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766918403047998404.post-24460932130967259702013-12-19T23:29:00.001+01:002015-07-25T20:27:44.384+02:00Information Security Specialist - Exact - Delft<a href="http://www.aarenconsultants.in/resumepushUS.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="style2" src="http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss290/aarencon/ajrp.gif" height="60" width="468" /></a><span class="st_twitter_vcount" displaytext="Tweet"></span><span class="st_facebook_vcount" displaytext="Facebook"></span><span class="st_google_vcount" displaytext="Google"></span><span class="st_yahoo_vcount" displaytext="Yahoo!"></span><span class="st_email_vcount" displaytext="Email"></span><span class="st_plusone_vcount"></span><span class="st_fblike_vcount"></span> <br />
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Are you the seasoned Information Security Specialist that takes the lead in managing security standards for our Cloud Solutions portfolio?<br />
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Exact Cloud Solutions<br />
Exact Cloud Solutions is leading the way in providing online, multi-tenant, business software solutions to small and medium sized businesses.<br />
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The Information Security Specialist position<br />
In this position, you will be the dedicated business owner of all Information Security functions and processes. Your main goal is to develop a clear vision on Information Security throughout our Cloud Solutions organization, including relevant IT architecture and necessary projects. As a member of our Quality Assurance & Operations Team you will be working together with departments like IT and Risk Management & Compliance as well as with preferred suppliers and contractors.<br />
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Your job responsibilities as Information Security Specialist<br />
You will be responsible for the development and execution of a clear and effective strategy concerning Information Security for the Cloud Solutions product portfolio<br />
You will initiate and manage all necessary IT and Business projects to achieve our high standards of Information Security<br />
You will take overall responsibility for necessary risk assessments, testing, auditing and certifications<br />
You will act as the leading Information Security Specialist and advocate<br />
What qualifications make you our ideal Information Security specialist?<br />
You hold a relevant University degree<br />
You have at least 5 years solid experience working in Information Security<br />
You have successfully completed CISSP/CISM certification<br />
As a professional, you fit the profile of a strong organizer, influencer and evangelist<br />
You are highly proficient in English language<br />
Your personality can be described as both driven and structured and you have an analytical mind<br />
You have excellent relationship management and networking skills<br />
You are sensitive to organizational needs and interests to a high degree<br />
Experience with existing Information Security frameworks and certifications is preferred<br />
Experience with application security is preferred<br />
What is our offer?<br />
You will receive a competitive salary based on a 40 hour work week, dependent on your level of education and work experience<br />
You will be offered a 12 month contract, possibly resulting in a permanent contract<br />
You will receive an annual 13th month salary, in addition to a vacation bonus, 22 vacation days and 4 non-sick days<br />
You will be working in a high paced, ambitious and International setting<br />
Last but not least, you will be working at our corporate headquarters, which many consider a home away from home. It features a fitness center, an espresso bar and a great culinary experience every day.<br />
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Aarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327175249011212997noreply@blogger.comDelft, The Netherlands52.011576899999987 4.35706770000001651.933368899999991 4.195706200000016 52.089784899999984 4.5184292000000159tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766918403047998404.post-7750861884777862322013-12-19T23:26:00.003+01:002015-07-25T20:27:57.536+02:00Sales Director - Booo B.V. - Eindhoven<a href="http://www.aarenconsultants.in/resumepushUS.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="style2" src="http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss290/aarencon/ajrp.gif" height="60" width="468" /></a><span class="st_twitter_vcount" displaytext="Tweet"></span><span class="st_facebook_vcount" displaytext="Facebook"></span><span class="st_google_vcount" displaytext="Google"></span><span class="st_yahoo_vcount" displaytext="Yahoo!"></span><span class="st_email_vcount" displaytext="Email"></span><span class="st_plusone_vcount"></span><span class="st_fblike_vcount"></span> <br />
Job description<br />
Areas of Responsibility:<br />
Lead and manage the direction of the Sales, in line with the strategic and/ or operational objectives of Booo B.V. in order to optimise the profitability, income and growth of the company.<br />
Ensure the development, implementation and execution of efficient commercial strategies and plans within the Sales, in line with the Business Strategy and standards, in order to achieve qualitative sales volume, new business volume and income.<br />
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Linked to the above in shortest possible time to transform Booo into a consumer electronics brand with a worldwide network of retailers and solid online presence.<br />
Define vision, strategy, objectives, operational plan and budget for the Sales in line with strategic or operational objectives, in order to give direction to the sales in a way that optimises cash flow, profitability and growth.<br />
Ensure the optimal execution of activities and utilisation of available resources, techniques, systems within the Sales in line with the operational objectives and compliant with (local) regulations, in order to increase the efficiency of the sales as well as the customer service excellence in a way that optimises client retention rates.<br />
Create or contribute to awareness and the promotion of positive attitudes towards major topics throughout the Sales, in line with the Business Strategy and Business Objectives, in order to achieve and maintain a change in organisation culture and increase in performance. <br />
Tasks:<br />
Define mission, tasks and structure, etc.<br />
Define and manage KPI’s and objectives for all Sales activities, in line with annual plan & budget.<br />
Ensure optimisation and standardisation of business processes and systems within the Sales.<br />
Frequently (month) reporting the status quo of the Sales in Progress Review Meetings and/or Board of Advisors meetings of Booo B.V.<br />
Give direction to Sales activities.<br />
Align strategies and/ or plans with Booo B.V.<br />
Ensure or contribute to the development of business cases.<br />
Ensure or contribute to the development of relationships with ‘candidates’ (locations/partners/investors/designers/retailers/wholesales, etc.).<br />
Ensure or contribute to the planning and execution to achieve the right economies of scale.<br />
Ensure the development, optimisation, application and alignment of relevant resources, techniques and systems within the Sales.<br />
Promote a culture of customer service excellence. <br />
Ensure and contribute to good interdepartmental relations of Booo B.V.<br />
Ensure the establishment of qualitative and long term client and partner relationships.<br />
Monitor sales performance and take corrective actions if necessary.<br />
Ensure and contribute close contact with business development (Brand Identity department)<br />
Ensure and contribute to the back office in sales. Establish and execute customer service guidelines.<br />
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Desired Skills and Experience<br />
Essential qualifications and abilities:<br />
At least 5 years experience in a commercial management position.<br />
Good knowledge of the market, self-motivation and consistent focus on client acquisition and new business. Knowledge/network in distributors, retailers, agents and online commerce.<br />
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Working at Booo means:<br />
A unique work environment, with the ability to be part of a fast growing global company. <br />
Competitive pay (director salary & sales commission) and employee benefits package<br />
Joining a dynamic & international team<br />
Having the ability to develop yourself and your career<br />
you can add your style to the company. You'll have the flexibility to work how you feel is best.<br />
working/competing with global challenges in consumer electronics aiming at the level of Philips, Samsung and Apple<br />
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Aarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327175249011212997noreply@blogger.comEindhoven, The Netherlands51.441641999999987 5.469722499999988951.283307999999984 5.1469989999999886 51.599975999999991 5.7924459999999893tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766918403047998404.post-43374362084343180872013-12-19T23:22:00.003+01:002015-07-25T20:28:22.083+02:00Sales Director - Europe - Weasler Engineering BV - Nijmegen<a href="http://www.aarenconsultants.in/resumepushUS.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="style2" src="http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss290/aarencon/ajrp.gif" height="60" width="468" /></a><span class="st_twitter_vcount" displaytext="Tweet"></span><span class="st_facebook_vcount" displaytext="Facebook"></span><span class="st_google_vcount" displaytext="Google"></span><span class="st_yahoo_vcount" displaytext="Yahoo!"></span><span class="st_email_vcount" displaytext="Email"></span><span class="st_plusone_vcount"></span><span class="st_fblike_vcount"></span> <br />
Job description<br />
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The Sales Director Europe is responsible to develop, manage and realize the periodic sales objectives for OEM, Aftermarket and intercompany sales. The Sales Director will report to the Managing Director Europe and is part of the European management team. The Sales Director will manage and coach the account managers, application engineers and customer support (around 10 employees) to realize optimal customer satisfaction and profitable sales.<br />
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Your main tasks and responsibilities are: <br />
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Produce an annual sales plan encompassing all strategies pertinent to the growth of assigned channel(s) for growth in the OEM market, Aftermarket and intercompany sales.<br />
Responsible for completion of annual sales objectives and growth of assigned channel(s).<br />
Develop and implement sales strategies and plans to secure new and existing business for market = growth, includes gaining entrance into new channels.<br />
Sales emphasis on customer intimacy, customer satisfaction, expanding market share in Europe, new products to support sales goals from new products.<br />
Develop and maintain market intelligence and customer insight through regular contact with customers and competitors.<br />
Collaborate with the business development experts and marketing group to develop and implement programs and new products.<br />
Manage and build an effective Sales Team and hold them accountable for achieving sales, growth and profitability objectives.<br />
Cross functional involvement and participation on teams focused on driving Key Business Initiatives in Weasler Europe as well as the global organization.<br />
Develop relationships with senior management of key accounts and perform account management for at least one of the global accounts.<br />
Supports product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies for new products.<br />
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Desired Skills and Experience<br />
Relevant Bachelor or Master degree.<br />
You have min. 10 years of international Sales / Business Development experience in relevant industries. Experience with technical product lines is strongly preferred.<br />
You’re a people manager by nature and you bring +5 years of relevant management experience with leading and motivating commercial and/or cross functional teams.<br />
Business acumen with strong leadership skills, professional presence and a clear vision on sales strategies.<br />
You are able to understand and translate customer and market signals in a structured way and able to represent Weasler on different (international) stakeholder levels.<br />
Understanding of markets, distribution channels, OEM requirements, and brand strengths in dealing with product positioning strategies.<br />
Strong analytical and problem solving skills and highly resistant to change and stress.<br />
Excellent communication skills (writing, verbal and presentations): min. English. German and French are a plus.<br />
Willing to travel frequently<br />
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Aarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327175249011212997noreply@blogger.comNijmegen, The Netherlands51.8125626 5.837226399999963251.6555996 5.5145028999999628 51.9695256 6.1599498999999636tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766918403047998404.post-23764705837097016162013-12-19T23:18:00.003+01:002015-07-25T20:28:32.745+02:00Strategic Customer Operations Director - Europe - Nike - EMEA - Hilversum<a href="http://www.aarenconsultants.in/resumepushUS.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="style2" src="http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss290/aarencon/ajrp.gif" height="60" width="468" /></a><span class="st_twitter_vcount" displaytext="Tweet"></span><span class="st_facebook_vcount" displaytext="Facebook"></span><span class="st_google_vcount" displaytext="Google"></span><span class="st_yahoo_vcount" displaytext="Yahoo!"></span><span class="st_email_vcount" displaytext="Email"></span><span class="st_plusone_vcount"></span><span class="st_fblike_vcount"></span> <br />
Job description<br />
Nike does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. We are a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries, and push out the edges of what can be. We’re looking for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Every employee brings inspiration and innovation to our business and we seek achievers, leaders and visionaries.<br />
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In this key role of European Strategic Customer Operations Director for our European Headquarters near Amsterdam, you will be responsible for providing support, information and advice on business decisions, as well as leading and coaching the customer operations process for our key accounts.<br />
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Develop the transformation of the European Customer Operations team and its capabilities to enable marketplace transformation (=MPT) agenda in Europe, focusing on our strategic customers.<br />
Collaborate deeply with the MPT organization and operations departments to secure deep alignment in capability building, business planning and execution.<br />
Inspire and coach European supply chain operations leadership to ensure all operations functions understand and integrate the requirements of our strategic customers in their functions.<br />
Develop and standardize operational core capabilities and tools (e.g. stock and sales planning) that enable effective end to end integrated planning / execution. Deploy this across Europe, starting with the strategic accounts.<br />
Manage and coach team of Account Customer Operations Directors. Set team and individual goals that align with department and function goals. Coach staff, create opportunities for people development and drive performance management. Develop a team structure that facilitates and maximizes individual and team performance.<br />
Manage the customer operations and account operations portfolio of activities for strategic accounts.<br />
Drive continuous project and process improvement efforts within the function by working across all interfacing organizations. Apply advanced functional and business understanding and problem solving skills to create a positive impact on the business.<br />
Direct assigned project work to completion, keeping focus on work which will be applicable and impact future sales efforts. Ensure projects meet deadlines. <br />
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Desired Skills and Experience<br />
Bachelor’s/Master Degree and a minimum 8 years’ experience in business planning and/or commercial functions. Strong preference for retail or FMCG experience.<br />
Proven knowledge and experience in a retailer’s fulfilment and planning processes.<br />
Management experience in the operational planning process, including forecasting, targeting, and assortment planning.<br />
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives.<br />
Strong negotiating and influencing skills and the ability to champion complex projects, both cross functionally and vertically within the organization, as well as outside the organization.<br />
Knowledge in reporting, sales, business development, operational and financial analysis.<br />
Problem solving, analytical skills and high ability to work in a team.<br />
Fluent in written and spoken English.<br />
Availability to travel 10 - 20% of the time.<br />
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Aarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327175249011212997noreply@blogger.comHilversum, The Netherlands52.2291696 5.166897400000038952.0735656 4.8441739000000386 52.384773599999995 5.4896209000000393tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766918403047998404.post-36743408526146945102013-12-19T22:03:00.001+01:002015-07-25T20:28:53.073+02:00Operations Director - C.H. Robinson - Amsterdam<a href="http://www.aarenconsultants.in/resumepushUS.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="style2" src="http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss290/aarencon/ajrp.gif" height="60" width="468" /></a><span class="st_twitter_vcount" displaytext="Tweet"></span><span class="st_facebook_vcount" displaytext="Facebook"></span><span class="st_google_vcount" displaytext="Google"></span><span class="st_yahoo_vcount" displaytext="Yahoo!"></span><span class="st_email_vcount" displaytext="Email"></span><span class="st_plusone_vcount"></span><span class="st_fblike_vcount"></span> <br />
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As part of continuous growth and development of our Corporate Headquarters in Amsterdam we are now looking for an experienced, dynamic and talented:<br />
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OPERATIONS DIRECTOR – GLOBAL FORWARDING EUROPE<br />
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In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the European Global Forwarding structure supports the needs of the business today and the future to enhance the development and growth of our business in Europe. <br />
<a name='more'></a>You will be responsible for developing internal and external relationships and the ongoing growth of the business by organizing, planning, coordinating and overseeing pricing, operations and service growth strategy. You will collaborate with regional GF Directors in order to develop a plan geared to achieving operational excellence throughout Europe GF<br />
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This position will be based in Amsterdam and reports to the Director of Global Forwarding - Europe.<br />
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Your Accountabilities will include:<br />
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Successfully demonstrate ability to continually improve operational metrics in collaboration with branch network as well as the shared services team in Wroclaw<br />
Collaborate with branch network and corporate teams on learning & development and training programs that raise the product knowledge and competency levels internally<br />
Manage and deliver excellence in ‘achieved buying rates’, implementation, operations, process and systems improvement<br />
Demonstrate an ability to use creativity as needed to adopt to client specific solutions and business requirements<br />
Collaborate with IT for implementation and process improvement<br />
Collaborate with network sales teams to help closing new business<br />
Collaborate with account management teams to further strengthen business relations<br />
Collaborate with risk management, Customs and compliance teams<br />
Foster a cross cultural work environment that exhibits CHR’s values for people, performance and ethics<br />
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Desired Skills and Experience<br />
Required Qualifications:<br />
Be educated at master of science level or similar<br />
Have at least 10 to 15 years’ experience in the freight forwarding industry<br />
Experienced working in a senior leadership position in a multinational (multi business culture) logistics company<br />
Sufficient experience in (key) account management and operations management<br />
Experienced working with or managing gateway solutions (consolidation/deconsolidation)<br />
Proven experience in process optimization<br />
Analytical and experienced Project Manager (Logical thinker)<br />
Able to build and maintain relationships on a senior level<br />
Enthusiastic and energetic professional with the “will to win” attitude<br />
Established, longer term track-record with previous employers<br />
C.H. Robinson’s European branches are in The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Ireland Turkey Switzerland, Austria and Poland<br />
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What does C.H. Robinson offer you:<br />
A fun, positive and open environment which encourages thinking outside the box.<br />
Real career possibilities and the opportunity to develop your talent in a fast moving, global organization.<br />
Compensation includes a monthly salary and bonus based on personal performance and business growth<br />
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Job description<br />
Exact is looking to hire an IT Director with global responsibilities committed to enabling further growth of the business.<br />
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Do you have the experience we need? Are your instruments of choice leadership, continuous improvement and innovation?<br />
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Exact Global Services<br />
Exact Global Services is the supporting business unit, including the Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, <br />
<a name='more'></a>Facility Services, Procurement and Corporate Communications departments. Exact Global Services provides the full range of services and support necessary for Exact employees around the globe to perform in the most effective and efficient way and in alignment with corporate strategy.<br />
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The position of IT Director<br />
In this position you will be globally responsible for the management of all Information Technology and lead our global IT organization to new levels of excellence. Within the scope of this position are Applications Management, Service Management, Infrastructure Management and development of a Global IT Strategy resulting in optimal business performance. <br />
Within Exact’s dynamic and high-paced organization you will be reporting into the Chief Financial Officer, working from our headquarters in Delft.<br />
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Your job responsibilities as an IT Director<br />
You will be responsible for the development and execution of a clear and effective strategy encompassing all Information Technology and future IT developments in our Global organization<br />
You will initiate and manage all necessary IT and Business projects resulting in the best possible enablement and servicing of our Business Units<br />
You will take overall responsibility, lead and inspire while continuously ensuring necessary stakeholder buy-in<br />
You will act as the leading Information Technology advocate of IT as an enabler of business performance improvement<br />
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What qualifications make you our ideal IT Director?<br />
You hold a relevant master’s degree<br />
You have at least 10 years’ experience working in Information Technology in complex organizations, of which a minimum of 5 years was spent successfully operating at Senior Management level<br />
You have a clear vision on IT and you are able to effectively use your leadership skills in executing your vision and strategy<br />
You are able to show us an excellent track record managing business critical applications and infrastructures, resulting in measurable improvements in business performance<br />
You are well adapted to working in a high-paced international setting<br />
You are pragmatic and result-driven; prioritizing, structuring and standardizing<br />
Building strong relationships comes naturally to you<br />
Your personality is strong and convincing<br />
You have proven leadership skills<br />
You have excellent communication skills in English, preferably in Dutch as well<br />
You thrive on handling multiple deadlines<br />
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What do we offer?<br />
A competitive salary based on a 40 hourwork week, depending on your qualifications and experience<br />
An annual 13th month’s salary, 22 vacation days and 4 non-sick days<br />
All facilities needed to be successful, including use of a company car<br />
A very challenging job with high visibility and Global responsibilities in an ambitious and international environment<br />
Last but not least, you will be working in our corporate headquarters building, which many consider a home away from home. It features a fitness center, an espresso bar and a different culinary experience every day.<br />
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Your Challenge <br />
As Senior Director Business Process Owner you are challenged to:<br />
Ensure that Procurement Transformation gets traction via world class processes, ways of working, methodologies enabling Procurement to deliver a sustainable performance <br />
Define the future business processes with involvement of Procurement starting from the strategic requirements/design down to operational execution until world-class solutions are deployed<br />
Complete/detail the Philips Business Process framework for all Business Models (Products, Systems, Services, Software) and coordinate the interconnections to deployment of programs<br />
Manage in a consulting/project management style a team of BPOs (Business Process Owners), BPE (Business process experts) in the environment of E2E (End to End) and PIL (Philips Integrated IT Landscape)<br />
Shape the next chapter of Philips Procurement and thus you own an ideal springboard position to reach out for Philips leadership positions<br />
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Your Responsibilities<br />
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As Senior Director Business Process Owner you are responsible for:<br />
Lead a project team of BPOs (Business Process Owners) and/or BPEs (Business Process Experts)<br />
Manage a Pool of BPEs as a line manager reporting to you across your process domain<br />
Take ultimate accountability to define, design and build and monitor (incl. continuous improvement) multiple business processes and accompanying procedures and policies in an complex area across sectors/functions<br />
Assume accountability to achieve/enforce KPIs to drive process performance, quality, compliance while maximizing efficiency (process cost)<br />
Launch deployment of IT-tools (incl. corresponding budgeting and prioritization) together with the IT business partner and drive master data maintenance projects<br />
Gather the strategic process requirement and align with cross functional stakeholders ensuring Philips End2End consistency<br />
Representing the Procurement function in sectors and in the Indirect Materials and Services organization for all relevant business models, defining, developing and maintaining the Philips Business Process Framework while ensuring seamless alignment with BPOs in connected process domains<br />
Ensure standardization of processes and coordinate process improvements initiatives<br />
Build and maintain strong collaboration with transformation / businesses to maximize learning and support adoption and scalability of proven practices<br />
Pro-actively capture, share and leverage learning from process improvements and transformations within the Business Process Owner (BPO) community<br />
Support End2End transformation teams regarding adoption of best practices, supporting to understand the winning value chain, the related business requirements and opportunities for improvement and elimination of unrewarded complexity<br />
Manage periodic process audits, resolve issues and root causes together with the business<br />
Your Team<br />
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Philips is in the process of a worldwide transformation. We are at a crucial moment along our transformation path, but as we make the journey we also need to continue to perform with excellence.<br />
The Procurement transformation is considered to be a key building block in the Accelerate Transformation Program of Philips. In order to unlock Philips' full potential, improving processes within Procurement play a vital role.<br />
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Our Offer<br />
We welcome you to a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore. <br />
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Our benefits are very competitive and designed around your preferences: <br />
Depending on experience, a year salary (fulltime) between € 111.000 and € 124.000<br />
25 Holidays per calendar year<br />
A variable bonus based on both Philips results and personal performance<br />
a company car or kilometer allowance<br />
Solid company pension scheme and attractive collective health insurance package<br />
Long-term incentives grant and opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with discount<br />
Healthy work-life balance<br />
We are looking for<br />
To be successful in this role you:<br />
Have a minimum of 10 years and a Bachelor/Master’s degree; or a PhD with 6 years of experience<br />
Professional mastery in the process optimization and re-engineering domain<br />
As an expert in the field, use professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues and broad design matters<br />
Experience within a large multinational environment is required<br />
Strong drive to change is required<br />
Relevant experience within Procurement is preferred<br />
Excellent understanding of ERP systems (SAP preferably)<br />
Interact internally and externally with executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters<br />
Willing to travel about 40% of your time (Globally)<br />
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Job description<br />
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The Regional Vice President (RVP), is responsible for sales generation,retention and growth within the assigned geographic region. <br />
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The RVP must be focused on meeting corporate sales, revenue, operational and strategic goals as well as the professional growth, development and success of their team members. The RVP will spend the majority of time working with salespeople and sales operations members of the team to coach, counsel, and mentor them in all aspects of sales effectiveness. <br />
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The RVP will play an integral role in the success of the group. Specifically s/he will be responsible for: <br />
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Attaining direct company sales objectives for the defined strategic markets<br />
Working with the VP, EMEA to identify strategies and tactics as well as developing a strategic business plan to successfully achieve the targeted sales for these markets.<br />
Driving the team on a daily basis to achieve stated goals and quotas. This will be accomplished by following account activity, close rates, time-to-close data and strong pipeline management.<br />
Driving the team on a daily basis to achieve stated goals and quotas for renewal business; coaching the team for success in ongoing account and relationship management.<br />
Recruiting, hiring, training and developing competent sales people consistent with business needs and company policies.<br />
Managing both remote and local employees.<br />
Successfully managing internal resources needed for success.<br />
Communicating with his/her staff. Specific needs in this area are training, gaining best value for service offerings with each sale, and utilizing support staff appropriately (e.g., solutions engineers, RFP support).<br />
Identifying and providing leadership to strategic sales opportunities with prospective customers and involving all appropriate company personnel<br />
Coaching, mentoring and development of both team and individual performance.<br />
Identifying and sharing in process improvement; communicating better means to achieve sales goals, promote efficiencies and generally enhance the working environment.<br />
Actively participating in all sales management meetings<br />
Reporting: submitting weekly reports to management that reflect closed business, forecasted business, pipeline development and other management issues or concerns.<br />
Process improvement: includes support to implement compensation plans, quality assurance for sales presentations and customer communication via sales teams, and defining and delivering local events within the territory.<br />
Performing other related tasks as appropriate.<br />
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SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS <br />
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A high degree of personal integrity<br />
The ability to establish a clear and understandable vision for the assigned region<br />
A proven track record of providing leadership to a large enterprise solutions sales force in the region with a history of delivering exceptional results<br />
Demonstrable experience of motivating and inspiring a diverse sales force and recruiting and retaining high-quality enterprise-class solutions sales professionals<br />
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Technology related area required. Advanced degree preferred.<br />
10+ years of professional sales leadership experience, with 5+ years managing senior field sales reps.<br />
Multi-cultural experience; Multi-lingual with strong English speaking and writing skills a must. The successful candidate will speak German and in addition a Scandinavian language and/or Dutch would be beneficial<br />
Experience of working in and a good understanding of the education market and in particular the HE sector<br />
Excellent management, coaching, and mentoring skills<br />
Strong listening and communication skills and a style appropriate for the education market<br />
In-depth knowledge of and experience using Solution Selling methodology<br />
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Travel: 60%<br />
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Job description<br />
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Your challenge<br />
Be an Ambassador of the Lean Phased Deployment Model and ensure its effective implementation across Philips Healthcare. Deliver training of the Philips Continous Improvement Curriculum and coach Philips Healthcare organizations to achieve a true Lean Thinking culture shift. Coach to certification candidates for Lean Master, Expert, Advanced and Foundation levels and be accountable for a high certification ratio (Certifications as a percentage of people trained). Constantly challenge the status quo and be the role model for End2End Lean Thinking.<br />
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Your responsibilities<br />
In this role as Lean Master, you<br />
Guide multiple Philips Healthcare organizations through the Philips Lean Phased Deployment Methodology, achieving aggressive improvement targets<br />
Advance the Lean competency of the organization through teaching, coaching and oversight of local Lean Champions<br />
Drive best practice sharing and learning throughout the Continuous Improvement community of Philips<br />
Train and coach Lean Masters, Experts, Advanced and Foundation Level<br />
Capture, document and share best practice, transferring knowledge across deployment sites and cross sector<br />
Your team<br />
We have a dynamic and rewarding career opportunity for a Lean Master! You will be a part of the Healthcare Continuous Improvement organization, a group highly motivated and action oriented subject matter experts in Lean and Six Sigma working with all the organization across the globe. The Continuous Improvement team is part of the Healthcare Business Transformation organization, which is led by a member of the Healthcare Executive Team. You will deal with all levels of the organization from the Healthcare Executive Team, to business leadership, to teams deploying Lean throughout the company. You will also be part of the close-knit Philips Continuous Improvement practice, sharing experience and expertise with peers from all Philips businesses.<br />
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Our offer<br />
At Philips, we are driven by our mission to improve the lives of 3 billion people per year by 2025, and every day we move closer to achieving our goal by creating cutting-edge solutions that lead to confident diagnosis, improved care, and increased quality of life for patients. Thanks to our employees who share our passion for improving lives, we are at the forefront of the Healthcare industry leading in image guided interventions, ultrasound, patient monitoring, cardiology informatics, sleep therapy and respiratory care. We enable our employees to create a legacy in life through their work and support their development through people-centric learning, total rewards and personalized development planning programs.<br />
Any Philips location in Europe is negotiable!<br />
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We are looking for<br />
Technical degree and Masters of Engineering or Business<br />
Extensive Lean deployment experience, with experience in complex product industries or commercial/transactional environment a plus<br />
Ability to teach, coach and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization<br />
Ability to work at strategic levels, helping a business define priorities and opportunities, and a tactical levels, executing projects<br />
Knowledge of the Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, Hoshin Kanri, and other business improvement methods<br />
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Job description<br />
Spil Games has a track record in building, engaging, and entertaining millions of visitors on our cross platform gaming destinations worldwide. We are always looking for ways to innovate and grow our business. <br />
For 2014 we set ambitious goals to grow our off-portal engagement, traffic, and revenue beyond our own gaming platforms by developing a publisher ecosystem. Spil Games will act as a broker between game developers, (game) publishers, and advertisers, offering a state-of-the-art solution that enables all partners to generate traffic, gameplays, valuable data insights, and revenue via in-game advertising. <br />
Spil Games is looking for a Director to lead and build this Game Publisher Platform. In this role you’ll: <br />
Build the product and business from scratch!<br />
Create a group of loyal game publishers to work with<br />
Make an impact by substantially growing Spil Games' reach outside our own platforms<br />
Generate a serious revenue stream for Spil Games<br />
Manage your own P&L<br />
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You will do this by:<br />
Deal-closing, partnership and business development with (Game) publishers;<br />
Relationship development with our worldwide community of (Game) publishers;<br />
Defining and prioritizing the product roadmap for our game publisher ecosystem based on publishers' needs and business impact;<br />
Growing and managing a small team of account managers; and<br />
Working with all relevant departments within Spil Games (including Business Development, Finance, the Game Studio, Advertising Sales & Technology) to generate consensus and execute key initiatives.<br />
Desired Skills and Experience<br />
Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study; Master's or MBA is a plus<br />
5–8 years of business development experience, with a proven track record of sourcing, structuring and executing strategic partnerships and deal-making within the online/casual/mobile gaming industry<br />
Demonstrable network within the international (indie) game developer and (game) publishers community with a specific focus on Mobile gaming<br />
Proven track record in building online products (i.e. product management, creating roadmaps and working with development teams)<br />
Good understanding of the technical foundations of mobile gaming and monetization strategies (preferably advertising models) <br />
Experience working in international companies/environments<br />
Must be autonomous, self-sufficient, and proactive<br />
A hands-on mentality and results-driven attitude; must be organized, detail-oriented, and tenacious<br />
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; exceptional team player<br />
Although comfortable working remotely and across multiple divisions within a company, someone should be willing to relocate to Hilversum - Spil Games HQ in the Netherlands.<br />
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Job description<br />
Your challenge<br />
As Lean Master you contribute in the development of the continuous improvement practice, actively participate in the creation of a culture and capability of continuous improvement across Philips using known methodologies of Lean and Six Sigma to develop a learning organization that drives operational excellence across functions as part of their DNA. As Ambassador of the Lean Excellence Phased Deployment Model, you will inspire managers and employees, and co-lead the entire organization through its implementation. <br />
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The Continuous improvement practice works towards the creation of a company that systematically applies continuous improvement methods to all our End2End processes, driving better business results. You will constantly challenge the status quo and be the role model for End2End Lean Thinking. <br />
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You will deliver training of the Continuous Improvement Lean Curriculum and also elements of the wider Philips Excellence Curriculum (Including Change Management and Performance Management). You will coach candidates to certification for Lean Master, Expert, Advanced and Foundation level and will drive an increase if the certification ratio. <br />
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Your responsibilities<br />
Have intimate knowledge of the Lean Phased Deployment Model.<br />
Work on priority continuous improvement projects across Philips, to make visible impact a hallmark of the practice.<br />
Engage with and represent the Deployment Sites in the Continuous Improvement Team.<br />
Support the sites in their competence development.<br />
Enable the development of a Lean deployment plan:<br />
Initial introduction of the program and development of the ‘Burning Platform’.<br />
Linkage to the Business Group / Country Organization / Business Process Owner / Function Management Agenda (Hoshin Planning).<br />
Identification of the Value Streams, utilizing the Business Market Combinations for support of the prioritization.<br />
Support the execution of the deployment plan:<br />
Determine knowledge and competence gaps and enable training and resource as necessary.<br />
Make all Stakeholders aware of ‘off-standard’ issues (e.g. Head of Continuous Improvement, Lean Champion, Site Leader, etc.).<br />
Coach the Lean Champion.<br />
Train and coach Lean Masters, Experts, Advanced and Foundation Level.<br />
Capture, document and share best practice, transferring knowledge across deployment sites and cross sector.<br />
Build a network of external Lean/ Continuous Improvement best practices and consultants.<br />
Involvement in Lean End-to-End deployments (I2M, M2O, O2C).<br />
Your team<br />
Continuous Improvement practice will be part of the Philips Excellence department, along with the other core practices of Project Management, Process Management, Performance Management, and Change Management. You will report to the Continuous Improvement Practice Lead and be part of a core team.<br />
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Our offer<br />
We offer you the opportunity to work in the core of what we want to transform at Philips and help to shape us into an agile and entrepreneurial company that delivers meaningful innovations to our customers. Faster and better than competition! We have spelled out our future vision for how we work in our Philips Business System, which identifies Excellence and Continuous Improvement as a core tenant. This will put you at the heart of leading us to go from being a good company, to becoming a great one. It’s both a big responsibility and a wonderful opportunity to actively be part of this journey to shape the Philips of tomorrow.<br />
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Our benefits are very competitive and designed around your preferences: <br />
Depending on experience, a year salary (fulltime) between € 111.000,- and € 128.000,-.<br />
25 Holidays per calendar year.<br />
Variable bonus based on both Philips results and personal performance.<br />
Company car or kilometer allowance.<br />
Solid company pension scheme and attractive collective health insurance package.<br />
Long-term incentives grant and opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with discount.<br />
Your profile<br />
A Bachelors or Master’s degree is required.<br />
At least 10 years relevant working experience in a global operating company in a regional or global role.<br />
You have a strong and demonstrated passion for Continuous Improvement.<br />
Experience in Lean deployment across different business, functional areas and geographies are required.<br />
Master lean certification is highly preferred.<br />
You possess great networking skills and the ability to enthuse colleagues in Lean Thinking as a business necessity.<br />
You are to work at every level of the organization, from Team Members to Executives.<br />
Business English both spoken and written is required<br />
Flexible towards travelling (50% travel), mainly within the assigned region, but also globally.<br />
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Job description<br />
The director corporate counsel contributes to Starbucks success by providing legal advice and counsel to Starbucks management and partners. Models and acts in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.<br />
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Your Key Responsibilities<br />
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As director corporate counsel you will be responsible for providing legal advice in the areas of corporate governance, commercial transactions (including licensing, franchising, foodservice, marketing, procurement/supply, logistics, manufacturing, distribution, IT), marketing, digital (including data privacy), real estate (including leasing), labour & employment and tax.<br />
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Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:<br />
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Leadership - Setting goals for the work group, developing organizational capability, and modeling how we work together:<br />
Identifying and communicating key responsibilities and practicing to ensure the immediate team of direct reports promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results;<br />
Supporting the implementation of Company programs, procedures, methods and practices to promote Starbucks key messages and achieve a competitive advantage.<br />
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Planning and Execution - Developing strategic and operational plans for the work group, managing execution, and measuring results:<br />
Continuously improving practice group operations within the legal department to meet company objectives for operational excellence;<br />
Identifying, planning and executing areas for improvement to ensure consistent legendary service to customers;<br />
Contributing to departments strategic and business planning, including operating plan and budget;<br />
Coordinating work with outside counsel and internal clients and manages associated costs;<br />
Leading and participating on department committees and project teams to deliver initiatives to support Starbucks business objectives;<br />
Planning and managing business unit and department processes and practicing to ensure that programs are aligned with company business goals and objectives;<br />
Preparing, communicating and educating client groups and team on changes in policies and practices within the organization.<br />
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Business Requirements - Providing functional expertise and executing functional responsibilities:<br />
Effectively managing outside counsels’ work product and costs;<br />
Ensuring that Starbucks complies with regulatory requirements and filings and with commercial and contractual obligations;<br />
Managing the implementation of ongoing company compliance programs;<br />
Participating on cross-functional teams with business unit/ department clients to enhance the experience for Starbucks partners and customers and increase profitability, including identifying, planning, and executing opportunities for business growth and expansion;<br />
Providing clients with advice, counsel and training regarding legal requirements, best practices, and strategies for managing risk in order to mitigate legal exposure while helping to advance the Company's business objectives.<br />
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Partner Development & Team Building - Providing partners with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities and building effective teams:<br />
Challenging and inspiring partners to achieve business results;<br />
Conducting and ensuring the completion of performance reviews;<br />
Ensuring partners adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements;<br />
Overseeing training and development of partners directly and indirectly managed and making effective staffing decisions;<br />
Providing coaching, direction and leadership support to team members in order to achieve partner, business and customer results.<br />
Desired Skills and Experience<br />
The ideal director corporate counsel we’re looking for has a minimum of 10 years of relevant substantive legal experience in a law firm and company legal department in an international retail environment.<br />
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Must haves:<br />
Master degree in Law;<br />
License to practice law in member state of European Union;<br />
Experience managing legal professionals;<br />
Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities;<br />
Ability to apply sound business principles and practices to project management and change management processes;<br />
Ability to achieve goals through direct and indirect influence and collaboration;<br />
Fluent in English; fluency in other European languages preferrred;<br />
Ability to establish and communicate a compelling and inspired vision, create competitive winning strategies and plans, and ensure department strategies are aligned with company strategies;<br />
Willing to take a managed risk to drive the business forward;<br />
Ability to develop a positive, respectful, productive and professional work environment;<br />
Ability to establish positive connections with others so as to facilitate the attainment of business results;<br />
Ability to continuously develop the competencies of both self and others;<br />
Ability to understand and effectively leverage the organization to accomplish business and unit goals;<br />
Ability to consistently exceed goals, dedicated to exceeding the expectation of internal and external customers.<br />
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Starbucks offers<br />
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A pleasant, informal and international work environment, a nice team and plenty of personal growth opportunities;<br />
A good salary and a competitive remuneration package;<br />
25 holidays, 8% holiday pay;<br />
Collective health insurance, a pension plan and a free of charge life insurance;<br />
“Bean stock”, a stock option plan for all employees;<br />
A company laptop and mobile phone;<br />
Full coverage of public transportation and a frequent shuttle service from Sloterdijk station;<br />
And obviously.... the highest quality coffee in the world! In the office and at home through your weekly free of charge coffee or tea mark out.<br />
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We are seeking a professional individual to add to our team in Amsterdam as Director of Strategy and Business Development for the eBay Classifieds Group.<br />
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You will be part of the Global eBay Classifieds Finance Team, located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and you will work with a small team mainly focussed on Business Development and Acquisitions. We have a lot of opportunities to grow and constantly looking for opportunities to expand our portfolio worldwide.<br />
Manage the eCG Business Development and M&A team, develop the staff and drive the eCG M&A process and strategy<br />
Generate M&A Classifieds leads to take to transaction<br />
Generate and share market insights on competitive threats and opportunities that drive strategic decisions for the Group and local Bus<br />
Liaise with the eBay Marketplaces Biz Dev and M&A VP in order to ensure consistent approach share learnings and leverage the department resources<br />
Support the eCG CEO and CFO on strategic projects that contribute to the overarching eCG strategy<br />
Support eCG leadership when required on tasks important to the internal or external communications the Group on key topics or internal reviews<br />
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Desired Skills and Experience<br />
The ideal candidate will be fluent in English, qualified to MBA level or similar level and will have:<br />
5+ years post-MBA experience, ideally in (corporate) M&A or in a consumer Internet business<br />
Proven track record of exceptional performance at all professional and educational career stages<br />
High energy and a desire to work in a results oriented, fast growth environment<br />
Excellent qualitative analytical skills<br />
Strong oral and written communication skills<br />
Excellent project management skills<br />
Willingness & desire to work at an operational level when required<br />
Ability to develop strong constructive professional relationships and to influence peers, managers, business unit leaders, legal groups and other teams<br />
Willingness and ability to work flexibly either during periods with high workloads or conversely during periods of low workloads<br />
Strong entrepreneurial drive and passion for building businesses from the ground up<br />
Natural interest or experience in Internet, media and technology trends and developments<br />
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- Background checks are part of the hiring process.<br />
- Acquisiition is not appriciated.<br />
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Job description<br />
Quintiq's fast growing EMEA Oil & Gas business unit is looking for a business development director. You will be responsible for the business unit’s customer footprint and growth within the region. You will focus on business development and sales of Quintiq software in the oil & gas supply chain market.<br />
The profitability of the Oil & Gas business unit in the region<br />
Business development and executing strategic vision for the oil & gas supply chain market<br />
Initiate and manage complex sales cycles<br />
Act as a visionary within the oil & gas supply chain market<br />
Act as a trusted adviser for prospects and customers<br />
Sell Quintiq software in the oil & gas supply chain market<br />
Manage, motivate and inspire the Oil & Gas business unit<br />
Maximize existing client business relationships and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction<br />
Lead negotiations and close deals with all levels inclusive of upper management<br />
Manage, motivate and inspire the Oil & Gas business unit<br />
Maximize existing client business relationships and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction<br />
Lead negotiations and close deals at the highest possible level in the enterprise<br />
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Desired Skills and Experience<br />
A master’s degree in business or engineering<br />
Experience in LNG, O&G and petrochemical markets, and eager to expand Quintiq's global presence in those markets<br />
The ability to convince customers of the merits of our software<br />
A strategic mind-set and a visionary in the supply chain market<br />
Experience in managing a team<br />
English speaking and writing skills <br />
Excellent presentation and networking skills<br />
The ability to understand customer needs<br />
A successful track record in business development and complex sales cycles<br />
A background in strategic consultancy is an advantage but not a necessity<br />
A Quintiq specific cover letter is required<br />
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Job description<br />
Je nieuwe uitdaging als Director Business Intelligence & Reporting<br />
Als Director Business Intelligence & Reporting zorg je ervoor dat kwalitatief goede actiegerichte management informatie en rapportages beschikbaar zijn voor het Management zodat zij in staat is op basis daarvan de juiste beslissingen te nemen met als doel het behalen van de bedrijfsdoelstellingen. Je geeft leiding aan de afdeling Business Intelligence met daarbinnen de clusters Data Management en Reporting. Tot je verantwoordelijkheden behoren de volgende resultaatgebieden en verantwoordelijkheden:<br />
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Leidinggeven<br />
- Geeft leiding aan de afdeling Business Intelligence (10 tot 15 professionals);<br />
- Coacht op een zeer proactieve houding naar de rest van de UPC organisatie, stuurt op resultaten en spreekt aan op de eigen verantwoordelijkheid;<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor de personele zorg en draagt zorg voor werving en selectie, instructie en opleiding, ontwikkelingsgesprekken;<br />
- Stemt zaken af met organisatieonderdelen binnen en buiten de afdeling;<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor de afstemming van werkzaamheden, een juiste taakverdeling, bezetting, werkinstructie, toepassing van werkmethoden en vakinhoudelijke uitvoering (kwaliteit);<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor uitwisseling en borging van kennis en vaardigheden van de medewerkers van de afdeling.<br />
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Voorbereiden en ontwikkelen van Business Intelligence beleid<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor de kwaliteit, continuïteit en efficiency van de afdeling Business Intelligence;<br />
- Opstellen van de visie, missie en het (transformatie) jaarplan Business Intelligence waarmee een vergroting van de toegevoegde waarde van de afdeling BI wordt gerealiseerd<br />
- Is lid van het CFO MT en levert als zodanig een bijdrage aan de formulering en de uitvoering van de strategische visie gericht op het bereiken van de gewenste organisatie- en afdelingsdoelstellingen;<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor het opstellen en bewaken van standaarden en processen voor de Business Intelligence voorziening van UPC Nederland.<br />
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Uitvoering Business Intelligence Beleid<br />
- Realiseren van de Business Intelligence werkzaamheden conform afspraak (kwaliteit, tijd en budget);<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor actiegerichte management rapportages o.a. door het team aan te sturen op het creëren van rapportages in Excel, PowerPoint of andere programma’s, het verzamelen en combineren van data en informatie van verschillende bronnen tot actiegerichte management informatie in lijn met de behoefte van de business;<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor Data management o.a. door het team aan te sturen op het verzamelen van data van verschillende data bronnen, het beheersen en ontsluiten van rapportages via de portal, de data kwaliteitscontrole, het opslaan en beheersen van de datageschiedenis, het beheersen van de (eenduidigheid) van data definities en de communicatie daarvan naar de verschillende afdelingen en het implementeren en beheersen van data kwaliteit en integriteitsbeleid en procedures.<br />
- Uitvoeren van intern klantonderzoek om op basis daarvan de toegevoegde waarde, diensten en klantgerichtheid van Business Intelligence verder te verbeteren;<br />
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Kwaliteitsborging en procesoptimalisatie<br />
- Verantwoordelijk voor de kwaliteit van de data en de geleverde rapportages, bepaalt het kwaliteitsbeleid voor de data en rapportages en ziet toe op een adequate uitvoering hiervan.<br />
- Draagt zorg voor de continue ontwikkeling en verbetering, inclusief vastlegging, van de door Business Intelligence gebruikte processen en standaarden.<br />
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Relatiemanagement<br />
- Onderhoudt en ontwikkelt de relaties met key stakeholders waaronder UPC Corporate (CIO) en (het management van) interne UPC afdelingen;<br />
- Ontwikkelt een sterk intern netwerk met name binnen de Top50, is daarbij op de hoogte van de behoefte aan informatie in de rest van de organisatie en geeft hier invulling aan met een positief kritische blik.<br />
Desired Skills and Experience<br />
Jouw profiel<br />
- Je beschikt over WO werk- en denk niveau behaald door middel van een opleiding op WO niveau en additioneel 10 jaar relevante ervaring;<br />
- Bedrijfskundige achtergrond en zeer ervaren in Business Intelligence methodieken en ervaring met implementatie van performance management systemen;<br />
- Minimaal 4 jaar aantoonbare leidinggevende ervaring en sterk ontwikkelde coaching vaardigheden en effectieve People Manager, dynamische energieke aanvoerder die inspireert en coacht;<br />
- Sterke change manager die instaat is om de huidige wijze van BI te transformeren naar een meer business partner gedreven afdeling;<br />
- Goed politiek gevoel, kan op board level het belang van Business Intelligence uitdragen;<br />
- Uitstekende beheersing van de Nederlandse en de Engelse taal in woord en geschrift.<br />
- Je bent resultaatgericht, klantgericht en flexibel.<br />
- Je beschikt over uitstekende leiderschapskwaliteiten, bent besluitvaardig en weet je medewerkers goed te coachen en stimuleren.<br />
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Lighting<br />
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Your challenge<br />
Are you currently a senior level Quality expert and seeking a new challenge? Do you want to be the driving force in total quality management? As Quality Project Office Manager it’s your challenge to manage a portfolio of quality improvement projects across businesses and markets for Philips Lighting. We challenge you to improve customer satisfaction via incident prevention, zero defect programs, improving root cause analysis, FMEA, 8D and transition programs. Furthermore you determine project scope, risks, define corrective action and track the projects to closure.<br />
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Your responsibilities<br />
• Manage a portfolio of quality improvement & transformation projects across businesses and markets<br />
• Apply standard project management tools to ensure achievement of project objectives<br />
• Communicate to and align with stakeholders while challenging business and market leaders & decisions and question assumptions<br />
• Support business and markets (leaders, project managers, BPO’s) by supplying and executing project & transformation management services, escalating when appropriate and managing and anticipating on risks and road-blocks<br />
• Drive cultural change by leading and facilitating transformation workshops, and coaching team members for success.<br />
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Your team<br />
You will become part of the Function Quality team of Philips Lighting in Eindhoven. You will interact with Lighting Business Groups and Market Quality Managers, Lighting Quality Excellence team and the E2E Transformation team. You will report directly into the Sector Lighting Head of Quality and Customer Care. Depending on the amount of projects in your portfolio, you can have 5 – 7 indirect reports in the projects.<br />
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Our offer<br />
It’s our offer to grow your career in Quality. You will be exposed and learn from quality improvement projects across businesses and markets. . Because you are part of the transformation to integrate Quality along the End-to-End value chains (Integral Quality), you can create impact and further expand your quality skills. The position is viewed as an ideal stepping stone towards other senior Quality roles in the business or markets.<br />
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We offer the following highly competitive personalized benefits package:<br />
• Depending on experience, a year salary (fulltime) between € 76.000,- and € 97.000,- (including personal benefits package)<br />
• 25 Days of leave and the possibility to purchase up to 20 extra days off annually<br />
• A variable bonus based on both Philips results and personal performance<br />
• Extensive set of tools to drive your career, such as a personal development budget, free training and coaching<br />
• Solid company pension scheme and attractive collective health insurance package<br />
• Opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with discount<br />
• Healthy work-life balance.<br />
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We are looking for<br />
• Master degree and a minimum of 10 years relevant working experience: at least 5 year experience in quality development and/or service roles<br />
• In-depth knowledge of program management methods and with managing large scale projects<br />
• Experience in the practical use of quality processes and tools and continues improvement techniques (like LEAN, DfSS, DMAIC, 8D and statistical analysis), a black belt certification is preferred<br />
• Proven track record of cooperating cross-business, cross-regional and cross-functional<br />
• Ability to organize job and organization structure necessary to successfully deliver the project objectives<br />
• Detail oriented and results driven person.<br />
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Job Description<br />
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At Irdeto, we know that our worldwide success results from our globally diverse workforce. In every Irdeto office, you will find teams of outstanding people working on our wide range of technology solutions that directly enable the digital lifestyle.<br />
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Irdeto offers the freedom to work and play in diverse and exciting environments that best suit your skills and career ambitions. We encourage personal and professional growth and success among all employees with flexible working spaces, state of the art offices and leading communications technology that ensure collaboration, creativity, health and happiness.<br />
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With more than 40 successful years of business innovation behind us, Irdeto is a solid company that recognizes that it is the people who make our company and solutions a success. We are looking for people who are energetic, dynamic and driven. We are looking for people like you. Welcome to Irdeto!<br />
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Right now we are seeking a Service Delivery Director<br />
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The Service Delivery Director is required to support our Multiscreen and online content clients globally. The position is based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands and requires frequent travel.<br />
The Service Delivery Director (SDD) is responsible for overseeing the service relationship with strategic clients and ensuring that the internal teams deliver on the Service Level Agreements. The SDD is a key resource to ensure successful Managed Service introduction (from our Managed Services teams), aligning people, process and operational systems.<br />
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he Service Delivery Director manages the following activities:<br />
Define and maintain the strategy for Multiscreen Managed Service delivery creating and updating business cases for DataCenter and Cloud based solutions.<br />
Creating an operational plan and monitoring mechanism to ensure that the overall availability of our Multiscreen Managed Services exceed 99.99%.<br />
Manage severe incidents and senior relationships both within Irdeto and within the client organisations and partners;<br />
Supervise and where appropriate participate in monthly service reviews and reporting to review incidents, scorecard performance, availability, end of life issues and any new innovative changes to either the existing service or new technologies;<br />
Oversee diverse and complex major customer support issues;<br />
Formulate Managed Service requirements and match the service delivery and product development accordingly;<br />
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Primary responsibilities<br />
Provide a designated escalation point of contact responsible for the quality of services delivered to the customer base.<br />
Skills wise we are looking for SDD's who have proven experience with the following:<br />
Managed Services for Multiscreen and broadband products. Proactive approach to delivering services.<br />
Ability to drive organisations to improve the Managed Service offering.<br />
Experience with Datacentres and Cloud based delivery of Managed Services.<br />
Interactions with clients at C-level to identify and manage service improvement activities<br />
Demonstrable evidence of effective problem management skills in complex support incidents<br />
Negotiation and conflict management skills<br />
Excellent relationship skills - the ability to build positive relationships with clients’ management and technical personnel.<br />
Ability to demonstrate leadership qualities within virtual teams and multi-party environments<br />
Experience of working with strategic tier 1 media distribution customers<br />
Service Delivery and/or account management experience.<br />
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Additional responsibilities<br />
Extensive knowledge of configuration management and reporting of metrics to management.<br />
Financial management – business cases, invoicing, maintaining profitability<br />
Together with the other members of the Managed Services leadership team, accountable for and contribute to the overall performance of Irdeto Managed Services department.<br />
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Interfaces and Authorities<br />
Irdeto teams globally in EMEA, Americas and APAC<br />
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Working conditions<br />
Based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands<br />
Global function requiring travel to our customers worldwide<br />
Desired Skills & Experience<br />
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The following skills are required:<br />
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)<br />
Project Management methodologies such as PRINCE2<br />
Familiarity with implementing and monitoring Service Level Agreements<br />
Financial and profitability analysis<br />
Datacentre management and continuous improvement programs<br />
The Individual must have:<br />
Strong communication skills<br />
a “Can do” attitude<br />
The ability to perform basic troubleshooting<br />
A positive and enthusiastic team player with the ability to work independently.<br />
A key contributor in a complex and critical environment.<br />
A team leader with the ability to manage resources and basic project management skills.<br />
Self-starter, willing to learn and the ability to work under pressure.<br />
Dynamic, customer orientated and willing to accept responsibilities.<br />
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.<br />
A good professional command of the English language.<br />
Ability to stay focused during times of ambiguity.<br />
Have a true interest in technology and the latest trends in content distribution.<br />
Experience:<br />
Managed Services background ideally within online content delivery<br />
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This role is a great opportunity for a driven and self-motivated individual who is seeking an opportunity to build and grow their general management with P&L Responsibilities. As part of the Senior Leadership team, the Director of Product Development for Europe will be responsible for:</div>
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The Director of Product Development will work closely with sales, marketing, client services, research and development and operations groups to understand market needs, support the development of scalable products that meet those needs of the market. The individual will take responsibility for the direct financial performance of the business and all aspects of European execution. </div>
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The Director of Product Development for Europe will report to the CEO and serve as a member of Genscape’s Senior Leadership Team. He/She will have access to corporate resources located in the U.S. and Europe and will work with the Management team to prioritize the utilization of those resources.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide product leadership and direction in Europe (to groups such as R&D, operations and IT).</li>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Deliver MRDs and PRDs with prioritized features and corresponding justification.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coordinate product launch plans with Sales, Marketing and Client Services including beta trials, marketing activities & customer feedback.</li>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Proven ability to lead teams and develop people.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Strong experience in the energy markets preferred as well as understanding of the legal aspects and regulations of those markets.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Demonstrated success defining, organizing and launching excellent products.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Financial experience in product/project planning, forecasting and budgeting required.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Strong leadership experience required in both product management and leading groups.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Proven ability to influence and streamline cross-functional teams as well experience directing an office, group or team in a positive direction.</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Must be able to travel throughout the US and Europe as needed.</li>
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This new role is intended to focus more attention to all matters relating to Procurement for Retail Stores and Shop-in-shops for Tommy Hilfiger (that includes fixtures and store logisitics NOT product)<br /><br />To manage the Supply chain for all purchasing activities, including overseeing Visual Merchandising and Windows, to maintain best market prices and service levels to supply the growing needs of all regions within Europe and REM market’s to the approved Tommy Hilfiger quality standards.<br /><br />Purchasing & Financial Analysis<br /><br />Oversee Financial Analyst and Procurement team in their overall activities to ensure:<br /><br />Effective Purchase Order & Invoicing work-flow and processes, including accurate and prompt payments of Suppliers.<br /><br />Ensure Supplier agreements for payment terms are in place maximizing the 2% discount rate for fast payments.<br /><br />Support Financial Analyst with provision of all required Financial Reporting including up-to-date information for Capex .<br /><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Operations, Logistics & Traffic Management<br /></span>Oversee Operations, Stock and Logistics team in all their overall activities.<br /><br />Investigate new supply sources in-line with the requirements of the Business to better service its needs including the best options for the development of the Rapid Emerging Markets Group with their special needs regarding importation restrictions.<br /><br />Supervise the Supply chain and establish necessary Buying Contracts are in place to set Terms and Agreements that are beneficial to Tommy Hilfiger, especially for all key Partner manufacturers and nominated Logistics company.<br /><br />Analyze and negotiate prices for all purchases for Retail Stores & Shop-in-shop’s.<br /><br />Establish and maintain regular communication with all suppliers on quality, forecasts and price levels.<br /><br />Set-up and execute Tendering process for product categories where further savings can be achieved.<br /><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">General<br /></span>Obtain a good overview of current Concept standards by working in conjunction with the Design & Concept Manager to maximize Value Engineering principles for manufacture.<br /><br />Oversee Purchasing and Supply chain activities for Store Development, Shop-in-shop, Window’s & Visual Merchandising working with each Department Manger on Reports to assess Supplier costs to take cost saving actions where there is opportunity.<br /><br />Support Operations and Traffic Manager and Retail Analyst with efficient ongoing development, running and maintenance of the Retail Database via Sharepoint.<br /><br />Assist Senior Director of Design & Development with ad-hoc management tasks and general team management as required.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Essential experience: </span> Minimum 5 years of senior Retail Store Purchasing and logistics<br /> Education: degree in BA<br /> Purchasing Qualification<br /> Retail Industry experience<br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Other: </span> Highly numerate and analytical<br /> Experience in retail procurement processes, systems and strategies<br /> Good working knowledge of Design Standards and materials as well as value engineering principles<br /> Very good communication & interpersonal skills<br /> Strong analytical skills<br /> Excellent organization and project management skills especially Planning and Time Management.<br /> Presentation skills<br /> Team player, able to adopt the Company culture and good build relationships with colleagues & Suppliers spread over Europe.<br /> Strong affinity with Store Concepts in a retail environment<br /> Strong MS Office skills<br /> Open-minded and international mindset<br /> Excellent command of the English language, written and spoken</div>
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The European Sales Director will direct and coordinate all EMEA sales activities ensuring efficient sales operations and excellent management of sales staff, as well as managing overall relationships with key European retailers and distributors with the goal to achieve and exceed set Sole Technology Europe's sales targets and KPI’s.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Developing strategic sales plans to increase sales volume and provide foundation for future growth for the EMEA region</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Conducting economic surveys of foreign countries to locate markets for products and services</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Formulate and implement sales calendar based on strategic sales plan and forecasts, budgets, policies and procedures</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manage the sales department consisting of sales managers, sales support staff as well as country managers</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Work with sales managers and country managers to set annual brand and category sales forecasts. Analyze sales reports on a regular basis and evaluate actual sales forecasts<br />Develop, review and evaluate 2-5 year sales plans</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Review market analyses and make recommendations on price structure, discount rates and<br />all other sales KPI’s</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Work closely with the marketing department ensuring an integrated sales and marketing approach to the market</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Work closely with the finance department ensuring meeting sales related KPI’s as well as dealing with collection issues with major distributors and key retailers</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Work closely with internal departments to ensure excellent order management and delivery</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Develop, implement and enforce all sales department policies and procedures internally and externally. Ensure compliance of these policies and procedures</li>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At least 5 years experience as a European based Sales Director in a global brand company from one of the following industries: Action Sports, General Sports Footwear, Street wear / Fashion Apparel or Footwear preferably in a multi-brand environment</li>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Team builder with strong people management skills</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">College level degree in Business, preferably a Masters</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fluent in spoken and written English and preferably at least one other European<br />language</li>
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