Business Analyst

**ABOUT US**:
As Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels we design and deliver maritime projects for various markets like Defense & Security, Public transport, Offshore and Dredging.

Our projects are Engineered to Order (ETO). Which means we are involved throughout the project, from the commercial phase and building strategy, until commissioning, delivery and warranty. This makes our work very challenging because the environment is complex and we have a lot of stakeholders.
We work in close cooperation with various internal departments, (sub)contractors, teams on the shipyard and of course the client and her representatives.

We do this with an international team of ‘can-do’ people that are developing new and innovative technologies and ways to support customers and push for a more sustainable maritime industry.

**THE ROLE**:

- The Business and Project Office (BPO) is looking for a Business Analyst. BPO is positioned as an independent office in the OSV organization, with the aim to structurally enhance performance of the division in project execution, the end-to-end business processes and in strategic decision making.

The role Business Analyst is to support the division with insights/forecasts to better anticipate future changes and developments. By rationalizing the decision-making process with your quantifications and visualizations, the management will be able to make better decisions. Through your helicopter view and excellent reporting skills you are able to identify the root causes of problems, in close cooperation with the business owner. You will translate the business needs into actionable user stories for team members to work with.

You will provide the stakeholders with reliable, insightful information and visualizations in dashboards and reports, combining various systems and data sources. Therefore you are capable of connecting IT (tools), Finance, business KPIs and other expertise’s. You stand for the quality of the information and the visibility of this. Your analyses will support business decisions and drive process improvements. This implies converting business expectations into data analysis. You perform statistical analysis of data, create visualizations of analyzed data and processes and you have the ability to look at things in a different way and recognizing patterns.

As the Business Analyst you will also be part of the Shared Data Analytics Team supporting the group control team and create group-wide standardized solutions.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Translate Business requirements into reporting needs;
- Support and develop BI reports using various data sources;
- Design and maintain management’s KPI Dashboard;
- Ensure data reliability to create datasets with a uniform standard;
- Identify and report deviations and bottlenecks in both processes as business insights through analyses;
- Make proposals for process improvements;
- Pro-actively connecting, enabling and challenging all stakeholders;
- Support managementin setting up strategic annual policy plans
- Support management with various ad hoc analysis activities;
- Proactively work with the team to support strategic activities related to central data collection and analysis over all departments regarding:

- Historical data analysis (major cost drivers, project performance including shipbuilding process);
- Root cause analysis for past losses / inefficiencies including the shipbuilding process;
- Support management in making data-driven portfolio decisions;
- Willingness to travel once every two months or so.

**SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**:

- A Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree in Maritime Technology, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Project Management, Engineering or other relevant fields;
- 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience in a financial and business analytical role;Knowledgeable on Business Intelligence tools, such as PowerBI;
- Basic Data wrangling skills (transformation and mapping);
- Being able to work in a dynamic environment, where Scrum experience is a pre;
- You are analytic, statistic and quality-oriented;
- You easily connect with the people in the organization;
- Passionate about (process) improvement and preferably (not a knock out) knowledgeable on Lean;
- An excellent command of the English language.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
At Damen we realize that supporting and managing talented individuals is of great importance. We understand that the key to success is to find the right person for the right job. That is why we continuously invest in your development. Damen offers you (in case of full time employment):

- A dynamic international working environment focusing on technology and innovation;
- A competitive salary;
- At least 40 days of annual leave;
- Travel allowance;
- Profit sharing & pension allowance;
- continuous focus on professional and personal development through our Damen Academy;
- An active social environment such as events and sports.An assessment and a pre-employment sc