Asset Manager (Materiel & Systems)

Vacancy Characteristics

Location Utrecht Contract duration 1 year Hours per week 38 - 40 Monthly salary €5,184.00 - €7,114.00 Salary level Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 Level Bachelor – HBO; HBO Bachelor; University Master; WO Bachelor Field Loading / transport / logistics Vacancy number 81814 Employment Temporary contract ​ Job group Civilian

What you will do

Help build the operational power of the Army through optimal deployability of our materiel

Your role: Materiel ready for the future Within the Royal Netherlands Army, it is of great importance that our units can rely on their materiel. It is essential to ensure the materiel availability of the ground-based A and B systems of the Armed Forces, from the requirements definition phase through to the disposal phase. This requires expert management in the areas of projects and maintenance. Within the Army Command (CLAS), the Materiel Availability Section (part of the Materiel & Logistics Department within the Materiel & Services Directorate at Kromhout Barracks in Utrecht) forms the core of this challenging materiel logistical operation.

As a Staff Employee (Asset Manager) Materiel Availability, you will be responsible for the materiel availability of the systems specifically entrusted to you. You will ensure that our soldiers have the best possible materiel by acting as a CLAS representative and client in various defense projects.

What will you do? You will be the point of contact for specific weapon systems and an important discussion partner for parties such as the Defence Staff (DS), COMMIT, DOSCO, and MATLOGCO. You will bridge the gap between operational needs and the actual materiel logistical realization.

Your daily activities will consist of:

• Inventorying, advising on, and monitoring the integral CLAS input as a representative during the realization phase of large Defence materiel projects.
• Acting as the CLAS client in breadth projects, contributing to the requirements definition and strictly controlling the progress of product, time, and budget.
• Functioning as the chairman of the weapon system consultation, where you set priorities, have the system plan drawn up, and optimize materiel availability.
• In consultation, requesting, monitoring, and realizing the multi-year materiel operational budget (MATEX) based on expected developments, standardization sheets, and historical data.
• Performing careful fleet management by determining the correct configurations for missions and continuously optimizing and aligning the quantitative and qualitative use of the systems with the need.
• Guiding the inflow of new systems to the units and analyzing system logistical and chain logistical consequences during specific operational use.

Impact and mandate: In this substantial role, you will have the freedom to make independent decisions regarding project issues and priorities within the system consultations. You will operate in a field with often complex dependencies and interests that transcend defense components. You will identify deviations in a timely manner, proactively make adjustments, and continuously represent the interests of the CLAS. In this responsible position, you will report directly to the section head on the quality of the work you perform.

What we ask

You are a decisive, initiative-taking, and communicatively strong professional with a good understanding of the decision-making processes, system logistics, and chain logistics of the CLAS. You can effortlessly maintain an overview of complex projects, coach and guide employees, and collaborate excellently with various stakeholders.

In addition, you bring the following:

• A completed higher professional education (HBO) and/or relevant academic education, for example, in the direction of business administration, mechanical engineering, or Supply Chain Management.
• Required and demonstrable work experience with system management.
• Good oral and written communication skills in the Dutch language for drafting and assessing advice, reports, and publications.
• Broad knowledge of project planning methods, including Prince2 at a basic level.
• Desired experience with planning and decision-making processes in a support staff, as well as experience in the (preferably operational) Matlog domain and affinity with systems such as SAP.

What you get

Salary level Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 11 Salary description Monthly salary €5,184.00 - €7,114.00 Employment Temporary contract ​ Contract duration 1 year Minimum number of hours per week 38 Maximum number of hours per week 40

What else we offer

From 2025 onwards, defense employees will no longer receive holiday pay and year-end bonus as separate payments, but will accrue this monthly through the Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB for defense employees amounts to a total of 16.33 percent of the salary. With the IKB, defense employees can decide for themselves when, on what, and how much budget they spend on time, money, or tax facilities. This can be up to the monthly accrued budget. The IKB can be used for:

• A maximum of 15 percent of the salary can be used monthly for the exchange of commuting allowances.
• The monthly difference between the allowance for the costs of personal transport for commuting and the fiscal maximum.
• A bicycle for personal use, including bicycle accessories and bicycle insurance.
• A computer that can also be used for work or study, including computer accessories and computer insurance.
• A battery or electric parts for a bicycle.
• The payment of union membership fees.
• Defence expects to further expand the possibilities of the IKB in the future.

Specifics

• A security investigation (VGB) is part of the application process.
• It is necessary that you, as a civilian applicant, have Dutch nationality. The ability to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is a condition for appointment. In addition, a security investigation and reference check may be part of the selection procedure. This involves a background check on, among other things, criminal records and financial matters, which takes an average of 8 weeks.
• Defence also commits to employing individuals who fall under the target group of the Job Agreement Act. If you are registered in the target group register, we also invite you to respond!

Selection process:

• In accordance with internal procedures, employees with a contract with the Ministry of Defence will be considered first. If no suitable internal candidate can be selected, external applicants will be considered.
• Your application documents will be destroyed no later than three months after the completion of the selection procedure. This period is longer than the standard period prescribed by the AVG. This longer period is necessary in case an objection and/or appeal procedure is initiated by an internal candidate.
• We will close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications from suitable candidates.

More about the job group

Organization name

Ministry of Defence

Organization description

Ministry of Defence

Defence is not just any employer. With a job at the Ministry of Defence, you invest in your future. Directly or indirectly, you work towards peace and security in the Netherlands and beyond. The ministry consists of the General Staff (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the Defence Support Command (DOSCO), and the Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT).

The Royal Netherlands Army

The Royal Netherlands Army contributes on the ground to freedom, security, and prosperity in the Netherlands and beyond. The Army does this with professional and well-trained soldiers. Under the toughest conditions, they carry out combat operations worldwide, provide humanitarian aid, or support during disasters. Besides professional soldiers, many non-military employees work at the Army, the so-called civilian functions. As a civilian at the Army, you support the soldiers with your expertise. In this way, you contribute to global peace and security.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl

Department name

Royal Netherlands Army

Department description

For the management of the Royal Netherlands Army and the creation of the preconditions, the Commander of the Army Forces at Kromhout Barracks in Utrecht has a staff, consisting of the Directorates of Training & Operations, Materiel & Services, Personnel & Organization, Knowledge & Development, and Finance & Control. A special Integration department ensures streamlining and coordination within the staff processes.

Department URL

www.werkenbijdefensie.nl

Contact persons

For more information about this vacancy:

Johan Stevens
[email protected]
0613160669

For more information about the application procedure:

Geert van der Velden
[email protected]
0652073578

Location: Utrecht Level: Bachelor – HBO; HBO Bachelor; University Master; WO Bachelor 38 - 40 hours per week €5,200 ~ €7,100 salary Loading / transport / logistics Asset Manager (Materiel & Systems)