Job Req Number:  107561
Time Type: Full Time

Move forward as Country Marcom Manager at DSV in the Netherlands

Are you an experienced marketing and communications manager who effortlessly switches between strategy and execution, aligns effectively with diverse stakeholders, and gains energy from building within an organisation in motion? Then this is a role where you can make a visible impact.

You get it done

Working on marketing and communications within an organisation that is constantly evolving and where your direction, overview and connecting strength truly make the difference: you’re on it.

How you do this? As country marcom manager Netherlands, you work at the heart of an international organisation with high ambitions and a complex dynamic. With your proactive approach, you provide direction, calm, and structure, ensuring that marketing and communications are used as a fully-fledged management tool. You get the best out of the national Marcom team and serve as a key point of contact within the organisation, seamlessly connecting strategy and execution to effectively reach and engage both internal and external audiences..

You operate comfortably at executive level and are a strong, pragmatic and approachable sparring partner for Managing Directors and senior stakeholders in the Netherlands, as well as at cluster level for the Benelux, the UK and Ireland. In an environment with many parallel and ad hoc challenges, you maintain overview and make clear choices. You achieve this by:

• be ultimately responsible for marketing and communications in the Netherlands, with a focus on direction, priorities, and translating organisational goals into effective Marcom initiatives;
• plan and execute Marcom campaigns, projects, and strategic initiatives, ensuring consistent brand management within a complex international context;
• lead and further develop the multidisciplinary Marcom team by fostering collaboration, providing clear frameworks, coaching, and driving results, while actively contributing and supporting where needed;
• manage impact, performance, and governance, including budget oversight, coordination of external agencies, and reporting on the progress and outcomes of strategic and complex Marcom projects.

Your team stands out within DSV by its mix of experienced specialists, diverse expertise and a clear ambition to further professionalise. Together, you build calm, structure and collaboration, with room for initiative and growth.

We are DSV, we grow

DSV is a global provider of transport and logistics services. With offices in more than 90 countries and a growing network of partners, there is no place in the world we cannot reach via transport by air, sea, rail, courier or road or where we can offer storage in warehouses.

Marketing and communications are essential for connecting people, strategy and execution, says Barbara Klep, Managing Director Contract Logistics.

In the Netherlands, we operate from over 40 branches, with more than 5,000 colleagues. Together we rise to the challenge of a rapidly changing environment. We make quick decisions at every level and combine ambition and teamwork. This is how we move forward and make a difference together.

You bring

• HBO or university level of working and thinking, with a degree in communications, marketing or similar;
• extensive proven experience in corporate communications and marketing, preferably within a complex international organisation;
• leadership experience with a genuine interest in people, team development and connecting departments;
• the ability to provide strategic advice and translate it into pragmatic, hands-on execution;
• a calm, decisive and connecting leadership style, with a sense of organisational interests, timing and affinity with logistics, supply chain or B2B services (an advantage).

It all counts for this vacancy of country marcom manager in the Netherlands. Furthermore, it is of course important that you feel at home with us. That will certainly be possible if you like to keep going, have guts and want to grow with DSV.

You get

Working at DSV means working at one of the top players in the logistics market. DSV is entrepreneurial and competitive, which is why we always want to grow as an organization. That is why we are looking for people who want to grow with us. Besides a challenging job in an international environment we also offer:

• a salary aligned with your knowledge and experience, plus a 5% bonus paid out in November;
• a company car, phone and laptop;
• 24 days of annual leave, 4 ADV days and 8% holiday allowance;
• an attractive pension scheme, partly premium-free, with a personal contribution of 5%;
• access to knowledge and training through our DSV Academy, enabling you to grow and shape your own career path.

Move forward

Send your resume with motivation or leave your details and we will contact you. Any questions about this vacancy? Our corporate recruiter Manouk Lips answers all your questions via +31 (0)6 5188 5961 or manouk.lips@dsv.com.

We will only contact you via our official company email addresses (e.g., @dsv.com or @nl.dsv.com) and never reach out to candidates through personal email providers such as Gmail or Hotmail.

DSV – Global transport and logistics

Working at DSV means playing in a different league.

As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. Let’s grow together as we continue to innovate, digitalise and build on our achievements.

With close to 160,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you. 

At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don’t just work – we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward-thinking company – this is the place to be.

Start here. Go anywhere

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