Vacancy clipper Stad Amsterdam: operations manager

The City of Amsterdam is looking for a successor for operational support. This will ensure berths with the right facilities at the quay worldwide and follow up maintenance issues between the ship and technical management.

The Operations Manager is the connecting factor between the captains and officers on board, the agencies, port authorities and the technical maintenance organisation. Whether it is negotiating berths or coordinating (emergency) maintenance, you take care of it.

Your responsibilities

1. Port Operations & Agencies – primary responsibility

• Sailing schedule: Together with the sales manager and captains, you develop an annual sailing schedule and are thus responsible for researching suitable ports and berths.
• Negotiation: You make direct contact with international agencies and ports to discuss facilities (berths, shore power, bunkering, waste) and negotiate the most competitive rates.
• Agents: You select and manage shipping agents, critically assessing their services for efficiency and cost. You also do the administrative handling of port visits and check agencies’ invoices.
• Laws & regulations: You oversee compliance with (inter)national maritime legislation and specific requirements for Tall Ships. You also oversee the ship’s insurance package. AVG compliance is also part of the tasks.

2. Engineering & Maintenance coordination

• Technical logistics: You work together with the logistics manager to ensure timely delivery of spare parts and technical supplies, so that maintenance during port visits is carried out without delay.
• Certification: You keep an eye on the status of ship documents, certificates and international laws and regulations (and the paperwork surrounding them) so that the ship’s operation is never compromised.
• Ship-shore interface: You monitor the technical maintenance requests from the ship to the external maintenance organisation (and vice versa) and provide support where necessary. This includes the support of IT systems on board and in the office.

3. Budget responsibility

• Every year you draw up the budget for the items that fall under your responsibility, keep an eye on the exhaustion thereof and report on this to management, accounting and possibly auditors.

Who are we looking for?

• Experience: You have a solid background in the maritime sector (e.g. at a shipping company, ship agency). Ideally, you have sailed.
• Knowledge: You have knowledge of international maritime regulations and everything involved. Ideally with sailing vessels.
• Negotiator: You are commercially minded, speak the agents’ language and know how to get results in international environments.
• Operational talent: You can translate technical needs into practical (logistical) solutions and you are always looking to shape and optimise processes.
• Language skills: Excellent command of the Dutch and English languages.
• Affinity: Experience with or passion for Tall Ships and passenger ships is a big plus.

What do we offer?

• 30 hours
• A dynamic and responsible role in which you have a direct impact on the operation of a unique ship.
• A small but professional working environment with plenty of room for your own initiative.
• Excellent working conditions appropriate to your expertise and experience and the opportunity to travel (visiting the ship).
• Hybrid working (at home and in Diemen at our office).

Closing date 29 March 2026
Starting date 1 June 2026, earlier if possible. Please send your CV and motivation in English to work@stadamsterdam.nl;
You can also contact this email address for questions.

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