Europe

Shimano Europe Group is the umbrella for several sales offices, successfully selling, marketing and servicing high quality products for the European bicycle and fishing market. Its headquarter is located in Nunspeet, the Netherlands.

To maintain and even expand our market position our employees are of most value. The European ‘Team Shimano’ currently consists of more than 400 enthusiastic colleagues spread over offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, England, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Poland. We all share the same passion and dedication to be successful as ‘team Shimano’ despite our differences in cultural and backgrounds and skills.

We are all proud to be part of a growing company and are continuously looking for new colleagues to join us for a wide range of interesting jobs; from warehousing to product management, from challenging sales jobs to a diversity of staff positions and more.

Shimano offers you a responsible, challenging job with lots of development opportunities and space for initiatives. You will work within a professional team in a rapidly growing and changing international environment. An open and informal culture, good working environment and good terms of employment make our offer complete.

Shimano recently has even been awarded by its employees as one of the best hundred employers in the Netherlands (*). Some quotes out of this survey:

‘I like to work in an international, dynamic and result driven working environment, which makes each working day different’

‘Shimano is a company with ambition and focus on innovation and offers enough challenges en possibilities to develop myself’

‘I have pleasant colleagues and there’s a good team spirit and an informal working environment’

If you feel you fit within the Shimano team spirit and you can bring talent, innovation and enthusiasm to our workforce then please consider the opportunities we have available.

(*) Source : ‘Best Employers 2008’ by Volkskrant jobs / Effectory

Jobs at Shimano

ASSISTANT WARRANTY & REPAIRS (parttime) - Service department Fishing

Nunspeet, the Netherlands | June 25, 2010 |  | Apply Now
Job Description:
In order to strengthen our Service team of Shimano Europe Fishing Holding B.V. (Nunspeet), we would like to get in contact with candidates for the position of:

ASSISTANT WARRANTY & REPAIRS
FISHING TACKLE DIVISION

(20 HRS P/WK)


The job
In this position you are responsible for handling goods that are sent in by dealers for warranty or repair and you are responsible for providing technical support, as well internal as external.
Your job includes among others the following activities:
• Responsible for timely judgement, registration and handling of warranty claims and/or repair of defaults;
• In consultation draw up warranty related procedures and take care of communication of these procedures to all people involved;
• Handle questions and/or complaints of consumers regarding technical issues;
• Supply colleagues and customers with technical product information;
• Follow-up sales supporting activities regarding service related items;
• Assist on shows and other events if necessary;
• Report on a monthly basis regarding warranties and repairs.

Requirements

• A secondary vocational education (MBO) and at least 3 years of experience in a technical-service oriented job;
• Proven affinity with the fishing tackle industry;
• You have the ability to make the customer feel himself to be heard and understood.
• You quickly identify problems by asking concrete questions and using the right sources; you see relationships between problems and look for causes;
• You know how to inform and convey customers about decisions in a clear and calm way;
• You are able to present (complex) technical information to others in a clear and concrete way.
• Knowledge of or experience with quality systems (CRM, ISO) is considered a plus.
• Good knowledge of the Dutch and English language, as well verbally as in writing. Knowledge of the German language is considered a plus;
• Knowledge of Word and Excel.

This position regards an annual seasonable job for the period April – October, for approximately
16-20 hrs p/wk. At the moment we are looking for a candidate who can start on a short term for 20 hrs p/wk (preferably 4 hrs p/day) until October 2010.
Also retirees are invited to respond.

Shimano offers
A very pleasant working environment with enthusiastic colleagues who get along very well, communicate and co-operate with each other. The working climate is informal, but we work hard. Next to good terms of employment, Shimano offers you the opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging job within a dynamic, international and ambitious environment.

Interested?
Please send your application and Curriculum Vitae, with reference to vac.nr: 45-40, to HR@Shimano-eu.com or alternatively by post: Shimano Europe Holding B.V. attn. H.R. department, P.O. Box 180, 8070 AD Nunspeet (The Netherlands)

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