Blue Lynx Top Candidates - July 2010

Dear Clients,
Blue Lynx is able to report a significant change over the past few months in the employment market. It seems that confidence is back in hiring new staff and that budgets are once again being approved.

Our experience is that it has been a “client market” - that is to say companies who were in a position to hire have had the choice of a huge pool of highly qualified, motivated and experienced potential employees. This seems to be changing with more companies hiring again, resulting in the pool of excellent candidates naturally declining.

On the candidate side there is more choice in vacancies now than any time during the past 18 months. The trend we see is that during the past 3 months candidates are choosing employers who are quick in their employment decision making process and who offer a competitive remuneration package.

So we would like to offer some thoughts on how we can best help you get the candidate you want in this current market!
 
  1. Take a look at your job descriptions and ensure they are “true to the job” (to avoid any surprises on the candidates side).
  2. Know the market value of a “job” so you can be competitive with your remuneration package.
  3. Interview good candidates as soon as possible to enable the decision making process to speed up so that you get the candidate you want!

All that remains is for us to thank you for your continued business and for us to wish you all a great summer!


The Blue Lynx Team

 
Account Representative/Inside Sales Support
Native Spanish & English, Fluent Dutch &Intermediate Italian
A truly international candidate with many years of outstanding customer service orientated roles within several industries.
 
Our candidate has strong skills and experience as the first point of contact for assigned key accounts, providing an excellent service from order intake to delivery. Their strong communication skills and respect for colleagues facilitates a successful working relationship with all in-house departments such as sales, product development, production and logistics ensuring a timely delivery of the products to the customer’s facilities.
 
Skills include:
  • Order management
  • Account management
  • Business development
  • SAP knowledge
Our candidate is a professional, intelligent, well spoken and internationally orientated. They are very customer quality service focused and take on new challenges with positive attitude. They have a good social and cultural antenna as well as the ability to quickly settle into new working environments. A true team player and seasoned relationship builder between both internal and external stakeholder.
 
Availability : Immediate
Region : Randstad
Salary : € 33,000 g.p.a. (incl. 8%)
Ref. no.                         : 01-18024
 
 
Sales/Account Manager
Native English
Our candidate, has a degree in marketing and management and eight years of solid sales experience within the UK market is an energetic, creative manager with excellent strategic skills. They have the ability to direct teams to achieve commercial goals within highly competitive environments such as the luxury product industry.
 
An ambitious, highly committed professional who takes great pride in driving business forward, maximising sales and optimising performance as well as company profits.
Skills include:
  • Strong market and competitor analysis
  • Top level negotiating skills
  • Proven ability to exceed revenue targets
  • Client and team management
  • Account development
Our candidate is an energetic and naturally gifted communicator who is able to successfully work at all levels of the business hierarchy no matter the environment or situation. They are looking for a challenging and rewarding role in sales within a dynamic, competitive and international setting.
 
 
 
Availability      : Immediate        
Region : Randstad
Salary : Negotiable
Ref. no. : 00-32663
 
 
Native English Senior Accountant
Native English
Our candidate, in a mature native English Senior Accountant. Most recently working within international companies, working in advisory roles providing guidance and solutions. Combined with their 20+ year’s experience in accountancy and education, our candidate would certainly bring added value to new opportunities.
 
Skills include:
  • GL accountant
  • US GAAP
  • VAT reporting
  • Intercompany reconciliations
  • Solid experience with fixed assets
  • Assisting annual audits
  • Accounts payable/receivable
  • Balance Sheet
Candidate is an excellent communicator with a proven track record of loyalty. They are analytically minded, focussed and looking for new position where their experience and knowledge will be utilised to facilitate their colleagues and enhance the organisation.
 
Availability                               :      Immediate
Region :      The Hague & near surroundings
Salary :      € 55,000 g.p.a (incl. 8%)
Ref. no. :      00-34634
 
 
IT & Telecoms Sales Manager
Native Dutch with Fluent English & German
Spanning over 13 years, our candidate is a seasoned specialist in IT and telecom sales throughout the Netherlands and Europe. They are a true expert in selling products, services and technical solutions to both multinational & small companies.
They are a human “database” of knowledge, contacts, experience and skills within the industry.
 
Skills include:
  • Managed and recruited teams from 6-20 employees
  • Proven ability to solve complex issues
  • Setting up sales processes and procedures for start up companies
  • Helicopter view and ability to reinvent sales strategies
A true networker with a passion for sales, who prides themselves on their management skills and ability to motivate staff to reach individual and overall targets.
 
Availability                                               :      1 month's notice
Region :      The Hague & near surroundings
Salary :      € 90,000 g.p.a excluding bonuses & benefits
Ref. no. :      01-37475
 
 
Global/Regional Brand Manager
Native English & Intermediate German
With more than 15 years marketing experience, including eight years working for a high profile FMCG company. An executive level candidate who is looking for a challenge within a multinational organisation in an international brand or portfolio management role.
 
Being responsible for both country specific and regional branding for a number of different products their key skills include providing strategic insight, working closely with key accounts to gather data and market analysis, working on promotions, briefing external agencies and recommending end market resource allocation.
 
Skills include:
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Strong relationship builder
  • Ambitious
  • Culturally Aware
  • Broad Exposure to several markets
  • Target Orientated
  • Multi-disciplinary
  • Ability to work within highly regulated markets
A driven and ambitious person, with the ability to adapt quickly and work well within a fast paced, dynamic and international company. Our candidate’s key selling point is their relationship building skills and extensive product marketing knowledge.
 
Availability           :  Immediate
Region : Amsterdam Region
Salary : Negotiable
Ref. no. : 02-37230
 
 
Learning Event Coordinator
Native Hungarian & Slovak, Fluent English, Advanced Czech
Our tri-lingual culturally aware candidate comes with 3 years experience in the function of Learning Event Coordinator within multi-national organisations.
 
They have demonstrated exceptional time-management, multi-tasking and administration skills whilst organising successful training seminars and conferences ranging from 30 to 250 participants. There responsibilities included all the logistics and organisation of:  accommodation, travel arrangements, visas, catering and classroom settings. Furthermore, they where responsible for the preparation of all course materials, registration of participants, creating certificates, database maintenance and preparing e-learning events.
 
Skills include:
  • Organising and coordination skills
  • Multi-tasking and meeting deadlines
  • Inter-cultural communication
With excellent organisational skills coupled with their incomparable attention to detail they are dedicated and determined to make sure that every event is a success. A personable, motivated and flexible candidate who gets things done!
 
Availability                   :  2 week's notice
Region : Randstad
Salary : € 33,000 g.p.a (incl. 8%)
Ref. no. : 00-32231
 
 
 
Should you wish to know more about any of our Top Candidates listed above please contact your nearest Blue Lynx office - Amsterdam +31 (0)20 406 9180 or The Hague +31 (0)70 311 7822 or send an email to sales@bluelynx.com quoting the candidate(s) reference number.
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