Facility manager

AkzoNobel; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AkzoNobel is seeking an experienced Regional Facilities Manager to lead facilities management across a broad geographic region. You will act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and outsourced service providers, ensuring safe, cost-effective, high-quality workplace environments.

You will oversee operations across manufacturing sites, laboratories, warehouses, and offices, driving continuous improvement, supplier governance, and project leadership in an international setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Facilities Management, Real Estate, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in facilities management or a related discipline.
• Proven experience managing facilities operations across multiple countries and cultures.
• Minimum 5 years managing outsourced service providers and vendor relationships.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, or process environments.
• Experience leading facilities, workplace, or infrastructure projects.
• Lean or Six Sigma knowledge is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Serve as regional point of contact for facilities management across multiple countries and locations.
• Lead relationships with regional business leaders, site management, and stakeholders.
• Conduct regular performance reviews with internal customers and external providers.
• Drive service excellence through KPI, SLA, and performance management.
• Oversee supplier performance and implement improvement plans.
• Manage regional facilities budgets and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Identify and prioritize facility-related improvement opportunities and lead projects.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Budgeting

English fluency

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Facilities Management, Real Estate, Engineering, or related field

Job description

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Facility manager

Date: Sep 11, 2026

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Regional Facilities Manager to lead facilities management and workplace services across a large and diverse geographic region. In this role, you will act as the primary interface between AkzoNobel's business stakeholders and our outsourced facilities service providers, ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality workplace environments. You will oversee facilities operations across multiple countries, supporting manufacturing sites, laboratories, warehouses, and office locations while driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and cost optimization. This is a highly visible leadership role that combines stakeholder management, supplier governance, financial oversight, and project leadership within a complex international environment.

Key Responsibilities

Stakeholder & Service Management

• Serve as the regional point of contact for facilities management across multiple countries and locations.
• Build strong relationships with regional business leaders, site management teams, and functional stakeholders.
• Lead regular performance reviews with internal customers and external service providers.
• Drive service excellence through KPI, SLA, and operational performance management.
• Manage escalations and ensure timely resolution of service issues and customer concerns.
• Translate regional business needs into facilities solutions and improvement initiatives.
• Promote a strong safety, security, and compliance culture across all locations.
• Support organizational understanding of facilities processes, governance, and responsibilities.

Supplier & Vendor Management

• Manage outsourced facilities service providers across the region.
• Ensure consistent service delivery and adherence to contractual obligations.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement improvement plans where required.
• Drive standardization and best-practice adoption across locations.
• Foster collaborative partnerships that deliver measurable business value.

Financial Management

• Manage and validate regional facilities budgets.
• Identify and deliver cost-saving and efficiency opportunities.
• Analyze financial and operational data to support decision-making.
• Benchmark facilities and workplace costs to drive competitiveness.
• Oversee financial performance of facilities projects and operational activities.

Facilities Projects

• Identify and prioritize facility-related improvement opportunities.
• Lead workplace, infrastructure, and building-related projects.
• Coordinate project delivery across multiple countries and stakeholders.
• Represent facilities within cross-functional business initiatives.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within scope, and within budget.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive operational excellence and process improvement initiatives.
• Apply data-driven problem-solving methodologies to improve performance.
• Identify opportunities to enhance customer experience and reduce cost-to-serve.
• Support the implementation of best practices across the regional portfolio.

What you will bring

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Facilities Management, Real Estate, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in facilities management, real estate, workplace services, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience managing facilities operations across multiple countries and cultures.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing outsourced service providers and vendor relationships.
• Strong experience in service delivery management within complex organizations.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, or process industry environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading facilities, workplace, or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building capabilities.
• Commercially and financially astute with strong budgeting experience.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced international environment.
• Proven project and change management skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience leading both direct and outsourced teams.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

What We Offer

At AkzoNobel, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact across a global organization while working with talented colleagues in an inclusive and collaborative environment. We offer competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and the chance to contribute to creating sustainable workplaces that support business success worldwide. Join us and help shape the future of facilities management at AkzoNobel.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.