Process Optimisation Analyst - Purchasing - V.I.E Programme

Job Description

Are you a data-driven problem solver with a passion for optimising complex processes? Do you enjoy analysing inefficiencies, thinking creatively, and presenting high-impact solutions? Join our purchasing team and help shape the future of our network.

You will be based in the Group Service Centre in Brussels, working alongside our purchasing team on high-impact projects. While project scope may vary depending on business priorities, your key responsibilities include :

• Conducting in-depth analyses of data from the purchasing database and map it to meet business process flows.
• Identifying inefficiencies, control gaps, and business pain points based on your analysis.
• Proposing innovative solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Working closely with top management teams and stakeholders across different departments.
• Taking ownership of impactful projects that contribute to the success of the network.

Qualifications

Education :  Master’s degree in business, engineering, economics, data science, or a related field.

Languages :  Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Other languages are a plus.

Personal skills :  Analytical with problem-solving skills and attention to detail. A creative approach to developing and implementing solutions with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Technical skills :  Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel). Knowledge of project management principles and tools. Familiarity with Coupa is a plus.

Please note that V.I.E contracts are only applicable to European Economic Area (EEA) citizens who are between 18 and 28 years old. The position is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Starting date :  September 2025.

Duration of the programme :  12 months.

Learn more about V.I.E roles here :  https : / / mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr / en

Additional Information

We support your development!  Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity!   As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and / or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!   We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more on our Careers page :  https : / / careers.eurofins.com /

Company description :   Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 63,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.