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.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description

Eurofins is looking for a results-driven professional to lead the purchasing strategy for assigned consumables categories across the globe. In this key role, you will oversee global sourcing initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and drive performance through data, innovation, and continuous improvement. With a strong focus on financial impact, ESG alignment, and operational efficiency, you will play a critical role in shaping a best-in-class procurement function. If you thrive in a dynamic, international environment and have a passion for strategic sourcing, we want to hear from you.

Here is a detailed view of your responsibilities:

• Lead and implement the purchasing strategy for assigned consumables categories across the Group.
• Manage and monitor the progress of all planned projects, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Develop and manage strategic category plans, including risk management, to ensure the achievement of financial targets (P&L and cash flow).
• Lead global supplier sourcing activities, including RFI and RFP processes.
• Identify and implement cost‑saving opportunities, best practices, and innovations through a continuous improvement and total cost of ownership (TCO) approach.
• Address supplier issues and lead corrective actions to resolve quality and service level agreement (SLA) deviations.
• Track and report on all key performance indicators (KPIs), evaluate performance, and initiate corrective actions when targets are not met.
• Build strong supplier relationship management (SRM) frameworks and develop strategic partnerships to achieve best‑in‑class standards.
• Support ESG initiatives in alignment with Eurofins Group’s sustainability targets.
• Oversee and track the integration of acquired laboratories to maximize procurement synergies.
• Evaluate the benefits of new tools and define new processes aimed at improving efficiency and performance.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Business, Finance, or Engineering; MBA level preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in purchasing, including leading global sourcing projects within complex, multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Fluent in English, with excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, set priorities effectively, and work in a dynamic, cross‑functional environment.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with complex datasets and scopes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience with Procure‑to‑Pay (PtP) tools such as Coupa or Ariba.

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.

Weembracediversity!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/