Purchasing Analyst - V.I.E Programme

Job Description

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

Looking to start your career abroad? Join our Purchasing Team in Katowice, Poland, as part of our V.I.E (Volontariat International en Entreprise) programme!

You will join the team as a Purchasing Analyst and will contribute to procurement and process improvement projects, helping ensure that deliverables are completed on time and in line with business requirements. This is a unique opportunity to gain international experience while playing an active role in procurement and process transformation projects on a global scale.

As a European Economic Area (EEA) national, aged between 18 to 28, Business France’s V.I.E programme is your chance to embrace an international experience in a leading scientific network.

The 12-month contract includes a monthly allowance and Business France helps with administrative support for a smooth transition abroad. Candidates must be eligible for the V.I.E programme at the time of application. Find more information: Mon Volontariat International - official VIE | VIA web site.

Start date: January 2027.

Type of contract: V.I.E programme, 12 months, renewable.

Location: Katowice, Poland.

Curious about where you’ll be working? Tour our office: Meet the office - Katowice, Poland.

HOW CAN YOU HELP US?

As an Purchasing Analyst, you will:

Support the development and implementation of purchasing strategies for various projects.

Help launch new processes and associated tools, including supporting change management and communication activities, assisting with end-user training, and promoting adoption.

Participate in the monitoring and continuous improvement of newly launched processes and associated tools.

Assist in process transformation projects by helping define objectives, deliverables and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders.

Coordinate with suppliers, internal stakeholders and team members to support the timely delivery of project outcomes.

Support the monitoring and tracking of project budgets, helping to ensure cost-effectiveness and compliance with financial guidelines.

Prepare and share regular project status updates with the Purchasing Manager and relevant stakeholders across the network.

Analyse current processes to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.

Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers and assess their capabilities.

Collaborate closely with internal departments to understand project requirements, business needs and timelines.

Maintain accurate procurement records and contribute to the monitoring and delivery of Purchasing Team KPIs.

Assist in resolving procurement-related challenges and discrepancies.

Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, internal procedures and policies.

Qualifications

ARE YOU OUR KIND OF EXTRAORDINARY?

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

Technical skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) and Adobe Suite.

Interpersonal skills: Strong problem-solving and attention-to-detail skills, with a mindset for continuous process improvement. Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal. Proactive, adaptable and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-changing international environment.

Languages: Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel like 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.

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

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international network of independent life sciences companies, 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 under 40 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 employees across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of over 950 laboratories in over 1,000 independent companies across 57 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.

The Eurofins network generated EUR 7.296 billion revenues in FY 2025, and has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies for almost three decades.