Business Unit Manager - Food Testing Hungary at Eurofins

Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Engineering Background, Operations Management, Site Management, Financial Acumen, Data-Driven Mindset, Client-Facing Skills, Proactive Attitude, Results-Oriented, Team Leadership, Operational Optimization, KPI Management, Service Portfolio Review, Collaboration, LEAN Initiatives, P&L Management, Automation

Industry

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

Description

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. Eurofins Food & Feed Testing Hungary is part of the global Eurofins Scientific network, a world leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic product testing. In Hungary, the Food & Feed Testing division operates through two major laboratories. We are currently seeking a Site Manager to lead our laboratory based in Budapest — an exciting opportunity to drive operational excellence, team leadership, and business growth in a dynamic and high-impact environment. Job Description The Business Unit Manager – Food & Feed Testing Budapest will have overall responsibility for a team of approximately 90 FTEs. This role is pivotal in driving operational optimization and sustainable growth for the site. The manager will lead cross-functional teams and ensure the lab continues its trajectory toward profitability. Take full ownership of P&L management Drive turnaround time (TAT) improvements, automation, and LEAN initiatives Manage KPIs to measure and improve the performance of the lab Conduct service portfolio reviews and support the launch of new tests to meet market needs Collaboration with other laboratories of Eurofins’ network to develop the business Qualifications Engineering background with proven experience in operations or site management, ideally in a laboratory, production, or industrial setting Strong financial acumen and data-driven mindset Comfortable with client-facing responsibilities Proactive, hands-on, and results-oriented Fluent in Hungarian and English 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! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Find out more in our career 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 is the 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 one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products. In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 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.

Responsibilities

The Business Unit Manager will oversee a team of approximately 90 FTEs, driving operational optimization and sustainable growth for the laboratory. This role includes managing P&L, improving turnaround times, and collaborating with other laboratories in the Eurofins network.