Eurofins Agro research soil, roughage, crops, manure and compost for farmers and growers in the Netherlands and the rest of the world. With a complete package of sampling, analyzes and advice, we help agricultural entrepreneurs to produce food of optimal quality in a sustainable manner. We use innovative techniques and continue to innovate continuously. Eurofins Agro has a head office in Wageningen and branches in 11 countries. More than 700.000 samples are analyzed annually. Eurofins Agro employs 320 employees.

 Working at Eurofins means:

• Contributing to a sustainable food chain for a growing global population
• To work independently and continuously get the best out of yourself
• The opportunity to continue to grow both in leadership, content knowledge and Talent Development programs.

If you choose a career at Eurofins Agro, then you choose a future with perspective! For our location in Wageningen, we are looking for an HR Manager.

The HR Manager is responsible for setting up and implementing the HR policy, which is in line with the objectives of Eurofins Agro. In the role of HR Manager, you determine the HR strategy together with the team. You are part of the Management Team Eurofins Agro and are sparring partner for the management. You are responsible for optimizing the HR services, processes and systems. In addition, you take care of the development and implementation of leadership development, absence management, recruitment policy, succession management, talent management and sustainable employability.

A key responsibility is culture change and supporting leadership growth within the organization.  You will continuously strive for improvement and efficiency in HR processes. You will manage a team of four HR professionals and report to the Managing Director.

Job requirements

To perform this position within Eurofins Agro successfully you possess:

• business acumen,
• organizational sensitivity,
• hands-on mentality,
• a natural connecting attitude that makes others feel comfortable,
• the knowledge of how to take the business in the transition we want to make.

You are:

• sociable,
• honest,
• a pleasant but firm interlocutor,
• visible within the organization,
• able to go for results and knowledgeable of how to achieve them together with all stakeholders.

• A completed Bachelor or Academic level, preferably focused on HRM or Business Administration,
• Minimum of 10 years work experience in a similar position,
• Experience in developing an HR vision and strategy,
• Good knowledge of laws and regulations within the HR field (e.g. labor law, pension legislation),
• Knowledge of employment conditions and experience with collective bargaining is an advantage,
• Proven ability to stimulate culture change and leadership development,
• Experience with implementation succession management, talent management and other relevant HR processes,
• Decisive, pragmatic and results-oriented,
• Excellent communication skills, both in Dutch and English,
• Through your enthusiasm and positivity you can bring people along in change processes,
• Extensive experience in inspiring, guiding and coaching employees.     

At Eurofins, we believe it is important that you get the best out of yourself. We offer a challenging position, in a results- and innovation-oriented environment.

Conditions of employment:

• A competitive salary,
• A bonus scheme,
• 8% vacation allowance,
• Good pension and holiday scheme,
• Laptop, mobile phone,
• Possibility of hybrid work.

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 ca. 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of over 900 laboratories in 62 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 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.5 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.