Lacent is a sister company of Wehkamp and part of the RFS Holding/ Wehkamp Group. We are a financial services provider in Point-of-Sale financing solutions like invoice and credit. Till 2018 all services were exclusively distributed in the Wehkamp group to consumers shopping at Wehkamp. In 2019 Lacent started to offer their services to other Retailers, with BCC as a first new customer in February, 2019. 

Lacent operates in a dynamic environment. We have a long, for more than 50 years, history of providing customer credit, with a track record in database management, complex payment processes and credit scoring. We are fascinated by the current developments and opportunities in ICT and the financial services industry and how this changes our business into a full FinTech operation. Our way of working is data driven, collaborative and focused on the customer journey of the consumers. We understand our responsibility towards our current and new customers and our social responsibility towards them and to the society as a whole. We operate under a registered license granted by the Dutch financial regulator AFM and have to comply with their rules and the Wft regulations.

To enable our growth in the near future, we speed up our pace in (fin-tech) innovation. You are one of the key enablers in this and drive our data-driven decision making. Collecting data from different sources is part of your job, you only have a real impact when you come up with meaningful insights. To be successful in this position, you need to think forward and take initiative.

You will be working with cross-functional teams. You are collecting and combining datasets from various different sources and provide these teams with real-time data reports. You derive insights on specific business questions and act upon them commercially.

We are looking for an analyst with the right attitude. You want to learn, take ownership, drive your own topics, use the team to get input and help others with your input.

• You have a Computer Science Degree or other studies with strong numerical background.
• You have touch points (or strong affinity) to fintech and financial services.
• You have 0-3 years prior experience, good SQL knowledge (SAS / SPSS or likewise) and good English and general communication skills.

Entrepreneurial Ownership
You do not fill your day with activities, but you determine your contribution on the basis of impact. Ownership and entrepreneurship are important conditions to win together.
As if Lacent is your own company, you take the LEAD. As a result: more responsibility and a very steep learning curve, regardless of what you already bring.

Experience(d) to shape
Everyone at wehkamp has his or her own discipline. In many of our disciplines we have already exceled through our years of experience in ecommerce. As an organization, we are now a considerable scale-up. We keep a start-up mentality by pioneering and continuing to learn. Together we experiment on a large scale, and together we make the difference for the customer.

Mutual Growth
Together we stay ahead, you get the best out of yourself. Everyone must continue to learn in a digital organization, because the world around us is changing rapidly. Personal development is our priority and goes hand in hand with delivering performance.
Growth is a journey, and we learn every day.

Real Connections
We care about our customers and we care about each other. Our connection is authentic, based on transparency and trust. Getting the best out of yourself is easiest if you can and dare to be completely yourself. You actually have to experience it to feel it. Curious? Respond immediately and get acquainted!

Transparency is also very important in the application process. After your application you will receive a link to a personal status page, in which you can find your status of your application and all communication.

What happens after your application?
For this position the process looks like this:

1. Do your expectations and our wishes fit together? Then we invite you for a first video interview
2. When you and we are enthusiastic, we plan an introduction. For this, we reserve a part of the day, in which we discuss the subject content (on the basis of a case) and the culture at wehkamp/Lacent in several interviews with your potential new colleagues.
3. After this part of the day, you will hear from us as soon as possible whether or not we see you as our colleague. In that case, we will make you an offer. If not, then you will, of course, receive relevant feedback from us.