Data Analist

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Job Description

We are looking for a Data Analyst for the food laboratories in the Netherlands who connects data, finance, and operations, and establishes a reliable data foundation for steering profitability and operational performance. In a complex environment with multiple laboratories and scattered data sources, you will bring data together, structure it, and translate it into clear, usable insights that contribute to better, data-driven decision-making.

Your Role

In this role, you work from concrete research questions and are responsible for the entire data and analysis process: from unlocking and structuring data to developing data models and performing in-depth analyses. You work closely with finance, operations, and management, thereby having a direct impact on the organization's performance.

Your Responsibilities:

• Developing data models for profitability, cost structures, and operational performance
• Structuring, cleaning, and improving financial data (including general ledger, cost centers, and allocations)
• Unlocking and linking data from ERP, LIMS, and financial systems
• Setting up, managing, and optimizing data in a data platform (such as Microsoft Fabric)
• Building and maintaining data pipelines, including ensuring data quality and consistency
• Analyzing margins, price-volume effects, customer mix, throughput, and variance
• Supporting Lean Six Sigma projects with data-driven insights (lead times, bottlenecks, and variation)
• Translating business questions into an analytical approach with clear, action-oriented recommendations
• Standardizing KPIs and data definitions

Your role goes beyond reporting: you create the data architecture on which improvements are realized and deliver insights that directly contribute to decisions regarding margins, cost control, and process optimization.

Our Offer

A role with a lot of autonomy, responsibility, and room for personal growth within a professional, ambitious, and informal work environment where collaboration and innovation are central.

What else can you expect from this role and from Normec Foodcare:

• A contract for a fixed term with a view to a permanent contract
• A 32-40 hour work week
• A salary between €5,000 and €6,200 gross per month (based on 40 hours), depending on experience and knowledge
• A hybrid work model: after a thorough onboarding period, you work 1-2 days a week from home and the other days at the office
• 25 vacation days for a full-time employment plus 8% holiday pay
• A good pension scheme
• Continuous development programs to further develop your talents
• Access to our Online Academy with over 800 free courses, tailored to your interests
• Participation in a bicycle plan
• Collective health insurance via VGZ
• An active staff association that organizes various activities throughout the year

Your Profile

You are an analytically strong Data Analyst with a solid technical foundation and a strong sense of business context. You know how to translate data into structured models and usable insights that contribute to better decision-making within finance and operations. Additionally, you work independently and are capable of setting up and managing complex data structures.

You bring:

• A completed Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, Data Science, Computer Science, or Business Administration
• Demonstrable experience in data analysis
• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a data analyst
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data modeling (e.g., fact and dimension models)
• Experience with data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure, or similar environments
• Analytical ability and the capacity to independently set up robust data structures
• Affinity with finance (such as margins and cost structures) and operations (processes, flow, and optimization)
• Experience with process analysis and/or Lean Six Sigma (preferred)
• Experience within a complex, multi-site organization (preferred)
• Proficiency in Dutch and English

About Normec

Normec Foodcare is part of Normec, a trusted leader in the Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Compliance (TICC) industry. Our expertise covers crucial areas such as water, air, and soil quality, fire and food safety, ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety across various sectors. Founded in 2016, Normec is an ambitious, independent, and rapidly growing organization with approximately 6,500 colleagues.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to contribute to our mission while developing their careers in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment. Together, we create solutions that have an impact for our clients and contribute to a sustainable future. The core of the Normec culture – informal, open, dynamic, and ambitiously entrepreneurial – is embedded in our GROWTH principles. We bring this to life with our The Normec Fit program, ensuring that not only our company grows, but also everyone who is part of it.

Interested? Let's get acquainted!

For questions about this vacancy, please contact , at Normec Foodcare, via . She will be happy to help you!

• Personal interview at Normec
• Second interview/discussion of employment conditions at Normec
• Congratulations, you have found your new challenge

Education Level: HBO Career Level: Experienced Hours: 32 - 40 hours per week