Emerging Leader Development Associate

Emerging Leader Development Associate

Eurofins Food & Feed North America 

WHO

Do you walk into an unfamiliar room and immediately start figuring out how it works who owns what where the leverage is and how youd improve it Are you energized by complexity rather than slowed down by it Do people describe you as someone who makes things happen not someone who waits to be told what to do next

When youre given a problem do you go after it with urgency not just completing the task but actually owning the outcome Are you competitive but self-aware enough to know that winning here means bringing people with you Do you have the confidence to push back on senior leaders when you see something they dont and the maturity to do it in a way that earns more access not less

Are you early in your career but already thinking about what you want to build not just what title comes next If youre someone who thrives in ambiguity moves fast earns trust quickly and is genuinely hungry to understand how a business actually runs keep reading.

WHY

Most roles give you a lane and ask you to stay in it. This one is different.

Eurofins Food & Feed North America is one of the largest and most complex food testing networks in the world. Weve intentionally designed this role as a fast track into the business not a support function on the edge of it. Youll work directly with Business Unit Managers and senior leadership on real P&L decisions large-scale projects and operational challenges that actually move the business.

Within two years successful candidates step into operational leadership roles with direct P&L ownership. Thats not a promise we make lightly. Its a pattern weve built intentionally because we need the next generation of BUMAs to understand our business from the inside out.

You wont be maintaining someone elses work. Youll be learning the financial architecture of a multi-site laboratory business running meaningful projects sitting in rooms most people at your career level dont get access to and building the judgment it takes to eventually run a business unit yourself.

If you want your ambition to have a real outlet and youre ready to earn it this is where you build the foundation.

WHAT

Youll own a defined set of outcomes. Heres how well know youre succeeding:

1. You understand the business and you can prove it

Within your first 90 days you can walk any senior leader through how our labs make money where the pressure points are and where were leaving opportunity on the table. Youve studied P&L statements asked the uncomfortable questions and earned a reputation for genuine intellectual curiosity not just going through the motions.

2. Financial reporting is accurate on time and actually useful

You manage weekly forecasts monthly scorecards and quarterly business reviews with precision. Leadership isnt chasing you for numbers; theyre asking you to help them interpret them. Youve built a reputation as someone who makes the data tell a story not just fills the cells.

3. Youre driving projects not just participating in them

Youre assigned to high-visibility projects and you take them seriously. You show up prepared you move things forward between meetings and you hold stakeholders accountable even when they outrank you. People know that if youre on a project it gets done.

4. Senior leaders actually want you in the room

Youve earned access not by staying quiet and deferential but by adding value asking sharp questions and following through every time. BUMAs and VPs are pulling you into conversations because your perspective is useful not just because its your job to be there.

5. Youre building your operational toolkit fast

Pricing strategy customer proposal analysis budget management and cost recovery. Youre not just observing these disciplines youre developing real competency in 1824 months you can stand in front of a business and run it. Thats the bar and youre tracking toward it.

6. You represent Eurofins like someone whos going to run it someday

With clients with internal stakeholders with external partners you show up sharp you communicate clearly and you leave people with the impression that Eurofins has real talent in the pipeline. Youre not a placeholder; youre a preview.

What were looking for

• BS/BBA in Business Finance or related field MBA a plus but not required for the right candidate
• 35 years of experience showing real ownership and growth not just tenure
• Demonstrated ability to manage up and down comfortable with C-suite and lab floor on the same day
• Strong analytical instincts you dont just run the numbers you know what they mean
• High EQ you read rooms adapt fast and build relationships that actually matter
• Self-directed you dont need a hand to hold; you need a clear objective and the autonomy to figure it out
• Comfortable in ambiguity were not a structured rotation program with a playbook; youll build as you go
• Located within commuting distance of Des Moines IA Madison WI Lancaster PA New Orleans LA

What youll get

• Direct exposure to P&L management within the Food & Feed North America business line
• Regular access to Business Unit Managers VPs and senior leadership not once a quarter consistently
• Ownership of large-scale projects that actually move the business
• A clear intentional path to operational leadership not a vague promise a real track record of developing BUMAs
• Network across a global organization with 800 labs in 41 countries
• Competitive compensation commensurate with a leadership-track role not a support function

Ready to build something Apply and tell us why this is the right room for you.

Eurofins USA Food Testing is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

Qualifications :

Lab operations project management

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time