Who are we? 

In today’s digital world, organizations need to shift their approach to cyber security. Prevention alone is no longer sufficient! There is an ever-growing need to have rapid defensive and offensive security capabilities in place. Organizations are looking towards trusted strategic partners to offer the valuable expertise and know-how in the Security Intelligence space. That's where we come in!

Based in Belgium and the Netherlands, we are committed to helping companies navigate the digital era and make data-driven decisions. We serve clients in the top 200 across the Benelux, spanning a wide range of fascinating and diverse sectors.

At Davinsi Labs, we love to inspire each other, collaborate closely, and pursue excellence together. We are building a workplace where fulfillment and happiness take center stage.

Your mission: what can you expect from this role? 

You will be a part of our Security, Product & Technology team, focusing on product management, presales, security and technical design activities. As a security presales architect, you will act as a technical advisor to our sales team and clients, providing pre-sales technical expertise. You will work closely with clients, sales teams, and engineering teams to ensure the successful delivery and positioning of security services that protect organizations from evolving cyber threats. 

The presales activities will focus on the following services: 

• Managed Detection & Response (MDR) combines with Extended Detection & Response (XDR)
• Penetration Testing
• Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS)

Your expertise will directly influence the experience of our valued clients. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Presales support: Engage with prospective clients to understand their security challenges, architecture, and goals. Deliver tailored presentations & demos to showcase the benefits of our security services.
• Solution Design & Architecture: Design and architect security services based on client requirements and industry best practices. Propose scalable, robust, and secure architectures to address customer needs.
• Technical expertise: provide subject matter expertise in security technologies, including but not limited to network security, EDR, identity & access management (IAM), SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), Extended Detection & Response (EDR), cloud security, and threat intelligence.
• Sales enablement: Collaborate with the sales team to create tailored proposals, respond to RFPs, and deliver technical documentation that supports the sales process. Assist in identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities.
• Client engagement: Participate in client meetings, workshops, and executive briefings to help articulate the value of security services and their alignment with business goals.
• Collaboration with the corresponding Product Owners when working on proposals, RFP's or complex bids.
• Market Awareness: Stay updated on emerging security trends, technologies, and industry standards to ensure that the organization remains competitive and offers innovative solutions.

 

Hello, is it me you're looking for? 

• You are passionate about IT security and technology and have a few years of professional experience in the field.
• You have proven experience in a presales or technical sales role within the cybersecurity space.
• You have a strong background in computer science, computer engineering, or IT security (a degree is an asset). Advanced certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CEH, etc. are a plus).
• You have in-depth technical knowledge and a deep understanding of security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, encryption, security monitoring, cloud security, IAM, and secure network design.
• Experience with threat detection platforms such as SIEM technologies (Splunk, Sentinel, Elastic Stack, etc) and/or XDR technologies (Microsoft Defender XDR, Palo Alto Cortex XDR, etc.).
• Experience with SOAR platforms, like Palo Alto XSOAR.
• Customer focused: you have the ability to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Communication skills: you have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.

   

A job at Proximus? You’ll find that everything revolves around the idea ‘Think Possible’. This means: we always assume that something is possible, even if it seems impossible. Well, especially so, actually. Call it a way of thinking that involves being open to a world of digital solutions that make our lives easier. And our way of working smarter.

Introduction

Join Proximus as a Platform Infastructure Architect and take on a role that not only advances your career but also contributes significantly to our mission of delivering cutting-edge cross-cloud solutions. If you are ready to shape the future of IT infrastructure architecture at Proximus, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Platform Architect to join our IT Infrastructure Architecture and Design team. You will play a key role in shaping the future of our technology landscape, based on both on-premises technologies and Azure public cloud. You will collaborate within a team of experienced architects responsible for networking, databases, virtualization, and other core technologies, bringing a broad cross-technology view and experience on both on-prem and Azure-based technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architecture of both on-prem and Azure-based platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business goals.
• Collaborate with other platform architects and teams to integrate Azure services with on-prem technologies
• Evaluate emerging services and technologies and assess their relevance to our business.
• Develop business cases, technical roadmaps, and implementation plans for new initiatives.
• Define best practices on security, scalability, cost optimization, and governance
• Support the migration of workloads from on-prem to Azure from an infrastructure point of view by re-architecting from the hardware and software choices that have been made for on premises deployments to Azure-native components and solution
• Act as a subject matter expert and mentor for Azure within the Infrastructure Architecture and Design team.
• Contribute to the continuing evolution of the on-premises infrastructure or private cloud.
• Own your technology – develop long-team vision for your primary technological responsibilities
• Propose cost effective alternatives to existing solutions
• Ownership of infrastructure related software contract related to job content – roadmap follow up, budget forecasting, working with procurement on securing optimal deals

 

Your profile

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent through experience.
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT with at least 3 years in IT architecture roles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Experience

• Proven multi-year experience in designing and implementation IT infra solutions both on-premise and on Azure
• Strong understanding of and proven experience with the following IT infrastructure components:
  • Virtualization/IaaS: VMware/OpenStack
  • Containerization: Kubernetes, OpenShift
  • Operating Systems: RedHat Linux, Microsoft Windows
  • Networking: Cisco ACI, AVI/F5 load balancing, PaloAlto firewalls
  • Database: Oracle, Oracle Exadata, Couchbase, PostGreSQL
  • Automation: Ansible, Bicep, ARM, Inmanta, Terraform
• Experience on designing and implementing solutions that span the full infrastructure stack
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, and security services.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and integration with on-prem infrastructure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions.
• Ability to drive change in an environment with multiple external partners/service providers
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with other cloud platforms (Oracle OCI, Amazon AWS, Google GCP) is a definite plus.

   

We are Team possible – the people behind Proximus, Proximus NXT, Davinsi Labs, Codit, Proximus Ada, and more. Nice to see you here!
United by a shared purpose, we’re building a smarter, trustful and more connected world.
That means embracing technology and celebrating change.
We think possible and then make it possible. And of course, we love what we do.
Sounds like your kind of place?

Your job

As a Senior B2B AI Engineer , you will be responsible for the development of end-to-end AI solutions for our B2B customers. You will be involved in the design of the solution from the start, helping our customers define and scope the problem, pick the right AI architecture and technology as well as ensure implementation, integration and deployment of your solution to production. You will do so while ensuring that our technical excellence guidelines and best practices are respected. You will also play a key role in collaboration with other team members as well as knowledge sharing with both internal and external partners. 

Responsibilities 

• Develop AI applications using state-of-the-art (Gen)AI technology. 
• Translate customer requests into fit-for-purpose AI solution architectures aligned with customer needs.
• Pilot prototypes in production processes to demonstrate their value. 
• Deploy robust, scalable AI solutions that integrate smoothly into customers’ existing systems and processes. 
• Present your results in a clear manner and discuss them with multi-functional project teams without technical background. 
• Work in close collaboration with customer business experts, including flexibility to work at the customers’ location. 

Your profile

• PhD or Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. 
• Proven experience (5+ years) in AI/ML engineering with a strong focus on deploying and integrating AI 
• Proven experience with B2B customer deliveries

Technical skills 

• Strong expertise in Python 
• Strong knowledge of state-of-the-art AI and statistical methods 
• Proven proficiency with deploying scalable AI applications to production 
• Experience using LLM’s and commonly used libraries to interact with LLM’s (LangChain, Llamaindex, ...) 
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud, and Azure Data & AI services 
• Strong Expertise with version control (Git, GitHub) 
• Expertise with CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development best practices 
• Experience with Agentic AI frameworks (Langgraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, …) is a big plus 
• Experience with additional Cloud services (AWS, GCP…) is a big plus 
• Experience with MLOps tools and frameworks (g. MLflow, Kubeflow, TFX) is a big plus

Attitudes/Behaviour

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders from data science to commercial and business profiles. 
•  Excellence: Strong commitment to excellence by consistently striving for highquality outcomes, embracing continuous improvement, and maintaining a proactive, detailoriented approach. 
• Resilience: Capacity to troubleshoot and resolve issues in complex, changing environments while maintaining a focus on quality and user experience. 
• Communication: Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts in a structured and accessible way, adapting the message to different audiences (technical, business, or executive).
• Customer Focus: Strong customer mindset, seeking to understand business challenges, anticipate needs, and translate them into impactful AI solutions that deliver measurable value. 
• Versatility & Learning Drive: Highly adaptable professional, eager to learn new tools, technologies, and methodologies.
• Delivery Mindset: Pragmatic, hands-on, and driven by quick, high-quality delivery with a strong can-do attitude.

Languages

• Fluent in English + Dutch

A People Manager within our Functional Analysis community plays a crucial role in developing talent, guiding employees, and strengthening the connection between people, projects, and the broader Sopra Steria strategy. You combine a strong understanding of functional analysis with a passion for coaching, growth, and team development.

• Your primary focus is on individual coaching and development, helping each consultant grow, perform, and find their place within the organization.
• You act as the primary point of contact for a group of consultants (around 10 to 15), follow up on their development, and support them throughout their journey at Sopra Steria.
• You build strong, trust-based relationships with your people and ensure they feel heard, supported, and challenged.
• You encourage them to grow, provide direction for their career path, and foster a healthy, motivating work environment.
• You focus on long-term development and sustainable growth, rather than short-term operational priorities.

What you will do

• Guide employees in their professional growth by defining objectives together, following up on development plans, and providing regular feedback.
• Act as a coach first: you listen, challenge, and support individuals in becoming the best version of themselves.
• Evaluate performance based on project outcomes and present these evaluations in HR committees, where you also share insights on potential and career progression.
• Ensure fair, qualitative, and continuous performance follow-up, with a strong focus on development rather than evaluation alone.
• Support employees in defining and shaping their career path within Sopra Steria.
• Help individuals discover their strengths, ambitions, and growth opportunities, and translate these into concrete development actions.
• Create a culture of trust, psychological safety, and open communication.
• Foster an environment where people feel safe to speak up, learn, and grow.
• Act as a mentor and sparring partner for consultants, supporting them with professional challenges or personal development questions.
• Be a trusted advisor in key moments: feedback, doubts, growth decisions, or challenges on projects.
• Encourage collaboration and learning, without owning delivery or operational outcomes.
• Translate Sopra Steria’s strategic objectives into meaningful context for your people.
• Help employees understand how they can grow within the broader organization and what opportunities lie ahead.

Impact of the role

• As a People Manager Functional Analysts, you are a catalyst for individual growth and engagement.
• You make a direct impact on people’s careers, motivation, and sense of belonging.
• You ensure that talent feels supported, can develop, and remains engaged with Sopra Steria.
• Your success is reflected in strong relationships, personal growth, and long-term retention.
• You create an environment where consultants can thrive and continuously improve.
• You help build confident, autonomous professionals who contribute to the organization in their own way.

We are looking for colleagues who are passionate about both people and functional analysis. You understand how to translate business needs into clear requirements and how to guide analysts in doing the same. If you enjoy coaching, team development, and helping others grow, this role is an excellent fit.

Your background and skills

• ​​​​​​​Experience as a Senior Functional Analyst, Senior Business Analyst, or Technical Lead.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Experience with mentoring, coaching, or team guidance is a strong asset.
• Ability to motivate, guide, and challenge employees in a positive way.
• Strong communication and listening skills, with the ability to navigate between business needs and technical teams.
• A critical and analytical mindset, with experience in requirement gathering, process modelling, and solution design.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of software development processes, programming concepts, databases, and cloud environments is an asset.
• Fluent in Dutch or French, and English.

We are Team possible – the people behind Proximus, Proximus NXT, Davinsi Labs, Codit, Proximus Ada, and more. Nice to see you here!
United by a shared purpose, we’re building a smarter, trustful and more connected world. 
That means embracing technology and celebrating change. We think possible and then make it possible. And of course, we love what we do 
Sounds like your kind of place?

Your job

Join Proximus as a Platform Infastructure Architect and take on a role that not only advances your career but also contributes significantly to our mission of delivering cutting-edge cross-cloud solutions. If you are ready to shape the future of IT infrastructure architecture at Proximus, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Platform Architect to join our IT Infrastructure Architecture and Design team. You will play a key role in shaping the future of our technology landscape, based on both on-premises technologies and Azure public cloud. You will collaborate within a team of experienced architects responsible for networking, databases, virtualization, and other core technologies, bringing a broad cross-technology view and experience on both on-prem and Azure-based technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architecture of both on-prem and Azure-based platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business goals.
• Collaborate with other platform architects and teams to integrate Azure services with on-prem technologies
• Evaluate emerging services and technologies and assess their relevance to our business.
• Develop business cases, technical roadmaps, and implementation plans for new initiatives.
• Define best practices on security, scalability, cost optimization, and governance
• Support the migration of workloads from on-prem to Azure from an infrastructure point of view by re-architecting from the hardware and software choices that have been made for on premises deployments to Azure-native components and solution
• Act as a subject matter expert and mentor for Azure within the Infrastructure Architecture and Design team.
• Contribute to the continuing evolution of the on-premises infrastructure or private cloud.
• Own your technology – develop long-team vision for your primary technological responsibilities
• Propose cost effective alternatives to existing solutions
• Ownership of infrastructure related software contract related to job content – roadmap follow up, budget forecasting, working with procurement on securing optimal deals

Your profile

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent through experience.
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT with at least 3 years in IT architecture roles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Experience

• Proven multi-year experience in designing and implementation IT infra solutions both on-premise and on Azure
• Strong understanding of and proven experience with the following IT infrastructure components:
  • Virtualization/IaaS: VMware/OpenStack
  • Containerization: Kubernetes, OpenShift
  • Operating Systems: RedHat Linux, Microsoft Windows
  • Networking: Cisco ACI, AVI/F5 load balancing, PaloAlto firewalls
  • Database: Oracle, Oracle Exadata, Couchbase, PostGreSQL
  • Automation: Ansible, Bicep, ARM, Inmanta, Terraform
• Experience on designing and implementing solutions that span the full infrastructure stack
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, and security services.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and integration with on-prem infrastructure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions.
• Ability to drive change in an environment with multiple external partners/service providers
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with other cloud platforms (Oracle OCI, Amazon AWS, Google GCP) is a definite plus.

The mission of MWingz, as a Joint Venture between Orange and Proximus, is to power the first shared mobile network in the best and most efficient way. We are the Magic WINGZ for Orange and Proximus making society fly.

Within MWingz, we make every effort to be a “great place to work” for our approximately 240 colleagues. In our diverse and caring organization, you can use your talents to the full, develop yourself further and you will find yourself in a culture where you can recharge together with colleagues, and be genuinely proud of our common goal of value creation for our clients.

We offer a flexible and easily accessible working environment in the heart of Brussels, with an attractive remuneration package and numerous contemporary and personalized benefits.

We currently have an open position as Lead Entreprise Architect

Your Mission

The Lead Enterprise Architect is accountable for defining, governing, and continuously evolving the organization’s enterprise IT architecture, ensuring that applications, data, infrastructure, and platforms coherently support business strategy and operational objectives.

The role translates business direction into target architectures, architectural principles, and technology roadmaps, and steers architectural decision making to ensure that IT solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, cost effective, and sustainable over time.

Acting as a trusted architectural authority, the Lead Enterprise Architect provides expert guidance to management, business stakeholders, and delivery teams, ensuring alignment across initiatives and increasing architectural maturity across the organization.

As a Lead Entreprise Architect , you are responsible to :

Architecture Definition & Governance

• Define and maintain the overall IT architecture framework, covering application landscape, data architecture, infrastructure (including cloud and hybrid platforms), tooling, and standards.
• Establish and evolve architectural principles, reference architectures, and target states aligned with business strategy and long-term objectives.
• Govern architectural consistency by reviewing, challenging, and approving solution designs against agreed standards and target architectures.
• Own and document key architectural decisions, including rationale, trade-offs, and long-term implications.
  Strategic & Advisory Contribution
• Translate business requirements and strategic priorities into coherent architectural roadmaps that balance business value, technical sustainability, and risk.
• Act as a trusted advisor to management and senior stakeholders on architectural options, constraints, and technology choices.
• Provide architectural input into transformation, modernization, and innovation initiatives.
  Alignment & Cross-Functional Leadership
• Ensure alignment between solutions, platforms, and technologies across teams, domains, and initiatives.
• Influence and guide development, infrastructure, operations, and vendor teams in applying architectural principles, without direct line authority.
• Promote a shared understanding of the architecture, increasing architectural awareness and adoption across the organization.

Risk, Security & Compliance

• Ensure that solutions are secure by design, resilient, and compliant with internal policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify architectural risks and define mitigation strategies in collaboration with the Security Architect and other relevant stakeholders.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor technology trends and emerging practices, assess their relevance, and advise on opportunities for innovation or optimization.
• Con

Your profile

Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience as an IT Architect, Solution Architect, or similar role in complex, multi-domain environments.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Application and integration architectures
  • Data and information architectures
  • Infrastructure, cloud, and hybrid environments
  • Security principles and best practices
• Experience making strategic technology choices with long-term impact.
• Experience contributing to digital transformation or modernization programs.
• Exposure to both IT and telecom infrastructure environments.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills, enabling the resolution of non-standard and complex architectural challenges.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to business audiences and senior management.
• Pragmatic, business-oriented mindset with a focus on sustainable value creation.
• Ability to influence, align, and guide stakeholders without formal authority.
• Curiosity and continuous learning mindset.

 

We are Team possible – the people behind Proximus, Proximus NXT, Davinsi Labs, Codit, Proximus Ada, and more. Nice to see you here!
United by a shared purpose, we’re building a smarter, trustful and more connected world. 
That means embracing technology and celebrating change. 
We think possible and then make it possible. And of course, we love what we do. 
Sounds like your kind of place?

Your job

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will take end-to-end responsibility for complex AI initiatives from scoping to production delivery. You combine deep expertise in AI with strong software engineering fundamentals to ensure the solutions we deliver are robust, scalable, secure, and built following best-in-class engineering practices. You will shape technical approaches, mentor other team members, and contribute to raising the engineering bar within Proximus Ada. 

Responsibilities  

• Lead the design and delivery of complex AI solutions using state-of-the-art (Gen)AI technology, ensuring high standards of scalability, robustness, security, and maintainability. 
• Translate customer requests into fit-for-purpose AI solution architectures aligned with customer needs.  
• Quickly build prototypes to demonstrate customer value. 
• Transform prototypes into production-grade solutions to obtain reliable, scalable systems. 
• Present your results in a clear manner and discuss them with multi-functional project teams. 
• Work in close collaboration with business experts (e.g. for requirement gathering, data source identification, data and process understanding, feature engineering, result validation, etc.), and with other AI engineers in the team (e.g. for knowledge sharing). 
• Mentor and guide team members, promote engineering excellence, and contribute to knowledge‑sharing and continuous improvement across Ada. 

Your pofile

• PhD or Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. 
• 5+ years of proven experience delivering AI/ML solutions in production.
• Demonstrated experience owning complex technical solutions from concept to production deployment.

Technical skills

• Strong expertise in Python.
• Strong understanding of state-of-the-art AI/ML methods. 
• Experience using LLM’s and commonly used libraries to interact with LLM’s (Langchain, Llamaindex, ...) 
• Proven proficiency with deploying scalable AI applications to production. 
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Cloud, Azure Data & AI services. 
• Advanced experience with: 
• Version control (Git, GitHub) 
• CI/CD pipelines 
• Microservices and API design 
• MLOps frameworks (MLflow, Kubeflow, TFX) 
• Experience with agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI) is a strong plus. 
• Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns (event‑driven systems, microservices, distributed computing).

Attitudes/Behaviour

• Excellent problem-solving skills. 
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders from data science, engineering, and business units. 
• Excellence: Strong commitment to excellence by consistently striving for high-quality outcomes, embracing continuous improvement, and maintaining a proactive, detail-oriented approach in all tasks. 
• Innovation Mindset: Willingness to explore new technologies and methodologies to drive continuous improvement. 
• Resilience: Capacity to troubleshoot and resolve issues in complex changing environments while maintaining a focus on quality and user experience. 
• Communication: Ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and provide clear documentation. 

Languages 

• Fluent in English + French and/or Dutch

At Vinçotte, you contribute to a safer and more sustainable world with real impact on thousands of clients. Together with 1,500 colleagues, they strongly focus on innovation—from digitalization to drones and AI. As part of Kiwa Group, you’ll have every opportunity to grow and take initiative.

As Operations Manager Planning, you are responsible for efficiently managing and developing the activities within the planning department. You ensure strategic objectives are achieved within timelines and budget, while guaranteeing efficient, high-quality scheduling of inspections, audits, and services in line with customer agreements. You combine strategic insight with hands-on leadership, managing a team of Planning Officers and Experts. In addition, you drive projects with strategic impact across and beyond your department.

You play a central role in shaping and optimizing planning and capacity management across the organization, combining strategic insight with operational leadership, ensuring efficiency, quality, and customer focus in all planning processes. Your responsibilities cover a broad range of domains, including strategy, performance management, people leadership, stakeholder collaboration, budget control, and project management.

1. Strategy:

• You translate organizational and divisional strategy into a clear department strategy.
• You define concrete goals, roles, and responsibilities for your team.
• You communicate strategy and objectives clearly across the department.
• You take ownership on strategic decisions and initiate improvement projects, advising the Workforce Planning Director.
• You monitor market developments and translate them into opportunities for Vinçotte.
• You evaluate and adjust cross-divisional planning processes to enhance efficiency and service quality in a sustainable and innovative way.

2. Performance Management:

Organizational Activities:

You are responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving the planning strategy.

People Management:

You foster a climate of trust and collaboration within your department and across divisions, continuously building a positive team spirit.

Stakeholder Management:

You work actively with Operations Managers, Operational Team Leads, and Customer Services to align planning with business and customer needs.

Budget Management & Realization:

You monitor your department’s financial results, identify deviations, and make adjustments as needed to achieve objectives.

3. Project Management:

• You take on the role of project manager for both divisional and cross-divisional/team-wide projects aimed at optimizing planning, capacity management, and process design for Vinçotte or Kiwa.
• You implement innovative solutions and new technologies.
• You are responsible for drafting project plans, monitoring deadlines and budgets, and ensuring project goals are met.

Education: Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.

Experience:

• 8 years of relevant experience in operations, planning, workforce/capacity management, or process optimization.
• Proven experience in leading teams and driving cross-departmental projects.
• Strong background in performance monitoring, KPI management, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with planning systems and planning processes in a complex environment and transformation projects is a must

Languages: Native in Dutch or French, with a good command of the other language, and a strong working knowledge of English.

Competences:

• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire, coach, and develop teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to translate data into strategic insights.
• Strategic and problem-solving mindset, able to see the big picture while balancing operational priorities.
• Able to switch easily between strategic and operational level of thinking and actions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to align diverse interests.
• Results-oriented and proactive, with a focus on efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Change-minded and comfortable with digital transformation and innovation.
• Solid project management skills: planning, prioritizing, monitoring budgets, and achieving objectives.

Sopra Steria offers tailored, end-to-end corporate technology and software solutions to help clients make bold choices and deliver results. Successfully so! With more than 56.000 colleagues in 30 countries, we rank as Europe's leading digital solutions provider. Some of the most successful companies in Europe rely on our technology due to our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and value in business development. The world is how we shape it. Let's shape it together.

Job description

Java fluency means you can develop, test and maintain any application that's written in Java. It means your Java code is clean and efficient and you can assist cross-departmental teams with your interpersonal fluency to deliver high-quality software solutions. You'll use Java frameworks like Spring and Hibernate, and tools like Maven to navigate databases, Version Control systems (like GIT), and innovative methodologies with agility. Your problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to adapt to evolving technologies and project requirements MEAN you'll have no trouble debugging and resolving issues in your day-to-day work, or adapting to the requirements of the cutting edge projects Sopra Steria delivers. 
Our Developers specialise in application and software development while seamlessly integrating systems, so we never lose sight of our business goals. With an eye towards user experience and productivity, you'll design, code, and test new functionalities while troubleshooting issues, optimizing performance, and keeping technical documentation in order. Our developers love to design and are always informed of the latest design trends. When fulfilling day-to-day tasks, you'll always be ready with a solution when there's a problem. You'll also collaborate with other teams and never miss a detail so you can deliver solutions that meet Sopra Steria's quality standards.

Additional information

Our employees are known for making bold choices and delivering results. Work among high-level professionals at the ForeFront of corporate software solutions and innovation at Europe's Leading Digital Service Provider. We offer a generous employee benefits package that includes

• A variety of perks, such as mobility options (including a company car), insurance coverage, meal vouchers, eco-cheques, and more.
• Continuous learning opportunities through the Sopra Steria Academy to support your career development.
• The opportunity to connect with fellow Sopra Steria colleagues at various team events.

People are the cornerstone of our success. That's why we aspire to be bolder together. Our goal is to build high-functioning teams and healthy team environments that inspire and help each other to deliver excellence for each of our customers. Excited about this job opportunity? Ready to shape the world with us? Great! We are looking forward to your application!

Want to know what happens next?

The recruitment process typically begins with the first step, where the Recruiter screens candidates based on their qualifications and fit for the role. This is followed by the second step, where candidates undergo more in-depth evaluations, including technical assessments and an interview with the capacity manager to assess both technical skills and team compatibility. The third step involves the company reviewing feedback and aligning on a potential offer. Finally, in the final step, the candidate receives a formal job offer. We're seeking passionate colleagues who are eager to push the boundaries in digital transformation and technology consulting. At Sopra Steria, you'll have the opportunity to grow your skills in a constructive, collaborative team environment, working on impactful projects that drive change for our clients. If you thrive on challenge and meet (most of) the qualifications below, we look forward to your application!

• Java
• The Spring Stack (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Cloud)
• Testing (unit, integration, acceptance)
• Cloud (AWS or Azure)
• DevOps
• Scrum
• Kanban 
• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or a relevant equivalent 
• Languages: English (required), French and/or Dutch desirable 

The Procurement Category Manager will be part of the Greenyard Frozen divisional team and report directly to the Division Procurement Director.

Category Strategy Development

• Participate and implement category-specific sourcing strategies aligned with Greenyard Fozen Division objectives in cost management, quality assurance, sustainability and supply chain reliability.
• Conduct market analysis to understand pricing trends, supplier landscapes, and seasonal variability, ensuring category strategy aligns with market conditions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Sales, to align procurement strategies with business needs.

Supplier Selection and Relationship Management

• Identify, assess, and qualify suppliers, ensuring alignment with quality, food safety, and sustainability standards in collaboration with QA team.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers, negotiating favorable terms, pricing agreements, and ensuring long-term partnership value.
• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews, focusing on quality, reliability, and compliance, and implement corrective actions when necessary.

Contract and Risk Management

• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, ensuring favorable terms, service level agreements, and compliance with Greenyard’s food safety and quality standards.
• Work with suppliers to develop risk mitigation strategies, particularly for seasonal, climate, or market-related disruptions in the frozen fruits and vegetables supply chain.
• Develop contingency plans and maintain flexibility in supply arrangements to adapt to demand fluctuations and unforeseen challenges.

Cost Management and Value Optimization

• Drive cost-saving initiatives through strategic sourcing, volume leveraging, and supplier development.
• Regularly benchmark costs and identify opportunities for cost reduction without compromising quality or service levels.
• Collaborate with finance to track budget adherence and support accurate forecasting and demand planning for the category.

Quality and Food Safety Compliance

• Partner with Quality Assurance to ensure suppliers meet all food safety, quality certifications (e.g., HACCP, BRC), and undergo regular audits.
• Implement and monitor quality control measures, working closely with suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve standards where needed.
• Track and report on supplier performance metrics to ensure continuous improvement.

Data-Driven Decision Making and Reporting

• Utilize data analytics tools to track supplier performance, analyze spend data, and forecast demand.
• Provide regular reports and insights on category performance, supplier trends, and potential risks to the Procurement Director.
• Use data to identify improvement areas in procurement processes and supply chain efficiency.

Sustainability and Social Compliance

• Ensure that suppliers practices align with Greenyard ‘s sustainability  and social compliance objectives.
• Engage with suppliers to improve sustainable practices and promote transparency across the supply chain.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in direct sourcing of raw materials in food industry or retail, including significant experience in the direct sourcing of fruits is required.
• A Master’s degree. Procurement certification is a plus.
• Proficiency in category management, supplier management, data analytics tools and ERP systems (SAP).
• Value-creation oriented, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions and develop cost-effective solutions.
• Understanding of food safety standards and risk mitigation plan.

• Strong presentation and communication skills for effective supplier management and cross-functional collaboration.

• Resilience and Flexibility - Comfortable with the dynamic and seasonal nature of the raw material supply chain and capable of managing change effectively.
• Adaptability - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, with a proactive approach to resolving issues and driving improvements.

• Frequent travels are required.
• Fluent in English – French is a plus