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Mazda Motor Logistics Europe; Willebroek; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Opportunities to grow expertise

Job summary

Mazda Motor Logistics Europe (MLE) seeks a Functional Analyst to join our DevOps team within Applications DevOps & DesignOps at Mazda MLE. You will bridge business needs and IT delivery—translating requirements into clear documentation, supporting solution design, and helping ensure high-quality outcomes.

In this role, you will gather and analyse requirements with business stakeholders, translate them for development teams, and define testing needs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 1–3 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with 3–7 years of relevant experience.
• Solid knowledge in a technical, scientific or specialised field.
• Ability to work independently and with precision on complex tasks and manage priorities effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills—able to evaluate options and recommend solutions.
• Clear communication skills to align business and IT stakeholders and to influence through reasoning.
• Experience writing structured documentation and supporting testing/quality activities is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of Agile delivery, Software Development LifeCycle and Domain Driven Design.
• An open mindset to work in an MSP-compatible way, with appreciation for diversity and cultural differences.
• Nice to have = Analyst ECBA certification

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyse functional and non-functional requirements together with business stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into clear technical documentation (e.g., objectives, scope, assumptions, functional/non-functional specifications) for development teams and IT stakeholders.
• Propose IT solutions for business ideas and contribute to the product backlog with the business counterpart and Domain Lead.
• Define testing requirements with business, Domain Lead, QA and testing teams; support quality assurance by validating functional logic.
• Support project delivery by contributing to and reviewing status reporting; provide regular updates to the Domain Lead and Analyst CoE Team Lead.
• Participate in product quality reviews and suggest improvements to ensure high-quality applications and services.
• Perform regular “go and see” follow-ups to understand real business operations and identify issues and opportunities.
• As the analyst, you act as the spokesperson and subject matter expert for your project, serving the team and acting as a liaison between onshore and offshore team members.
• Be able to context-switch effectively across topics, stakeholders and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Stay informed about IT evolutions and work with the Domain Lead on proposals to keep products current and future-proof.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Agile basics

Education

Master's degree (1-3 years experience)

Bachelor's degree (3-7 years experience)

Job description

Mazda Motor Logistics Europe (MLE) is responsible for distributing cars and parts to our European customers as quickly and efficiently as possible. MLE was founded in 1968 and is located in Willebroek, Belgium. On top of its logistics activities, MLE offers financial and IT services to all Mazda's National Sales Companies.

MLE employs over 350 employees, who come from a variety of countries. MLE delivers spare parts directly to over 2300 Dealers and Independent Distributors in more than 30 European countries. Vehicles arrive in the ports of Barcelona, Antwerp and Zeebrugge and are then further distributed to the Dealers all over Europe. At present MLE is implementing plans to respond even faster, sharper and more efficient to the increasing demand of our customers. Therefore, we are regularly looking for new talents.

We are looking for a Functional Analyst to join our DevOps team within Applications DevOps & DesignOps at Mazda MLE. In this role, you will bridge business needs and IT delivery—translating requirements into clear documentation, supporting solution design, and helping ensure high-quality outcomes.

• Actively participate as a key contributor within the Analyst CoE, where collaboration in workforces and small groups with a strong team-oriented mindset is essential.
• Drive the Analyst community with ownership and enthusiasm, finding common ground with fellow analysts and contributing to standards, policies, ideas and initiatives that are applicable across domains, supporting the industrialization of IT.
• Gather and analyse functional and non-functional requirements together with business stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into clear technical documentation (e.g., objectives, scope, assumptions, functional/non-functional specifications) for development teams and IT stakeholders.
• Propose IT solutions for business ideas and contribute to the product backlog with the business counterpart and Domain Lead.
• Define testing requirements with business, Domain Lead, QA and testing teams; support quality assurance by validating functional logic.
• Support project delivery by contributing to and reviewing status reporting; provide regular updates to the Domain Lead and Analyst CoE Team Lead.
• Participate in product quality reviews and suggest improvements to ensure high-quality applications and services.
• Perform regular “go and see” follow-ups to understand real business operations and identify issues and opportunities. With a proactive mindset, you quickly become familiar with the domain, enabling you to think alongside the business and contribute in a solution-oriented way.
• Support investigations and analysis by leveraging knowledge of relevant data sources and applications. As the analyst, you act as the spokesperson and subject matter expert for your project, serving the team and acting as a liaison between onshore and offshore team members.
• Be able to context-switch effectively across topics, stakeholders and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Stay informed about IT evolutions and work with the Domain Lead on proposals to keep products current and future-proof.

• Master's degree with 1–3 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with 3–7 years of relevant experience.
• Solid knowledge in a technical, scientific or specialised field.
• Ability to work independently and with precision on complex tasks and manage priorities effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills—able to evaluate options and recommend solutions.
• Clear communication skills to align business and IT stakeholders and to influence through reasoning.
• Experience writing structured documentation and supporting testing/quality activities is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of Agile delivery, Software Development LifeCycle and Domain Driven Design.
• An open mindset to work in an MSP-compatible way, with appreciation for diversity and cultural differences.
• Demonstrate a proactive and motivated attitude, helping pave the way forward for your colleagues and the team while remaining approachable and respectful of everyone's needs.
• Nice to have = Analyst ECBA certification

• A role with real impact on business processes and IT solutions, in close collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• Opportunities to grow your expertise in requirements analysis, solution design, and quality assurance.
• A collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and delivering reliable products and services.
• A competitive compensation and benefits package aligned with your experience (details shared during the process).