Key Skills

Job Description

About The Job Are you eager to find out the day-to-day challenges of a buyer in a multinational corporation? Do you want to deep dive into one of the essential resources of Danone in an international and cross-functional environment? Apply now and join us as our next Global Procurement Internship in our Upstream Fruits team, at our office in Hoofddorp, NL, starting January 2027. You will be a valuable asset of the Global Procurement Ingredients team, and will support senior buyers with day-to-day business, within the category of Fruit Upstream. We offer you a great opportunity to look into one of the essential resources of Danone, to collaborate in a multicultural environment and to be a key part of the implementation of sourcing strategies. You will be fully involved and have real responsibilities within business processes, developing market intelligence, supporting on category strategy development, tendering, implementing contracts, and generating and supporting productivity and sustainability projects. Your Responsibilities Include Business Process support Support the buyers in tendering fruits (setting up tenders, evaluating suppliers, negotiation, contracting,..) Coordinate in implementing contracts to ensure high performance Market Intelligence Contribute to buyers on understanding the business needs of Danone per region in terms of fruits by taking a lead on building market intelligence reports of fruits and suppliers on regular basis for our stakeholders Project Management Co-create and analyze business cases for productivity projects Coordinate with buyers in establishing and implementing sustainability projects About you You are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain/Procurement, or a related field. You have strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel; experience with SharePoint is an advantage. You possess strong analytical skills and are highly motivated, proactive, and an effective communicator. You are eager to learn and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and you are able to collaborate effectively within cross-functional and multicultural teams. There are also some compulsory requirements Enrolled as a Bachelor's or Master's student for the entire duration of the internship. Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number. Non-EU citizens must have a valid Dutch residency permit. For non-EU citizens, your university must sign a three-party agreement with Danone. Available to start in January 2027 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week. Fluent in English (spoken and written). Able to work from our Hoofddorp office at least 3 days per week. About us At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health. We offer A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full-time internship); Home working allowance of 2.45 euros per day; A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel; Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events; International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL; Active Internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands. In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk or you can work from home. We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA. What's Next It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 29th October. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you. Need more information? Please contact Eugenia Bouzas, Campus Talent Manager, via [email protected] all applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.

Core Responsibilities

Support senior buyers in fruit sourcing tenders, supplier evaluation and negotiation, contract implementation, and category strategy development. Build market intelligence reports and coordinate productivity and sustainability projects with buyers.

Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program for the full internship and be available for at least six months, five days per week, starting January 2027. They must reside in the Netherlands with a valid BSN, meet the stated residency-permit and university-agreement requirements if non-EU citizens, speak fluent English, and be able to work from the Hoofddorp office at least three days weekly.

Benefits

• Home Working Allowance
• Public Transport Travel Card
• Career Advice, Workshops, Seminars, and Networking Events
• International Work Environment
• Internship Community
• Hybrid Working Environment