Do you love to contribute to impact decisions and execution on ingredients commodities and sustainable sourcing Are you a proactive and analytical person who is eager to engage and lead with stakeholders? Then apply now and join us as our new Commodities & Sustainable Sourcing Buyer Intern in our Hoofddorp office starting February 2025!

You will be part of the Global Ingredients Procurement Team, fully involved and have responsibilities within our Commodities team in charge of sourcing for Sugar & Sweeteners, Cocoa & Chocolate, Coffee, Oils and Fats. You mission will be to support Sourcing Managers with your contribution to global projects on both Category Procurement and Sustainable Sourcing.

Food systems and global value chains need to be transformed to be fit for the future. Our team is leading on the implementation of the Danone Impact Journey strategy across Ingredients. Amongst numerous ambitious commitments, your role will involve implementing across our supply chain Deforestation Conversion Free sourcing, GHG reduction and sourcing transition to Regenerative Agriculture.  

Your role will involves key tasks that include sourcing project management, analyzing data, measuring and reporting progress, tendering, contributing to strategic and tactical decisions, leading or coordinating stakeholders, digitalize portfolios, market and price benchmarking.

In details, your mission will be to:

• Collect and analyze data from various sources (e.g. portfolios, market and price benchmarking), identify opportunities and risk, amongst other for sourcing development, efficiency, supply continuity, productivity.
• Present the conclusions and recommendations in a structured and effective way to stakeholders.
• Manage category and sustainable sourcing project from design to execution, lead and engage internal and external stakeholders, drive project planning and reporting.
• Co-lead and support global RFI/RFP/RFQ events, suppliers screening, e-sourcing.
• Support decision making by leading portfolio and sustainable sourcing digitalization with Power BI dashboards.
• Lead operational procurement activities such as contract lifecycle management, price-list, orders, vendors.

To thrive in your missions, you will be accompanied by a Commodities and Sustainable Sourcing Manager of Danone. You will join a close-knit international team with people who are eager to guide you through this experience to achieve your career goals as well as deliver great results together. You will have the opportunity to gain practical insights on how procurement and sustainability contribute to delivering value and growth for Danone.

As a Commodities and Sustainable sourcing intern, data analysis and stakeholder management will be second nature to you. You have an analytical mindset as well as a creative side to synthesize and communicate data with excellent Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI skills. In addition, highly motivated and proactive, eager to engage and lead with stakeholders through solid communication skills and looking to learn and thrive in a dynamic environment. On top of that? You’re a self-starter, curious, and you possess the ability to challenge situations, act with resilience and manage numerous workstreams of projects and initiatives, who’s always looking for opportunities to learn and develop.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Bachelor’s/Master’s student in Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Economics, Sustainability, Engineering, Agronomy, Environmental Science or another related field during the whole internship period (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to be enrolled at a Dutch university);
• Ideally available to start in January 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;

• You are fluent in English - spoken and written;
• You are able to work from Hoofddorp, at least 2 times per week;
• Please note that you are required to relocate to the Netherlands (if abroad) for this internship and get a BSN.

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

As a Commodities and Sustainable sourcing inter intern, you will learn about A-Z sourcing project management and have the opportunity to contribute to the Danone Impact Journey across Ingredients. And the best part? You’ll be supported from beginning to end by your supervisor and will have the chance to work alongside professionals in the field. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

We offer a gross monthly internship allowance 650 euros per month and a home working allowance/contribution towards travel. Please do keep in mind that we do not offer relocation and/or accommodation benefits for students coming from abroad.

* Please be aware that you must acquire a BSN number to receive the full internship allowance.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. Across our 3 office hubs in Hoofddorp, Rijswijk and Utrecht this helps us create better opportunities for connection & synergies across our entities, teams, functions and categories.

What’s Next

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 5th January. 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 Juco Szanto (Campus Recruitment Intern) via juco.szanto@danone.com.

* all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status