You will be part of the Global Cycles and Procurement Ingredients team, supporting the Global Buyer in day-to-day business activities within the Biotech Ingredients category.

This opportunity allows you to join one of Danone’s essential resources that drives taste, texture, and product superiority. You will collaborate in a multicultural environment and play a key role in implementing sourcing strategies.

You will be fully involved and entrusted with real responsibilities across business processes, including supplier performance evaluation, tracking the implementation of corporate contracts, and contributing to productivity and optimisation projects.

Your Main Tasks

• Work on 2 or 3 projects from the Innovation, Productivity and Sourcing Resilience programme.
• Support the business in achieving cost savings through leading productivity projects.
• Track and communicate the results to stakeholders (Global & Regional Procurement, Operations, Quality, R&D, and Senior Management).
• Support the Category Buyer with spend data gathering and analysis for financial budgeting.

You are a Bachelor or Master student in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, or another related field. You are highly motivated and proactive. You have strong communication skills and like being in touch with multiple stakeholders, internally and externally. You are a self-starter, curious, and you are not afraid to share your opinion or ask questions when needed. You have proficient knowledge of Excel that can be used for efficient data analysis, and analytical skills to transform data into useful insights. Also, you are eager to learn and thrive in a dynamic environment that continuously challenges you.

Key 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 October 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Able to work from our Hoofddorp office.

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 2.40 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 3rd September 2025. 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 eugenia.bouzas@danone.com

* 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.