Are you passionate about strategic planning and excited by the prospect of new business development? Do you thrive on innovation, analysis, and thinking outside the box?Then apply now and join us as our new Strategy and New Business Development Intern in our  Hoofddorp office starting October 2025!

As our new Strategy and New Business Development intern, you’ll become an integral part of Strategy New Business & Disruption team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to shape the long-term global strategy for our Specialized Nutrition categories. You’ll be involved in a global transformation, helping to develop strategic and new business capabilities, and contributing to evolving ways of working across the organisation. Your main responsibilities include:

• Researching and developing quarterly reports for the global team to better understand competitor performance, drives and insights and integrate this into our planning, decision making and prioritization
• Supporting the SN Global Strategic Planning lead in organizing and coordinating events and sessions where local teams discuss their annual operating planning process, maximizing opportunities for challenge and building new ideas in the SNU global community
• Contribute to the regular update of our New Business pipeline by developing opportunities scanning
• Support the preparation of strategic reviews and analysis on potential targets from a financial and strategic point of view
• Support in non-project related activities that ensure high-team performance & engagement

Meet your future manager! Your manager will be ROMERO PACHON Angela

, New Business Development Manager. Get contact with her via: Angela.ROMERO@danone.com

As our strategy and new business development intern, problem solving will be second nature to you. You understand change management in an organization, are detailed oriented and have an eye for project planning. On top of that? You’re passionate about health, nutrition, and strategy, and you love working in diverse teams and dynamic environments.  You are highly adaptable and comfortable to pivot and explore different approaches to help achieve common goals and you are a great communicator. You are passionate about influencing others and driving positive change across different organization and stakeholders, Finally, you are focused, structured, and a great communicator who’s always looking for opportunities to learn and develop.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a masters student in during the whole internship period;

• You are a resident of the Netherlands and hold a valid BSN number (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to have a valid Dutch residency permit);

• Ideally available to start in October for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;

• You are fluent in English - spoken and written;
• You are able to work from our Hoofddorp office, at least 2 days per week.

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

In addition to gaining invaluable hands-on experience at a large multinational organization, 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;
• Hybrid working environment allowing for desired flexibility;
• 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.

What’s Next

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of September 22^nd  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 Sherry Zhang, Campus Recruitment Intern, via sherry.zhang@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