Do you love negotiating deals, coordinating impactful projects, and diving into the world of procurement and marketing services?  Are you an energetic, autonomous, and motivated student with a passion for business and sustainability? Apply now and join us as our Benelux Indirect Intern in our Rijswijk office starting October/ November 2025!

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You will be part of the Benelux Indirect Procurement Team, within the Cycles & Procurement (C&P) organization, supporting a diverse range of Danone entities across the Benelux region - including the Commercial Business Units in the Netherlands (Rijswijk) and Belgium (Brussels), Danone Place Amsterdam, Supply Points and the R&I center in Utrecht. Our team is responsible for sourcing everything our colleagues need to succeed: office services, IT contracts, HR solutions, marketing activations, and more.

 As a Junior Buyer, you will focus on the Professional Services category as well as cross-categories initiatives through the Danone Impact Journey. You will contribute to meaningful projects with measurable impact from day one.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Cost, Cash and Compliance

• Engage with stakeholders to align on the Meetings & Events preferred vendor list and ways of working
• Implement ‘suppliers deactivation’ in systems
• Quantify the savings/cash flow improvement generated from supplier consolidation and new category card implementation

Strategy Execution: Travel-Hotel Solution

• Implement the category strategy on hotel negotiation & payment solution defined by Global via:
  • Engaging with relevant stakeholders (i.e. IT)
  • Engaging with the supplier chosen
  • Communicating the change to relevant stakeholders
  • Quantifying the outcome of the implementation (cost saving)

C&P Fundamentals: Contracts Negotiation

• To drive negotiation on commercials with selected partners for Benelux to renew contracts.

Danone Impact Journey: Respect Program

• Define the list of suppliers to be enrolled in the program and actions needed per category
• Monitor and coordinate the process with local and category buyers (beyond PS&TL) to ensure the program is in place

Meet your future manager!

Your manager will be Alexia Cournot. Learn more about her: linkedin.com/in/alexia-cournot-794b65112

• You are a Bachelor graduate or master’s student with majors in Procurement or Administrative/Business Management areas.
• Excellent with Microsoft Office ( Excel & PowerPoint skills). 
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• You are highly motivated, proactive and autonomous.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional and multi-cultural environment
• You take ownership and enjoy working independently and in a team environment.

Key requirements:

• Enrolled as a Bachelors/Masters student in Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field 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/ November 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;

• Fluent in English - spoken and written;
• Able to work from our Rijswijk office.

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

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In addition to being part of a team that shares knowledge and expertise with enthusiasm – while learning about procurement fundamentals, sustainability at Danone, and gaining valuable personal and professional takeaways, 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 16 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?  Dana Al Fakieh, Campus Recruitment Intern dana.al-fakieh@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.