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 Intern at our office in Hoofddorp, NL, starting Aug/Sept 2026!

You will play a key role within the Global Procurement Bottling Solutions team, a dynamic group of six professionals specialising in various packaging categories including Bottles, Preforms, Caps, and Closures. This team supports all divisions of the company: Waters, Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, and Specialized Nutrition.

We offer an exciting opportunity to join a fun, multicultural, and collaborative environment, where you’ll contribute directly to the implementation of sourcing strategies. You’ll be entrusted with real responsibilities across critical business processes. Your involvement will be hands-on and impactful, making you a valuable asset to our global operations.

Your responsibilities:

Category management :

• Category data collection: Gather and update data for Business Continuity Plan (BCP) files; Update category databases for plastic bottles, caps & closures and preforms; track molds/capacity/BCP status;
• Safety stock level management: Monitor supplier stock levels (raw materials and finished goods) for all bottling solutions;
• Supporting Buyers on packaging pricing confirmation and validation in the system;
• Should cost analysis: Assist in global benchmarking and should cost analysis to identify SWOT and competitiveness.

Supplier Relationship management & Project management

• Collect inputs ahead of SRM review: Gather supplier quality data KPIs and supply KPIs in preparation for SRM reviews and help deliver performance objectives (productivity, negotiation);
• Tracking supplier performance progress toward the year;
• Present Business continuity plan project: Build strong dossier with the help of the expert buyer in order to present in dedicated forums the project and gain resources and priorization within the organization to strengthen the category resilience from supplier and market disruption risks.

Market scouting & Sustainability initiatives:

• Sustainability benchmark: Explore and identify potential initiatives to reduce CO2 and bring greener operation to the category and quantify impact through material lightweighting, sub-supplier energy consumption, waste management;
• Scouting Market and drive productivity and optimisation initiatives.

In addition to this, you will have the opportunity to further develop your project management skills by engaging in various projects that meet the current needs of the team, and you will be encouraged to share your own ideas and bring them to life.

Meet your future manager!

Your manager will be Romain Anjolras, EU Senior Buyer Bottles. 

You are a Bachelor’s/Master’s student in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, Industrial 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 manage multi tasks and share your opinion or ask questions when needed. You have proficient knowledge of Excel (pivot table, scenarios…) 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.

 There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Bachelors/Masters student 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 Aug/Sept 2026 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;
• You are fluent in English - oral and written;
• You are able to work from Hoofddorp (near Amsterdam, NL);
• Please note that you are required to relocate to the Netherlands (if abroad) for this internship and get a BSN number (dutch security social number).

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 July 15, 2026. 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 Merel André de la Porte, Campus Recruitment Intern via Merel.andre-de-la-port@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.