Sourcing (Sourcing Business Improvement Supplier Performance & Excellence Intern)

Join Rituals’ Sourcing, Quality & Regulatory team at the head office on the Herengracht in Amsterdam. The goal of this team is to ensure innovation and supply at the right price, with sustainability and quality as guiding stars in product development.

Internship: Supplier Performance & Excellence (Sourcing Business Improvement)

You will be part of the SQR Business Improvement Team, driving long-term strategy and leading cross-functional projects within the SQR department. While operational teams keep the business running, we help managers and teams step back, envision future goals, and build the capabilities needed to reach the next level of maturity.

As Supplier Excellence Intern, you will directly support the Supplier Performance & Excellence Manager in driving Rituals’ supplier governance agenda. You will contribute to building a supplier base that consistently delivers on quality, reliability, cost efficiency, innovation, and sustainability.

Responsibilities

Data & Analysis

• Monitor supplier performance through dashboards and reports using the AQSCIS model
• Analyze existing data to identify gaps and improvement opportunities

Governance support

• Support standardization of tools (templates, trackers, CAPA follow-up)
• Prepare supplier business reviews (AQSCIS scorecards, briefs, meeting packs)
• Contribute to supplier segmentation and risk heatmap updates

Benchmarking

• Benchmark sourcing best practices to support Rituals’ growth and expansion ambition
• Maintain supplier mapping by spend, category, and risk profile

Collaboration & Improvement

• Enable cross-functional alignment across Sourcing, Quality, Innovation, Supply, Regulatory, and Sustainability
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and supplier performance projects

Bring all of you

• HBO / WO student in Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering or Business Administration (enrolled during internship)
• Strong data fluency (Excel & PPT mandatory; familiarity with other systems is a plus)
• Analytical and research mindset, able to turn data into insights
• Clear communication skills (English required; Dutch/other EU languages a plus)
• Interest in the beauty/cosmetics sector
• Structured, detail-oriented, and eager to learn
• Comfortable working in cross-functional and international teams
• Curious, proactive, and motivated to contribute to a fast-growing global brand

Rituals offers a varied intern role within a young team with enthusiastic colleagues at the head office in the heart of Amsterdam. The organization offers an ambitious and pleasant international working environment.

What you get

• Unlimited access to the Rijksmuseum
• Discount on your OneFit or ClassPass subscription
• 20% discount on Rituals products
• MacBook Pro
• Two holidays per month based on 40 hours
• Intern Rootcamp & trainings
• The opportunity to participate in a variety of activities, from running the Amsterdam Marathon to company festivities
• Fresh fruit, free snacks and healthy lunches