Global Partner for Growth Intern

Internship (Procurement): Global Partner for Growth

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 Partner for Growth Intern at our office in Hoofddorp, starting April/May 2025!

You will part of the Global Cycles and Procurement Agriculture and Sustainability, and will support senior buyers with day-to-day business, within the category of dairy ingredients focus on our partnership program. We offer you a great opportunity to join one of the essential resources of Danone that is innovation, capacity and sustainability through partnerships to collaborate in a multicultural environment and to be a key part of the implementation of sourcing strategies.

You will be fully involved and have real responsibilities within business processes, supplier performance’s evaluation, tracking implementation of corporate contracts, and generating and supporting productivity and optimization projects.

Your main tasks:

• Support project managers with working on 2 or 3 projects from the Innovation, Productivity and Sustainability program
• Support the business in achieving cost savings through leading productivity projects.
• Track and communicate the results to the stakeholders (Global & Regional procurement, operations, quality, R&D and senior management)
• Generating data reports from the projects carried out by the team

Meet your future manager! Your manager will be Clotilde Farah Global Procurement Manager Innovation & Partnerships

Sobre ti

• You are currently a Master student pursuing a degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Entrepreneurship, Data Science, or a related field
• You have proficient knowledge of Excel; PowerBi is a plus
• Excellent Communication skills
• Highly organized and can manage multiple projects
• You can work autonomously while being a valuable team member
• Analytical skills

As a Global Partner for Growth intern, conducting data analysis and transforming data into useful insights will be second nature to you. You can stay effectively in touch with multiple stakeholders and have excellent time management skills. On top of that? You’re an analytical self-starter who’s always looking for opportunities to learn and develop.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Masters student 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 April/May 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;
• You are fluent in English
• You are able to work from our Hoofddorp office, at least 2-3 days per week.

About Danone

About Us

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.

* all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Conózcanos

Dedicada a llevar la salud a través de la alimentación al mayor número de personas posible, somos una empresa líder mundial en alimentación y bebidas basada en cuatro negocios: Lácteos Esenciales y Productos Vegetales, Aguas, Nutrición Infantil y Nutrición Médica.