Internship: Strategy and New Business Development

Internship: Strategy and New Business Development

About the job

Do you love strategy planning and thinking about new business development? Are you interested in 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, NL office starting January 2025!

As our new Strategy and New Business Development intern, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven and experienced strategy team. You’ll have the unique opportunity to experience the shaping of our Specialized Nutrition categories long-term global strategy. You’ll also be part of a global transformation based on the development of the strategic and new business capabilities and ways of working.

What will you be responsible for?

• Researching and developing quarterly reports for the global team to better understand competitor performance, drives, and insights, and integrating this into our planning, decision making and prioritization
• Supporting the Specialized Nutrition (SN) Global Strategic Planning lead in organizing and coordinating events and sessions where local teams discuss their annual operating planning process
• Contributing to the regular update of our New Business pipeline by developing opportunities scanning via desk research on touchpoints with internal stakeholders
• Supporting the preparation of strategic reviews and analysis on potential targets from a financial and strategic point of view
• Supporting in non-project related activities that ensure high-team performance & engagement

During your internship, you will be closely supervised by Francisco Aguirre Arellano (francisco.aguirre-arellano@danone.com).

About you

As our Strategy and New Business Development intern, problem solving will be second nature to you. You understand change management in an organization, are detail-oriented, and have an eye for project planning. You're passionate about health, nutrition, and strategy, and you love working in diverse teams and dynamic environments. You are highly adaptable, comfortable pivoting and exploring 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 organizations and stakeholders. Finally, you are focused, structured, and always looking for opportunities to learn and develop.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Master’s student in Strategic Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Business, Finance, or related studies 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 January 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;
• Fluent in English- spoken and written;
• Able to work from Hoofddorp office, at least 1 day per week;
• Required to relocate to the Netherlands (if abroad) for this internship and get a BSN.

About Danone

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

As a Strategy and New Business Development intern, you will learn to manage the evaluation of operating plans and have the opportunity to be part of new business development activities. You'll be supported from beginning to end by your supervisor and will have the chance to work alongside professionals in the field. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

We offer a gross monthly internship allowance of 650 euros per month and a home working allowance/contribution towards travel. Please do keep in mind that we do not offer relocation and/or accommodation benefits for students coming from abroad.

* Please be aware that you must acquire a BSN number to receive the full internship allowance.

In the Netherlands, we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. Across our 3 office hubs in Hoofddorp, Rijswijk, and Utrecht, this helps us create better opportunities for connection & synergies across our entities, teams, functions, and categories.

What’s Next

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 1st December. 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 Juco Szanto (Campus Recruitment Intern) via juco.szanto@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