Global Procurement Intern - Fruits

Danone; Hoofddorp; Hybrid; EUR 6,600 - 7,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

650 euros gross monthly internship

Home working allowance 2.45 EUR/day

Public transport travel card

Career workshops & networking

International environment with 140+ NL

Active Internship community

Job summary

Danone is seeking a Global Procurement Intern in Upstream Fruits to support senior buyers in market intelligence, tendering, contract implementation and productivity initiatives. The role is based in Hoofddorp with a hybrid work setup and requires full-time student status for the entire internship period starting January 2027.

You will work within the Global Procurement Ingredients team, collaborating cross-functionally in a multicultural environment, developing market insights, and contributing

Job description

About The Job

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? Join us as our next Global Procurement Internship in our Upstream Fruits team, at our office in Hoofddorp, NL, startingJanuary 2027.

You will be a valuable asset of the Global Procurement Ingredients team, and will support senior buyers with day-to-day business, within the category of Fruit Upstream. We offer you a great opportunity to look into one of the essential resources of Danone, 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, developing market intelligence, supporting on category strategy development, tendering, implementing contracts, and generating and supporting productivity and sustainability projects.

Your responsibilities include:

Business Process support

• Support the buyers in tendering fruits (setting up tenders, evaluating suppliers, negotiation, contracting,..)
  • Coordinate in implementing contracts to ensure high performance

Market Intelligence

• Contribute to buyers on understanding the business needs of Danone per region in terms of fruits by taking a lead on building market intelligence reports of fruits and suppliers on regular basis for our stakeholders

Project Management

• Co-create and analyze business cases for productivity projects
• Coordinate with buyers in establishing and implementing sustainability projects

About You

You are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain/Procurement, or a related field. You have strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel; experience with SharePoint is an advantage. You possess strong analytical skills and are highly motivated, proactive, and an effective communicator. You are eager to learn and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and you are able to collaborate effectively within cross-functional and multicultural teams.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Bachelor's or Master's student for the entire duration of the internship.
• Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number. Non-EU citizens must have a valid Dutch residency permit.
• For non-EU citizens, your university must sign a three-party agreement with Danone.
• Available to start in January 2027 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Able to work from our Hoofddorp office at least 3 days per week.

About Us

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.

Need more information? Please contact Eugenia Bouzas, Campus Talent Manager, via [e-mail]

* 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.