Graduation: Automating back office and maintenance desk processes

Vanderlande; Veghel; On-site; EUR 5,600 - 6,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly internship allowance

Commuting allowance

On-site health center

Gym access

Company restaurant

Job summary

Vanderlande in Veghel, Netherlands, offers a graduation internship to analyze, automate, and reinvent daily operational workflows in the back-office and maintenance desk. You will identify high-impact automation opportunities and present solutions to stakeholders, directly boosting efficiency.

You will join the Service Distribution North EMEA department, collaborate with regional teams, and start around February 2027 for six months; the internship pays €500 (Bachelor) or €550 (Master) monthly,

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with a practical problem-solving approach.
• Programming skills or interest in software-driven automation.
• Good social skills and enthusiasm for collaborating with colleagues.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
• Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Analyze administrative processes to identify automation opportunities.
• Optimize and automate back-office and maintenance desk workflows.
• Implement automated solutions into daily operations.
• Collaborate with regional service teams to gather requirements and validate improvements.
• Present outcomes and demonstrate solutions to involved team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Programming interest

Collaboration

Independent work

Dutch residency requirement

Education

Bachelor / Master student

Job description

Graduation: Automating back office and maintenance desk processes — Are you passionate about process optimization, smart automation, and the power of AI?

• Location: Veghel, Netherlands
• Contract type: Full time
• Assignment type: Graduation
• Start date: February 2027
• Assignment duration: 6 months
• Education level: Bachelor / Master
• Desired study: Data science, Applied data science, Operations management and logistics, Industrial Engineering and Business & IT
• Language: Dutch / English

Description of assignment

Within our strategic transformation, we are accelerating the way we work by embedding AI initiatives into our core business operations. Currently, key administrative workflows across our back office and maintenance desk teams are repetitive, time-consuming, and ready for a modern upgrade. This is where you come in!

In this assignment, you will take full ownership of analyzing, automating, and reinventing daily operational workflows. You will pinpoint high-impact opportunities, build smart automated solutions to eliminate repetitive tasks, and directly drive organizational efficiency. Furthermore, you will present and demonstrate your innovative solutions to key stakeholders and team members, making a tangible difference in how our teams operate every day.

Department description

You will join the Service Distribution North EMEA department within the parcel customers domain covering the Benelux and Nordics regions. You will collaborate closely with team members who sell and execute service activities across these markets.

The main goal is to design and build automation tools that can initially serve the local region and later be scaled across other global regions and customer groups. You will work alongside another intern or graduation student starting around the same period.

Tasks/responsibilities

• Analyze administrative processes to identify key opportunities for automation
• Optimize and automate selected back office and maintenance desk workflows
• Implement automated solutions into daily operational activities
• Collaborate with regional service teams to gather requirements and validate process improvements
• Present and explain outcomes and solutions to involved team members

Your profile

• Strong analytical skills with a practical problem-solving approach
• Programming skills or an interest in software-driven process automation
• Good social skills and enthusiasm for collaborating with colleagues
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks
• Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands

What we offer

• A monthly internship allowance (based on a 40-hour work week):
  Bachelor: €500 per month
  Master: €550 per month
• Full commuting allowance, including public transport, depending on whether you have access to free public transport or not
• On-site health center with gym
• Active employee communities and initiatives
• Excellent company restaurant and barista coffee bar