Internship: Commodities & Sustainable Sourcing - Global Procurement

UNAVAILABLE; Hoofddorp; Hybrid; EUR 6,700 - 8,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

650€ gross internship allowance

Home working allowance

Public transport travel card

Career advice opportunities

International environment

Job summary

Danone NL in Hoofddorp is offering a Commodities & Sustainable Sourcing Intern position within the Global Ingredients Procurement Team. You will support Sourcing Managers on projects across Sugar & Sweeteners, Cocoa & Chocolate, Coffee, Maltodextrin and Glucose, contributing to strategic and tactical decisions.

You will gain practical insight into how procurement and sustainability drive value and growth for Danone, with a hybrid work model and a monthly internship allowance.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as a Bachelor’s/Master’s student in Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Economics, Sustainability, Engineering, Agronomy, Environmental Science or related field for the whole internship period.
• Fluent in English – spoken and written.
• Able to work from Hoofddorp at least 2 times per week and relocate to the Netherlands if abroad.
• Available to start September 2026 for at least 6 months, 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data from portfolios, market and price benchmarking to identify opportunities and risks.
• Present conclusions and recommendations to stakeholders in a structured way.
• Manage category and sustainable sourcing projects from design to execution.
• Lead or support global RFI/RFP/RFQ events and supplier screening.
• Support decision making with portfolio and sustainable sourcing digitalization using Power BI.
• Lead operational procurement activities such as contract lifecycle management and ordering.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s student in Management or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

Do youlove tocontribute with impact to decisions and execution on ingredients commodities and sustainable sourcing? Are you a proactive and analytical person who is eager to engage and lead with stakeholders? Do you thrive in dynamic, international environments and aspire to lead strategic initiatives? Then join us as our new Commodities & Sustainable Sourcing Buyer Internin our Hoofddorp office!

About the Job

You will be part of the Global Ingredients Procurement Team, fully involved and have responsibilities within our Commodities team in charge of sourcing Sugar & Sweeteners, Cocoa & Chocolate, Coffee, Maltodextrin & Glucose. Your mission will be to support Sourcing Managers with your contribution to global projects on both Category Procurement and Sustainable Sourcing.

Food systems and global value chains need to be transformed to be fit for the future. Our team is leading on the implementation of the Danone Impact Journey strategy across Ingredients. Amongst numerous ambitious commitments, your role will involve implementing, across our supply chain, Deforestation Conversion Free Sourcing, GHG reduction, and sourcing transition to Regenerative Agriculture.

Your mission will extend beyond traditional procurement. You’ll play a vital role in advancing Danone’s ambitious Impact Journey strategy. Your role will involve key tasks that include sourcing project management, analyzing data, measuring and reporting progress, tendering, contributing to strategic and tactical decisions, leading or coordinating stakeholders, digitalizing portfolios, market and price benchmarking.

In details, your mission will be to:

• Collect and analyze data from various sources (e.g. portfolios, market and price benchmarking), identify opportunities and risk, amongst other for sourcing development, efficiency, supply continuity, productivity.
• Present the conclusions and recommendations in a structured and effective way to stakeholders.
• Manage category and sustainable sourcing project from design to execution, lead and engage internal and external stakeholders, drive project planning and reporting.
• Co-lead and support global RFI/RFP/RFQ events, suppliers screening, e-sourcing.
• Support decision making by leading portfolio and sustainable sourcing digitalization with Power BI dashboards.
• Lead operational procurement activities such as contract lifecycle management, price-list, orders, vendors.

To thrive in your missions, you will be accompanied by a Commodities and Sustainable Sourcing Manager of Danone. You will join a close-knit international team with people who are eager to guide you through this experience to achieve your career goals as well as deliver great results together. You will have the opportunity to gain practical insights on how procurement and sustainability contribute to delivering value and growth for Danone.

Meet your new manager! Your manager will be Feryan Fernanda, Global Buyer Sweeteners & Cocoa. Learn more about him: Feryan Fernanda | LinkedIn

About You

As a Commodities and Sustainable sourcing intern, data analysis and stakeholder management will be second nature to you. You have an analytical mindset as well as a creative side to synthesize and communicate data with excellent Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI skills. In addition, you are highly motivated and proactive, eager to engage and lead with stakeholders through solid communication skills and looking to learn and thrive in a dynamic environment. On top of that? You’re a self-starter, curious, and you possess the ability to challenge situations, act with resilience and manage numerous workstreams of projects and initiatives, who’s always looking for opportunities to learn and develop.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Bachelor’s/Master’s student in Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Economics, Sustainability, Engineering, Agronomy, Environmental Science or another related field 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 September 2026 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;

• You are fluent in English - spoken and written;
• You are able to work from Hoofddorp, at least 2 times per week;
• Please note that you are required to relocate to the Netherlands (if abroad) for this internship and get a BSN.

About Us, We offer and What's next

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.

Why join us?

• Ahands-on internshipwith real impact and visibility.

• Exposure toglobal procurement strategyin a leading FMCG company.

• A steep learning curve in asupportive and international team.

• The opportunity to builda strong foundationfor a future career in procurement, supplychainor strategy.

What you’ll learn:

• How a global procurement team turns strategy into results (cost, quality, resilience).

• How to influence and manage projects in across-functional, multicultural environment.

• How to turn data into decisions (dashboards, insights, storytelling).

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.

What's next:

In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Claudia Llona: [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.

Short Intro and About the Job

Hou je van [belangrijke aspecten van de rol/wat zullen ze doen]? Ben je een [profiel/vaardigheden/passies]? en word onze nieuwe [TITEL VAN DE STAGE] in ons [INSERT NAME] kantoor vanaf [MAAND, JAAR]!

Tijdens deze stage maak je deel uit van het XXXX-team, binnen onze XXXX-business/categorie. Ons doel is om XXXX. Tijdens deze stage werk je samen met XXXX-teams en coördineer/ondersteun je XXXX-initiatieven.

Je belangrijkste verantwoordelijkheden zijn onder andere:

• Verantwoordelijkheid 1
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Maak kennis met je toekomstige manager!

Je manager zal [Manager naam, functietitel] zijn. Leer meer over hen: [link naar LinkedIn]

About You

Als [positie] stagiair(e) is [vaardigheid] je tweede natuur. Je kunt [vaardigheid] en hebt [vaardigheid/vermogen]. Daarnaast ben je een [persoonlijkheid/kenmerk (mensenmens/analytisch persoon/creatieve aard, etc.] die altijd op zoek is naar mogelijkheden om te leren en zich te ontwikkelen.

Verplichte vereisten:

• Ingeschreven als HBO/WO student aan een Nederlandse universiteit gedurende de gehele stageperiode;
• Bij voorkeur beschikbaar om te starten in [MAAND] voor minimaal [XX] maanden, [X] dagen per week;
• Vloeiend in [XXX] - zowel gesproken als geschreven; [XXX] is een pluspunt;
• Minimaal [X] dagen per week beschikbaar om vanuit ons [XXX]-kantoor te werken.

About Us, We offer and What's next

Bij Danone zijn we toegewijd aan onze missie "gezondheid brengen, door middel van voeding, naar zoveel mogelijk mensen". Wij werken samen om ervoor te zorgen dat onze merken, zoals Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon en Evian, echte voordelen creëren voor mensen, de gemeenschap en de planeet. Je zal deel uitmaken van een van de grootste gecertificeerde B Corps™ ter wereld. B Corp zijn betekent deel uitmaken van een selecte beweging van bedrijven die voldoen aan de hoogste normen van sociale en milieucriteria. One Planet. One Health.

We bieden:

• Een competitieve bruto stagevergoeding van 650 euro per maand (op basis van een fulltime stage);
• Thuiswerkvergoeding van 2,45 euro per dag;
• Een openbaarvervoerkaart die alle werkgerelateerde reizen dekt;
• Hybride werkomgeving die gewenste flexibiliteit biedt;
• Carrièreadviesmogelijkheden zoals workshops, seminars, netwerkevenementen;
• Internationale omgeving met 140 verschillende nationaliteiten in Danone NL;
• Actieve stagegemeenschap met 100+ stagiairs in heel Nederland.

Wat nu?

Het is simpel – We kunnen je persoonlijke gegevens niet verwerken zonder je toestemming, dus om te voldoen aan de AVG. Veel succes! We kunnen niet wachten om je te ontmoeten.

Meer informatie nodig? Neem contact op met [naam] [functie] via [e-mailadres].

*Alle sollicitaties worden in overweging genomen voor een vacature zonder discriminatie op basis van etniciteit, kleur, religie, geslacht, seksuele geaardheid, genderidentiteit, nationaliteit, handicap of enige andere beschermde status.