Rotterdam: Business Development & Projects Intern

Leiden Bio Science Park; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 5,600 - 6,700; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly internship allowance €550

Certificate of completion

Personal recommendation

Job summary

Fooditive seeks a commercially minded Business Development & Project Support Intern to join our Rotterdam team. You will assist in researching opportunities, preparing meetings, and tracking project actions within a small, international food biotech company.

You'll gain hands-on experience in B2B partnerships, market development and product commercialization while working 32 hours per week on-site. Start date is as soon as possible for a 6‑month period with a monthly €550 allowance.

Qualifications

• Currently studying or recently completed a degree in a related field such as Business, Marketing or Economics.
• Strong research, writing and English communication skills.
• Ability to organize information across several projects.
• Proactive, detail‑oriented and eager to learn.
• Eligible to intern in the Netherlands (EU/EEA or valid permit).

Responsibilities

• Research potential customers, strategic partners, manufacturers and market opportunities.
• Prepare company, market and competitor research ahead of commercial discussions.
• Support the preparation of presentations, partner materials, business cases and concise commercial briefs.
• Maintain commercial opportunity and project trackers, including owners, deadlines and next steps.
• Prepare meeting agendas, notes, action lists and follow‑up summaries.
• Support the tracking of open actions with customers and partners.
• Keep CRM and stakeholder information structured and up to date.
• Assist with commercial proposals, opportunity assessments and market‑entry research.
• Support project coordination and help ensure agreed actions and milestones are followed up.

Skills

Research skills

Written communication

English proficiency

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint proficiency

Organization

Education

Relevant degree (Business/Marketing/Economics etc.)

Tools

CRM tools

Project management tools

Job description

Fooditive seeks a commercially minded Business Development & Project Support Intern to join our Rotterdam team. You will assist in researching opportunities, preparing meetings, and tracking project actions within a small, international food biotech company.

You'll gain hands-on experience in B2B partnerships, market development and product commercialization while working 32 hours per week on-site. Start date is as soon as possible for a 6‑month period with a monthly €550 allowance.