Sales and Operations Planning Internship

Rituals; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 5,580 - 13,392; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic retail company in Amsterdam is seeking an intern to join the S&OP team. This role offers a hands-on opportunity to support the monthly S&OP process while collaborating with various sales channels and departments. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, and be enrolled in a related university program. This internship is available for 32-40 hours per week for 6 months, starting February 2026. Enjoy a collaborative atmosphere where you can enhance your skills and contribute to daily operations.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an HBO/University program with a focus on Business Economics or Supply Chain Management.
• Available for 32/40 hours per week for 6 months starting February 2026.
• Strong stakeholder and communication management capabilities.
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizing skills.
• Good command of English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sr. S&OP commercial planner in calculating demand volumes.
• Collect business drivers and validate inputs from stakeholders.
• Analyze and review forecasting accuracy monthly.
• Collaborate with supply chain stakeholders for volume handover.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Planning

Organizing

Education

HBO/University study in Business Economics or related

Job description

Join the S&OP team at Rituals Head Office in Amsterdam. As an intern, you will play a key role in the monthly S&OP process, collaborating with sales channels (Retail, Digital, Wholesale and Travel), marketing, and innovation teams to ensure the best demand forecast for all products.

This internship offers a unique chance to gain hands‑on experience, work with multiple departments, improve stakeholder management skills, and deepen analytical capabilities. The dynamic environment of Rituals means that you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of tasks and projects simultaneously. We are looking for a highly organized individual who can manage multiple tasks with ease.

Purpose of the internship

As an intern you are highly involved in daily operations and projects and will support the creation of forecasting for Promotional activities:

• You will support the Sr. S&OP commercial planner to calculate demand volumes, data driven analyses and presentations.
• You will work together with multiple departments to collect required business drivers and validate inputs from our business stakeholders.
• You will analyze and review forecasting accuracy monthly in collaboration with the lines of business.
• You will work together with other stakeholders within supply chain to handover the FC volumes in order to make sure the right volumes will be purchased and replenished to the specific channels.

This leads to an exciting balance between analytical skills and stakeholder management based on strong relations. You will report to the Sr. S&OP Commercial planner and are part of the S&OP team within the Supply Chain department.

Qualifications

• To apply for this internship, you must be currently enrolled in an HBO/University study with focus on Business Economics, Business Administration or Supply Chain Management;
• You are available as of February 2026 for a period of 32/40 hours for 6 months;
• You have strong stakeholder and communication management capabilities;
• You have strong analytical, planning and organizing skills;
• You have a good command of the English language and Dutch is a pré (spoken and written);

You are keen to be the best in class but value teamwork, pro-active, eager to learn and accurate. You enjoy making things better everyday.