Global Procurement Innovation & Partnerships Intern

Short Intro and About the Job

About the Job

Are you eager to find out the day-to-day challenges 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?

Apply now and join us as our next Global Procurement Innovation & Partnerships Intern at our office in Hoofddorp, NL, starting 15 January 2027!

As part of the Global Cycles & Procurement – Agriculture & Sustainability team, you will support the Innovations & Partnerships function with day-to-day activities, with a particular focus on Danone’s strategic business partnership program, Partner for Growth. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to one of Danone’s core value drivers—innovation, capacity building, cost efficiency and sustainability through partnerships—while working in a dynamic, multicultural environment. You will play an active role in shaping sourcing strategies and supporting their implementation across the business.

In this role, you will take on meaningful responsibilities across business processes, including supplier performance evaluation, project progress tracking, and the delivery of productivity and optimization initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain and enhance the value-creation tracking and dashboard for the Partner for Growth program, monitoring incremental net sales, cost savings, and CO₂-reduction impacts of projects within scope.
• Support performance measurement of strategic partnerships by defining key KPIs and tracking progress against them.
• Assist in planning and coordinating the annual Partner for Growth event, engaging Danone’s top global strategic suppliers.
• Contribute to program communications by preparing updates and insights for internal stakeholders across Global & Regional Procurement and R&I teams.

About You

About You

You are currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Procurement, Engineering, or a related field.

You have very clear communication skills, both verbal and written, with confidence in interacting with diverse stakeholders.

You are agile, adaptable, and proactive, with a collaborative mindset.

You are skilled in storytelling through visualization tools such as MS PowerPoint and/or Power BI and you have strong analytical abilities and advanced MS Excel skills.

Compulsory Requirements

• Enrolled as a Bachelor's or Master’s student for the entire internship period (non-EU citizens must be enrolled at a Dutch university)
• Ideally available to start 15 January 2027 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, NL.
• 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.

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 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

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 30 November. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Dimitra Karagkouni - Campus Recruitment Intern via [email protected].

* 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.