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Global Procurement Innovation & Partnerships Intern

• Netherlands
• Hoofddorp
• Hybrid
• Temporary Full-Time
• 6 months
• Posted: 15 Dec 2025

About the job

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.

Meet your future manager!

Your manager will be Akriti Gupta. Learn more about them: http://linkedin.com/in/rktgpt

About you

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Procurement or a related field.
• Very clear communication skills, both verbal and written, with confidence in interacting with diverse stakeholders.
• Agile, adaptable, and proactive, with a collaborative mindset; curious, eager to learn, and confident in sharing ideas.
• Skilled in storytelling through visualization tools such as MS PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Strong analytical abilities and advanced MS Excel skills.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Willing and able to relocate to the Netherlands for the internship and obtain a BSN number.

Key requirements:

• Enrolled as a Master's student for the entire duration of the internship (non-EU citizens must be enrolled at a Dutch university).
• Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number. Non-EU citizens must have a valid Dutch residency permit.
• For non-EU citizens, your university must sign a three-party agreement with Danone.
• Available to start in February 2026 for a minimum of 6 months, 4-5 days per week.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); proficiency in French is a plus.
• Able to work from our Hoofddorp office at least 3 days per week.

About Danone

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 2.40 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.

It's simple - hit the "apply" button before the application deadline of December 31st . 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 Romina Caceres via .