Data Science Graduate Program

Date: 9 Jun 2026

Country: Netherlands

Location:

Amsterdam, NL

Function: Global Sourcing&Trading/Ingredients Soln

About Us

As a leading provider of high-quality food and beverage ingredients, we work with farming communities across the globe to grow, source and produce ingredients that are good for consumers, farmers, and the world around us. We supply household food brands and manufacturers worldwide with cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices ingredients which are often grown on our own farms and estates and sourced from hundreds of thousands of farmers across ~50 countries. Along with our diverse manufacturing and innovation capabilities, this means we can provide ingredients for a range of products, from a plant-based latte mix to an almond based snack bar or a dairy-free ice cream.  Making a positive impact on people and planet is a core component of our Purpose, to be the change for good food and a healthy future. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

It’s not training. It’s a springboard.
If you’re a Computer Engineering or Data Science graduate who loves turning messy, real-world problems into elegant, scalable solutions—this is your chance to build models that influence live decisions across a global ingredients business.

At ofi, our Next Gen Graduate Program is a structured, experiential journey designed to test your initiative, fuel your ambition, and accelerate your growth. Through real projects, mentoring, and broad exposure across the business.

Why you'll want this

You’ll join ofi’s Next Gen Graduate Program; a structured, accelerated development journey designed to grow high-potential graduates into future leaders. With real business exposure, strong networks, and an edge in decision-making roles.

The program is built to set you up for success after completing the program, with longer-term progression potential beyond that.

If you’re a Computer Engineering or Data Science graduate who loves building things that actually get used: this is your chance to ship models and decision tools that influence real outcomes in the Cocoa business.

What you'll do

As a Data Science Graduate Trainee, you will:

Turn real business problems into analytical questions and model designs.
Work with traders, risk managers, finance, digital, and data teams to understand how decisions are made.
Build and test machine learning / statistical / optimization models and evaluate them with robust validation approaches.
Create datasets, explainability outputs, and decision-support products (recommendations, alerts, dashboards, decision cards).
Communicate results clearly, so non-technical stakeholders can trust and act on them.

Typical projects include: regime-shift detection, price sensitivity/hedge analytics, forecasting supply/demand/inventory risk, and explainable tools for decision reviews.

What you'll get

You will not just get a role, it is a first step in your career development.

High exposure + learning velocity: an experiential journey that “tests your initiative, stimulates ambition and creativity, and demands energy and intellect.”
Mentoring & coaching: support from business leaders plus program anchors across L&D/Talent/HR.
Breadth and network: rotate through value-stream exposure and live projects with business impact to build perspective and connections.
A combination (70/20/10) of on-the-job learning, coaching/mentoring and formal training.

About you

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science/Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, OR/Quant or similar.
0–2 years’ experience ( including internships).
Strong Python + SQL skills, and comfort working with large, imperfect datasets.
Curiosity about Agentic AI, as well as an interest in commodities, trading/risk, supply chains, combined with a motivation to build models people will use.

Ready to apply?

If you want to turn strong engineering fundamentals into business-shaping Data Science in Cocoa, we'd love to hear from you!
Please submit your application by 19 June 2026 the latest.

ofi is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to racial or ethnic origin, color, age, religion or belief, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.