Internship Supply Chain

Date: 16 Sept 2025

Country: Netherlands

Location:

Amsterdam, NL

Function: Operations

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.

Food & Beverage Solutions

We have launched a new platform called Food and Beverage solutions, part of our ingredients and solutions reporting unit. This platform consolidates our current category solutions capabilities and innovation infrastructure. We support customers in developing new consumer concepts and application solutions at our four customer solution centers in Amsterdam, Bangalore, Chicago, and Singapore. Food and Beverage solutions leverages the strengths of our five product platforms, including their global and sustainable supply chain capabilities, a complementary portfolio of high-quality food and ingredients, and extensive ingredient expertise. This enables us to address a diverse range of customer requirements in the rapidly evolving Food and Beverage industry. Built on deep consumer, category, and application understanding, we are enhancing our application and R&D capabilities to provide an end-to-end integrated customer experience. This opens up more on-trend and inspired product ideation opportunities. Together, we can co-create product innovations that delight consumers and make your ambitions a reality.

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Intern in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The main purpose of this role is ensuring effective support to the European F&BS Supply Chain team across all departments. The role becomes necessary as the F&BS European business starts growing in both volume and complexity. Key focus areas include carrying out and optimizing daily tasks, maintaining data records, and leading specific short-term continuous improvement projects.

The position is based out of our centrally located office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Key Deliverables

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Food and Beverage Solutions EMEAI the main duties of this role will include:

Data Maintenance
- Ensure data relevant for our Supply and QFS KPIs are well maintained at all times.
- Maintain relevant files such as the Capability Matrix or Ingredients Repository whenever changes require an update.
Support in managing Team priorities
- Takes accountability in coordinating certain Team activities, as the need arises.
- Support the workload of the Supply Chain Coordinator or the QFS Head, as the need arises.
Continuous Improvement
- Picks up 1-2 projects aimed at improving the ways of working within F&BS SC across EMEAI. These projects can be related to data management, processes or specific categories. Relevant projects should have a time span manageable within the internship period.

Requirements

The successful candidate will possess the following:
• Student at a higher education institute (Bachelors /Masters) specialised in Business, Supply Chain/Logistics or Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant exposure to supply chain (through studies, past internships, volunteering activities).
• A hands-on, and no-nonsense attitude.
• Curious to learn and develop. Eager to support where they can.
• Fluent in English (verbally and in writing).
• Experience in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Data analysis skills.
• Proficiency in building reporting in BI tools is a plus.

Adherence to our ofi Food and Beverage Solutions values:

Our Business – Make our Customers Win,
Frontline Obsessed – Get Things Done,
Entrepreneurs – Embracing Challenge,
Having fun TOGETHER.

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.