Intern Supply Chain Operations (all genders)

The role

As an Intern Supply Chain Coordinator, you'll ensure that production receives the right products, on time, in full and with the correct quality. You'll handle ad-hoc issues and communicate them clearly with stakeholders. You'll collaborate continuously to optimize processes and take a long-term approach to challenges. Your focus will be on minimizing waste, resolving issues, and ensuring customers get exactly what they ordered — leaving them happier than ever.

The role is based in Bleiswijk, and we’re looking for someone who can start in January or February for a 5–6 month internship.

What you’ll do

• Monitoring inventory levels and production demands from a strategic standpoint.

• Resolving ad-hoc OTIFIQ deviations and serving as the primary point of contact for supplier communication throughout the week. A quick thinker, you adapt easily and are always ready with effective solutions.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams - procurement, production, warehouse, product, and FSQA - to ensure alignment on agreements, updates, and exceptions.

• A multitasking expert, skilled at switching between communication platforms (email, phone, Slack etc.), with a keen ability to prioritize and perform well under pressure.

• Focused on minimizing waste by closely monitoring delivery details (such as BBD, oversupply, etc.) throughout the week, identifying root causes, and implementing future-proof adjustments.

• Managing errors to minimize customer impact, while ensuring thorough follow-up on communication and compensation when necessary.

• Reporting on supplier performance by gathering and analyzing feedback related to process compliance and overall supplier effectiveness.

• Actively engaging in team meetings, sharing valuable insights, and encouraging best practices.

• Continuously working on optimizing processes and implementing sustainable, long-term solutions.

What you’ll bring

• 1+ years of experience in supply chain preferably in the food sector and/or from a production company.

• You’re a fixer who likes a challenge, and want to proactively solve complicated puzzles

• Supply Chain, Business/Management study or related fields is a plus

• A strong continuous improvement mindset - you simply can’t help it

• Strong quantitative and analytical experience, including expertise with WMS and/or ERP systems, Excel, Tableau etc

• Analytical and a problem-solving expert who uses data to drive decisions

• Proactive, ambitious, and assertive: you take ownership of your work and think beyond the scope of a given assignment

• Entrepreneurial with a proven track record of ‘getting things done’

• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with constant change and limited direction

• Comfortable solving problems and making quick decisions on the go

What we offer

• Freedom to initiate, execute and implement your own ideas

• The opportunity to engage and collaborate with our colleagues across the globe

• Learning and development opportunities

• A discount on your weekly HelloFresh, Green Chef or Factor_ box

• Our FreshEnergy program including bootcamp, Headspace subscription, a collaboration with OpenUp for your mental wellbeing, webinars and other events

• Friday drinks, yearly events, quarterly strategy sessions with drinks afterwards

• Multiple ways of getting to a work-related appointment, for example by using our company cars or a MyWheels car

• Healthy lunches, fruit and snacks in the office

Are you up for the challenge?

Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.

After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days.