Merchandising & Sourcing Intern Deli Category

Our team is responsible for the deli assortment at Albert Heijn. With the most delicious products, we want to truly make a difference for the customer as a supermarket. The focus within the department lies particularly on sustainability, quality, and being able to offer the best deli products to our customers. Interns are truly part of the team here, with your own tasks and responsibilities. The perfect place to roll up your sleeves, get to know the ins and outs of the largest food retailer in NL, and learn a lot!

Your new job and workplace.
During your internship in the (Plant-based) Deli, Halal and Salads Category, you will be responsible for, among other things, coordinating all product development trajectories; for example, the new products we add to the assortment and products we improve in quality. In this, you will coordinate the internal design and quality process, manage the planning, and maintain contact with all suppliers. There are many different internal departments and suppliers that play a role within this process. It is your task to manage all stakeholders and act as a linchpin to ensure that all ends are tied together. Additionally, there are many different projects in the field of sustainability and product quality this year, so we can certainly use your help and input here as well. You will also work on:

Making better food accessible. For everyone.
With 125,000 colleagues, spread across more than 1,250 stores in the Netherlands and Flanders, nine home shop centers, seven distribution centers, and our head office, Albert Heijn fills over seven million plates every evening. At Albert Heijn, we believe that food and drink play an essential role in the great challenges of society. It makes an important contribution to a healthy lifestyle, connects people, and contributes to a better climate and thus a sustainable society. Our mission is therefore: Making better food accessible. For everyone. Albert Heijn Netherlands is B Corp certified. This certification underscores our mission, contributing to a healthy, social, and sustainable society. B Corp certification is awarded to companies that meet high standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and legal accountability.

• Coordinating the product development process.
• Coordinating the design process for all private label products.
• Organizing product inspections and testing for new items and quality improvements.
• Point of contact for suppliers regarding product development.
• Point of contact for internal departments regarding the design process.
• A linchpin to "manage all stakeholders".

In this position, you will work 32-40 hours per week, partly from our head office in Zaandam and partly from home.

This is what you bring. With our 125,000 colleagues, we fill over six million plates every evening. And if it were up to us, we will soon be doing that together with you as our new Intern. Especially if you bring your expertise and enthusiasm to Albert Heijn. Also:

• You are currently pursuing a higher professional (HBO) or university (WO) level education.
• Knowledge of the Dutch and English languages.
• You have good communication skills.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Additionally, you are:

• Someone who is reliable.
• A true team player.
• Good at planning and organizing.
• Creative.