Sourcing (Sourcing Business Improvement Supplier Performance & Excellence Intern)
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Job Location:
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Start Date: September 2026
Duration: 6 months
Availability: 32 hours / 40 hours per week
Please Note: You must be enrolled in a study program for the entire duration of the internship.
You will be part of the SQR Business Improvement Team driving long-term strategy and leading cross-functional projects within the SQR department. While operational teams keep the business running we help managers and teams step back envision future goals and build the capabilities needed to reach the next level of maturity.
As Supplier Excellence Intern you will directly support the Supplier Performance & Excellence Manager in driving Rituals supplier governance agenda. You will contribute to building a supplier base that consistently delivers on quality reliability cost efficiency innovation and sustainability.
Responsibilities
- Data & Analysis
- Monitor supplier performance through dashboards and reports using AQSCIS model
- Analyze existing data to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Governance support
- Support standardization of tools (templates trackers CAPA follow-up).
- Prepare supplier business reviews (AQSCIS scorecards briefs meeting packs).
- Contribute to supplier segmentation and risk heatmap updates.
- Benchmarking
- Benchmark sourcing best practices to support Rituals growth and expansion ambition.
- Maintain supplier mapping by spend category and risk profile.
- Collaboration & Improvement
- Enable cross-functional alignment across Sourcing Quality Innovation Supply Regulatory and Sustainability.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and supplier performance projects.
Qualifications :
- HBO / WO student in Supply Chain Procurement Engineering or Business Administration (enrolled during internship).
- Strong data fluency (Excel & PPT mandatory ; familiarity with other systems are a plus).
- Analytical and research mindset able to turn data into insights.
- Clear communication skills (English required; Dutch/other EU languages a plus).
- Interest in the beauty/cosmetics sector.
- Structured detail-oriented and eager to learn.
- Comfortable working in cross-functional and international teams.
- Curious proactive and motivated to contribute to a fast-growing global brand.
- Available from September 2026 for 6 months and 32-40 hours per week
Additional Information :
Rituals offers a varied intern role (full-time) within a young team with enthusiastic colleagues at our head office in the heart of Amsterdam. The salary offered is in line with market conditions and you will be given the opportunity to make the fullest use of your talents. The organization offers you an ambitious and pleasant international working environment.
A compensation of 550- based on 40 hours
- Unlimited access to the Rijksmuseum
- Discount on your OneFit or ClassPass subscription
- 20% discount on our products
- MacBook Pro
- Two holidays per month based on 40 hours
- Intern Rootcamp & trainings
- The opportunity to participate in a variety of activities from running the Amsterdam Marathon to company festivities
- Fresh fruit free snacks and healthy lunches
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Intern
Key Skills
- Category Management
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- Supply Chain Experience
- Analysis Skills
- Contract Management
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- ERP Systems
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
YOUR GREAT JOURNEY We have great ambitions and need great employees to realize them. Training and development are important tools in giving our customers the ultimate Rituals experience. Learning should be relevant and fun for everybody, and we encourage our employees to grow both pe ... View more
