As an R&D Intern, you will play a key role in supporting the development of product guidance and design for sauces products tailor to emerging market needs. During your assignment you will be part of the emerging market R&D team, working closely with other central and local R&D teams. Your contributions will help shape the future of our product portfolio and drive business growth in emerging markets. You will be working on programs to help expanding product development capability in the emerging market R&D team.  

Assignment and key activities: 

• Collaborate with central and local R&D team to design and develop products for non-Heinz brand tomato ketchup and mayonnaise for emerging markets 
• Conduct product benchmark study 
• Develop and maintain product guidance documents, including ESG requirements 
• Produce, test and evaluate product prototypes.

Basic Requirements:

• You should have strong communication skills and fluency in English, both written and verbal (Dutch is not a requirement but other languages are a plus) 
• You are enrolled at a university for at least 50% study load for the duration of the internship
• NOTE: EU working rights are required (Either you have EU Citizenship, you are studying in the Netherlands or have relevant student work visa).

Job requirements:  

• Bachelor or Master’s in food technology, Food Business, Innovation Management
• Classes in Product Design or Product Development
• Scientific driven and hands on  
• Good analytical skills  
• Highly motivated  
• Outgoing and looking for results  
• Self-starter and autonomous  
• Good communication skills & fluent in English.