For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fuelled by our purpose of unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea to create a better future. Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona. 

JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands.

What’s it like to work at JDE?

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup.

At JDE, we're Made to Stand Out. Every day we are progressive in outlook, ambitious in nature, resourceful in action and decisive in approach, bringing coffee and tea moments to everyone around the world.

As the AI Demand Forecasting intern you will work with the local and central supply chain, sales and IT teams. You will report to the Global IBP Manager. The objective of this internship is to support the pilot for demand forecasting using advances statistics/Artificial Intelligence to create a demand sales forecast. You will be involved in project support on the implementation of SaaS (Software as a Service) demand forecast tool. Other than that you will be focusing on change management of implementation AI forecast technology; people and process impact of moving for ‘judgement based’ to AI forecasting (Short term and Mid-term demand sensing).

Responsibilities:

• Data preparation & cleaning
• Setting up a predictive analytics model for demand forecasting using SaaS forecast solution
• Measuring Forecast accuracy, Forecast Value add & efficiency improvement
• Supporting testing, training and change management

If you have the courage and confidence to venture into new cultures & territories, and you're brimming with an entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to succeed, you’ll fit right in at JDE. We roll up our sleeves, pitch in, and get our hands dirty to break new ground. Committed to playing at our best, we think bigger and move faster, always rising to the challenge that matters most and celebrating the wins that count.

To be successful in this internship we are looking for someone who:

• Is currently enrolled at a University in the Netherlands, following a master’s degree in Mathematics, Operations, Econometrics and/or Supply Chain
• Has outstanding results/grades in study
• Is eager to learn and have a hands-on mentality
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to succeed

Your application at JDE
The length of the internship is between 5-6 months depending on your availability with a starting date as of September 2022.

The monthly internship allowance € 500,- for WO students and € 450,- for HBO students , based on a fulltime 40 hour workweek. We also provide additional support if daily travelling to work is required. Please do keep in mind that we do not offer relocation and/or accommodation benefits for students coming from abroad.

The future of work is hybrid, with both office and home playing an important role. At JDE, we value meeting colleagues in the office to unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea together and we enjoy our focus time when working from home. Join us and you will experience both. Because it’s amazing what happens over a cup of coffee.