Praktikant Research & Innovation Team (m/w/d), Munich

As a world leading food company DANONE stands for international success. Around 104.000 employees work on all five continents in the four business areas Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters and Advanced Medical Nutrition on one corporate mission: “Bringing health through food to as many people as possible.”

Missions

Support the Research and Innovation Team in the functions of Design, User Experience and Nutrition, in:

• The execution of Innovation Exploration for our categories, supporting the organization of Design Thinking workshops.
• Food & Beverage trends scouting with consolidation of relevant information (nutritional, sensory, claims).
• Support for the “definition phase” of projects with competitor analysis, product tasting organization, project documentation support.
• Organize and lead tastings: product sample purchase, shipments and sensory analysis reporting.
• Supporting the management of Innovation Idea Backlog.

Profil

• Advanced B.Sc. and/or M.Sc. studies in Food Technology (Lebensmitteltechnologie), Nutritional Sciences (Ernährungswissenschaften), Product Management, User Experience/Design.
• First work experience desired.
• Solution oriented and curious.
• Affinity for teamwork, open mindset, and ability to work independently.
• Good knowledge in MS-Office. Online Whiteboard tools (Miro, Klaxoon, etc) desired.
• Fluent language skills in English and German.
• Business background and/or B license (car driving) is a plus.