Business Analyst Intern – Food Service
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Rotterdam - WeenaFull timePosted 13 days ago (Jul 31, 2026)
About the role
, Netherlands
Worker Type
Interns (Fixed Term) (Trainee)
Posting Start Date
July 31, 2026
What’s the role
We are looking for an ambitious and analytically minded
Business Analyst Intern – Food Service
to join our Foodservice Benelux & France team in the Netherlands.
In this role, you will support the business in improving commercial performance, driving strategic projects, and delivering data-driven insights that help shape business decisions. Working closely with Category Managers, Buyers, and Operations stakeholders, you will
analyse
sales and profitability performance, identify opportunities for growth and margin improvement, and contribute to the development of our reporting capabilities through Power BI.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced commercial environment whilst developing valuable skills in analytics, category management, project delivery, and business performance management.
• This internship is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• The internship is expected to start in October 2026.
• The assignment duration is 6 to 12 months, depending on candidate availability and business requirements.
• Candidates must be available to work 32– 40 hours per week.
• The role follows standard Dutch office working hours.
Commercial Performance Analysis
• Analyse sales, margin, and profitability performance across Foodservice categories and products.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and
optimise
category performance.
• Support business cases and investment proposals with data-driven insights.
• Monitor business performance and provide actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Translate complex datasets into clear business insights that support decision-making.
Category Management Support
• Support Category Managers in business planning and performance reviews.
•
Analyse
category trends, product performance, pricing, and supplier data.
• Assist in evaluating promotions, innovations, and assortment changes.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and analytical materials for business reviews.
Project Support
• Support the development and implementation of strategic Foodservice initiatives.
• Monitor project progress against agreed targets and KPIs.
• Gather,
analyse
, and present project-related data and insights.
• Coordinate actions and follow-up activities with cross-functional stakeholders.
Power BI & Reporting
• Further develop and enhance existing Foodservice Power BI dashboards.
• Create new reports and
visualisations
that support business decision-making.
• Improve reporting automation, dashboard usability, and data quality.
• Help establish consistent performance reporting across the Foodservice business.
What you bring
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration , Economics, Commercial Economics, Finance, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Final-year Bachelor's students will also be considered.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to work confidently with data.
• Advanced Excel skills and a solid understanding of data analysis.
• Experience with Power BI is highly desirable.
• Ability to convert data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working across multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Proactive, structured, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercially minded with a genuine interest in Foodservice, Retail, and business performance.
• Dutch language proficiency is preferred but not required .
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
What we offer
• You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise .
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non- birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes .
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes .
We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal,
click here
Who We Are
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 103,000 people and with operations in more than 70 countries. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach as we seek to help the world build a sustainable energy future.
Shell is a customer-focused organisation , serving more than 1 million commercial and industrial customers, and around 33 million customers daily at more than 47,000 Shell-branded retail service stations.
Our approach
Powering Progress sets our strategy to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, generating value for our shareholders, our customers and wider society. As we move forward on this journey, we will power lives and respect nature while maintaining our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people.
Our values
At Shell, we share a set of core values – honesty, integrity and respect for people – which underpin all the work we do. The Shell General Business Principles, Code of Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Manual help everyone at Shell act in line with these values and comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Note
As part of your application, please submit a motivation letter along with your resume. The motivation letter should outline your reasons for applying to this position and how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. This will help us better understand your interest in the role and your suitability for the position.
We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal,
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Shell in The Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the two founding countries of the company. Here 9,380 employees (March 2024) of more than 100 nationalities jointly work to provide the country with energy for today, for tomorrow and for you.
The refinery at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam (Pernis) - Europe’s largest - is facing a cleaner future with less carbon emissions. Chemicals Park Moerdijk is transitioning to a circular future. Shell operates multiple wind and solar farms in the Netherlands. Both onshore and offshore, Shell is exploring for and producing oil and gas via the Nederlandsche Aardolie Maatschappij, NAM (50% Shell, 50% ExxonMobil). Shell is the market leader in transport fuels. Dutch motorists take 3 billion litres of fuel from 570 Shell retail stations (May 2024) annually, while thousands of Shell's own fast EV charge points and Shell Ubitricity normal charge points are being installed as we speak.
At the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), research is conducted into low CO2 energy technologies and sustainable solutions for energy and chemicals. Near Rotterdam Shell builds Europe's biggest green hydrogen plant of the continent. From Amsterdam and The Hague, Shell Nederland leads the transition of the corporation to a more sustainable future, with 6.5 billion euros invested in solar panels, wind farms, green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, EV charging and other groundbreaking solutions for the future.
Even after the company HQ moved to London in January 2022, Shell's commitment to the Netherlands remains very strong . The Hague still housing the headquarters of three of Shell's business divisions, and Rotterdam stays a key trading, marketing and sales hub for Shell products. Combined Shell in the Netherlands works to bring its wide range of energy products as close as possible to you as an energy consumer. This includes a Shell Impact Fund to make the energy transition closer to people with financial challenges, this includes EV chargers on the corner of your street via our daughter company Ubitricity and this includes keeping the country warm in winter with Liquid Natural Gas.
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