INTERNSHIP - Consumer Trends & Social Intelligence - Starting Between January and March 2027- (H/F)

Short Intro and About the Job

For over 100 years, Danone has been supporting people worldwide with its 146 delicious brands. Located in over 120 countries with more than 89,000 employees across production sites, warehouses, headquarters, and R&D center, Danone continually develops iconic products. Certified as Bcorp and Happy Trainees, Danone strives to be a better company for the world, its consumers, and its employees. 

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE: 

 

This internship will take place in Gif-sur-Yvette, at our Research & Innovation (R&I) Center, starting between January and March 2027.

 

Within the Global UX team, the DATAC (Data, AI, Trends & Claims) expertise team is dedicated to exploring consumer behaviors, expectations, and emerging market shifts. To achieve this, we identify, interpret, and leverage signals from multiple information sources related to consumers, products, markets, and their broader environment.

 

By combining data, advanced digital tools, and artificial intelligence, we provide strategic insights that support Danone’s R&I teams and business categories in designing products that consumers will adopt and love. Our mission is to ensure that consumers remain at the heart of every innovation.

Your mentor, a Senior Manager Trends & Insights, will guide you through your daily responsibilities and support your professional development throughout the internship.

 

You will leverage various information sources, including social media data, online consumer reviews, search data, Large Language Models (LLMs), and innovation tracking, to generate actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and analyze weak signals and emerging trends related to consumers, ingredients, health benefits, and product innovation.
• Develop and share regular reports highlighting key market developments, emerging consumer expectations, and the most inspiring product launches.
• Investigate strategic, high-impact topics and deliver insight-rich analyses powered by AI, leveraging social intelligence, market data, scientific literature, trade publications, and other relevant sources.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Danone’s foresight, strategic intelligence, and knowledge management capabilities on topics that create competitive advantage.

 

THE BENEFITS OF THIS INTERNSHIP:  

• Up to 2 days/week of remote work
• Full reimbursement of your public transportation pass or partial/full reimbursement of mileage expenses
• ""Vendredi je grandis"" program: development every Friday afternoon covering career, soft skills, and hard skills.
• Internship : Compensation from €1,300 (Bachelor's +4 and gap year) to €1,500 (Bachelor's +5) gross/month.
• Benefits: company restaurant

About You

For this position, we are looking for someone: 

• Available between january and march for a duration of 6 months
• At the level of Bac+4/5 in university, business school, or engineering school
• Comfortable with digital tools and able to transform ideas into engaging visual presentations that create impact.
• Enthusiastic about collaborating closely with R&I teams and interacting with a variety of departments.
• Curious and eager to understand consumer needs and communicate them clearly to stakeholders.

About Us, We offer and What's next

During your internship, would you take notes or initiatives? 

90% of our interns and apprentices believe that Danone provides a work environment conducive to professional development thanks to the responsibilities, autonomy, and training offered (source: Happy Trainees). 

JOINING DANONE MEANS... 

• Meet Danoners with unique personalities, diverse profiles, and varied career paths
• Grow in different environments: production sites, logistics bases, research and innovation centers, or company headquarters
• Build a tailored career path suited to your personality, skills, and desires
• Learn through enriching, responsible, and educational missions   

Our Danoners speak out! Discover the testimony of six Danoners with very different jobs and career paths: never stop growing. 

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