Open Innovation Internship at International Energy Company Meewerkstage

At SHV Energy, we strive to contribute to the energy transition by Advancing Energy Together!👇

⚡About SHV Energy Group

SHV Energy Group is proud to supply our customers around the globe with decentralized, clean, safe, and efficient energy in the form of LPG, LNG, and increasingly sustainable fuels, including renewable propane and butane (also called bioLPG). Our broad range of customers rely on our products for a wide variety of applications, including domestic cooking and heating, industrial process heating, and transport solutions. Our strategy for sustainable development over the next 20 years is to ensure that the source and supply of our clean, safe, and efficient gas products becomes increasingly renewable, bio-based, and lower carbon

As a Global Network organization, we have a small Head Office in Hoofddorp where a few central functions on behalf of the business units are performed with around 150 employees. For more information, we kindly refer to our global website.

One of the teams based in the Head Office is the Global Innovation Team. This team is focused on supporting our Business Units around the world in their innovation efforts by helping them in finding new innovative solutions and facilitating the validation and implementation of such solutions. One way to do so is through “open innovation” methodology.

The Global Innovation Team at SHV Energy has recently put more focus on collaborating with universities, researchers, start-ups, and scaleups to co-develop and collaborate on innovative solutions within the domains of health and safety, sustainable fuels, sustainability/impact, and new products and business models. These collaborations are done via different means, such as innovation challenges, technology scouting, and innovation networks. You will join the Global Innovation Team to work on our open innovation initiatives.

🔎 Who are we looking for?

• A 3rd or 4th-year student (HBO or WO) – preferably studying in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship, business management, or related topics
• Ability to act independently as well as the ability to work in a team environment
• Strong communication skills
• Good English language communication (oral and writing) as you will directly be in contact with stakeholders around the world
• Available 4-5 days per week for a period of 5 – 7 months (one day in the office and other hours from home)

💼 The challenge

• Support the Global Open Innovation Manager in Hoofddorp with the various tasks and projects
• Assist with setting up a local start-up database and sourcing data, and assessing innovation opportunities
• Help with setting up the innovation trend watching and market intelligence platform and executing market research on specific domains and topics
• Assist in running, project management, and stakeholder management of the Open Innovation Challenges
• Support launch and implementation of the Open Innovation Platform

🎁 We offer you

• Working in a global, reputable, and value-driven company
• Working in a small yet professional team at our head office and with a dynamic international team located in 25 countries.
• Training, as appropriate in the key concepts, processes, and tooling in the area of ethics & compliance
• Internship allowance (approximately € 450)  gross a month plus reimbursement of travel costs for days working in the office.

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