Business Development Internship (f/m/d)

Munich

Full-time

Intern / Student

Do you want to make a delicious difference?

Planet A Foods is for people who want to change the future of food.

We are reinventing how the world produces food ingredients, replacing scarce and unsustainable raw materials with scalable, clean, and delicious alternatives. Our first product, a cocoa-free chocolate, is just the beginning. Our ambition is to build a new global champion in food ingredients.

At Planet A Foods, you'll join a bold, highly committed, international team of scientists, engineers, operators, and industry experts united by one goal: creating real, measurable planetary impact.

As our Business Development Intern, you'll actively support our commercial expansion, by contributing to partnerships, sales, and customer relationships inistiatives.

A Taste of What to Expect

Assess and evaluate incoming partnership opportunities
Build and nurture relationships with potential partners to drive collaboration
Lead and manage the sales process
Cultivate and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships
Assist with daily operational tasks, including packing and shipping prototypes to clients

The Perfect Recipe of Skills & Experience

Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Management, or a related field
Initial experience in sales, business development, partnerships, or customer relationship management is an advantage
Ideally, you already have some experience working in a startup and at best - even in the food industry
Excellent communication to build relationships and lead sales processes
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities, you are self-disciplined and eager to learn
Fluent in both German and English, with strong written and verbal communication skills

This internship opportunity must be linked to a mandatory internship through a university and should last at least 4 months. We don't accept thesis projects.

A Sweet Package

Early ownership and responsibility in a fast-moving environment
Collaborate with a passionate international team working at the edge of what's possible in food science and sustainable ingredients
Work in one of the rare food startups that truly scales and operates a 24/7 4-shift production system
A position where you can help challenge a trillion-dollar industry!
A competitive compensation package and real opportunity to grow as the company scales
Stuff that other startups do as well (2.5 days vacation days per month, tasty lunches, snacks, drinks, vouchers, gym...).
PLUS: Chocolate. Every. Single. Day.

Über uns

Wir sind auf einer Mission, die Zukunft der Ernährung zu revolutionieren. Angetrieben von einer Leidenschaft für Nachhaltigkeit und Innovation, entwickeln wir bahnbrechende Lebensmittelzutaten, die die Grenzen traditioneller Ressourcen wie Kakao überwinden. Mit ausschließlich natürlichen Zutaten möchten wir die Lebensmittelindustrie in eine sozial gerechte, umweltbewusste und geschmackvolle Branche umgestalten.

Als ein Arbeitgeber, der Chancengleichheit fördert, setzen wir uns dafür ein, Vielfalt und Inklusion zu unterstützen, beginnend mit einer fairen Bewertung aller Bewerbungen. Wir ermutigen Bewerber*innen aus allen Hintergründen und mit unterschiedlichen Fähigkeiten, sich zu bewerben.