(EN) Plastic Free Ocean - Business Development

Building business for a rapid growing startup whilst protecting the oceans.

INTERNSHIP · AMSTERDAM

Job description

STRAWxSTRAW is growing rapidly and expanding the team with talented and commercially driven people. As a Business Development Intern, you'll work on our sales and business strategy. You will be responsible for building relationships with the hospitality industry, wholesalers and retailers.

As you are working for a growing startup, circumstances can change from day to day and you will also learn about entrepreneurship, sales negotiations and distribution.

Some of your tasks

You support the founder of Straw by Straw in both strategic and operational tasks.

You work independently on projects to explore new possibilities in growing the business.

You gain insight in stock planning, sales and marketing.

You build relationships with customers, wholesalers and distributors.

You tackle problems, analyze them, and develop solutions on your own

Part of the internship is spending one day at a beach- or canal cleanup.

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About us

We transform the hospitality industry into sustainable. Every year, at least 36.4 billion plastic straws are being used in Europe. As the leading organic straw supplier in the Netherlands, we offer easy steps towards an eco friendly business model for hotels, bars, restaurants, cafés and events.

A plastic free business should be fun, affordable and comfortable. No compromises. Small steps have big impact and every step counts. We work with eco friendly heroes and curate responsibly sourced materials that fit in our vision. And for everything that we do, the rule is: Respect for the planet, people and animals.

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