Internship – Products Strategy & Consulting

Internship details

• Period: 5 – 6 months
• Hours a week: 40
• Location: ITO office, Amsterdam
• Start date: September 2026
• Application Deadline: June 19th

The work

Are you a Master student with the ambition to make an impact? Do you enjoy solving complex issues in a team? Are you proactive, result-oriented and have an analytical way of thinking? Do you have a passion for business, technology and/or digital developments, specifically in the Products industry? Are you super eager to learn, and do you learn quick? We have a match! 

Within the Products working internship, you will get the chance to gain insight into working as a consultant within Accenture's products team. Here, you will learn about the projects we do and the impact we’re making for our clients, hear about the personal experiences from our colleagues and get a taste of our dynamic company culture.  

Please note: this is not a thesis internship

Team(s): You will work during your internship alongside all layers of the Products team, from analyst to managing director. This way, you quickly gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire department. Throughout the internship period, you will receive support from experienced consultants and be paired with a buddy, allowing you to rapidly develop your skills. You will be part of the products industry team within Strategy & Consulting.

This team supports companies in the following industries:   

• Retail industry, including grocery, fashion and beauty, DIY, and non-food   
• Consumer goods industry, including food & beverage and home & personal care
• Industrial industry, including manufacturing, industrial equipment, engineering, and construction)   
• Mobility, including automotive and public transport  
• Travel industry, including airline, airports,  travel services, and hospitality 

Daily tasks: You assist, among other things, in preparing client meetings and workshops. This involves immersing yourself in the subject matter and the client's issue, and then, for example, facilitating a workshop together with the team. Additionally, you contribute to writing propositions for clients who approach Accenture with a specific problem. Part of the response often involves conducting research, such as stakeholder analyses and market studies. Finally, you have the opportunity to support various project teams on a daily basis, participating in project meetings and contributing to the drafting of reports and presentations.

Interested? To take your application into consideration we kindly ask you to hand in your application as complete as possible. You will be able to upload all required documents when uploading your CV. The following documents are required for your application to be considered:

• CV
• Motivation Letter
• Academic transcripts (High School, Bachelor, and Master)

Note: please upload all three documents (CV, motivation letter, and academic transcripts). Applications missing any of these documents will not be considered.

Within all our internships, we offer you the opportunity to develop, learn, orient, build relationships and gain insights into what it’s like to work as a consultant. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your work as well as your academical needs and happy to help you navigate in the beginning of your career. Therefore, within our recruiting process, we are highly interested in your motivation and academical interest. 

Who we are

Accenture Strategy & Consulting

In today’s world, business leaders want to rapidly and confidently reinvent to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That’s where Accenture Strategy & Consulting comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients. Join our global network of people using the latest assets, platforms and partnerships to help bring ideas to life.

Strategy & Consulting is one of five services that make up one Accenture – the others are Operations, Technology, Song and Industry X.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Master student who is currently enrolled in a Dutch university 
• You get excited by presenting findings and insights in front of audiences 
• You are pro-active, possess good communication skills 
• You have critical mind and analytical way of thinking 
• Fluent in Dutch and English

Bonus points if you have

• You are interested in innovation, technology, and IT
• You have participated in extracurricular activities such as a board year or internship, demonstrating that you are ambitious and proactive
• You are pursuing a career in Strategy & Consulting

What’s in it for you?

Accenture is a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Our people are Change Makers, and to support them as an employer, we make five promises:

• Work with flexibility, in a culture based on trust
• Embrace a sustainable growth mindset
• Live a human-led culture of Inclusion & Diversity by caring deeply for all our people.
• Lead and transform our clients with technology
• Connect with our global network of 700.000 colleagues.

These promises are reflected through our excellent employee benefits, including: 

• Career guidance facilitated by your individual appointed People Lead
• You will receive internship allowance and a laptop
• The opportunity to work hybrid and access to any office of Accenture in the Netherlands
• Social activities like Friday Drinks, sport events and parties
• Unique chance to experience the real-life job of a consultant Accenture from the inside
• Unlimited learning: access to thousands of free courses, classes and workshops.
• Membership of our Internship Community which will give you the chance to attend lunch lectures, classroom workshop and build your network within Accenture

What we believe

Accenture is an equal opportunity employer. Our leaders are committed to building a better, stronger and more equitable company for future generations to create positive, long-lasting change. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Our position as partner to many of the world’s leading businesses, organizations and governments affords us both an extraordinary opportunity and a tremendous responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is one of our greatest responsibilities, which we embed it into everything we do and for everyone we work with.

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation to enable your participation in the recruitment process by emailing e.van.den.hout@accenture.com we will be happy to assist you.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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