Start bold. Grow fast. Build your career with Lesaffre! Are you ready to discover the Lesaffre BOOST 2.0 New Graduates Program?
Designed to push talented graduates beyond their limits, our innovative BOOST 2.0 Program empowers you to expand your network, explore exciting career opportunities, and immerse yourself in the dynamic world of the yeast industry we proudly lead. From day one, you will not only learn—but also create real impact by contributing to business-critical projects and innovation processes.
What Sets BOOST Apart?
Within the framework of the Lesaffre Group Amplify strategy, we have three common objectives built on Explore, Develop and Strengthen. These are supported by our People lever that will enable us to amplify our overall impact.
- Purposeful & VR Onboarding: Experience an immersive and interactive onboarding journey through virtual reality and purpose-driven activities, with a 3-day onboarding program.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I): Embrace diversity and foster an inclusive workplace where different perspectives are valued, empowering everyone to contribute, grow, and succeed together.
- Wellbeing Program – “Live with Taste” (Care for People): Achieve work-life balance while supporting your overall well-being through our care-for-people approach. Join activities like canoeing, pilates, theater, and nutrition workshops.
- Lesaffre Academy: Take part in various training programs designed to support both your personal and professional growth including our Digital Learning Platform. (LEA) – Designed to support our Amplify strategy, strengthen capabilities, and enhance employee development through a user-friendly learning experience.
- Reverse Mentoring Program: Empower leaders with your innovative mindset and digital expertise, engaging in one-on-one mentoring with senior leaders while gaining insights from their industry experience.
- GenZ Advisory Board: Make your voice heard by contributing ideas directly to decision-making processes and representing young talent within the organization.
- Job Shadowing Opportunities: Join a cross functional learning program, by gaining hands-on insight to experience in real business operations and learn from senior leaders.
- CSR & Sustainability Initiatives: Be part of numerous Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and sustainability projects, contributing to society and making a meaningful impact beyond the workplace.
- Flex-Le: Enjoy the freedom to choose your benefits that fit your life with Flex-Le, our flexible benefits program tailored to your needs.
We are currently looking for long-term interns to join our Supply Chain team in İstanbul. Our Supply Chain team plays an important role in ensuring the effective management of material planning, inventory, logistics, and operational processes. The team works closely with different functions to support the continuity of product and material flows, operational efficiency, and effective process management.
This is your BOOST moment at Lesaffre!
Join us to build your future, create real impact, and contribute to the world of fermentation—working together to better nourish and protect the planet.
Job DescriptionAs a Supply Chain Intern, you will support the team in planning, analysis, coordination, and operational activities related to supply chain processes.
Your responsibilities may include:
• Supporting material planning and supply availability follow-up
• Assisting with inventory monitoring and analysis
• Supporting demand and supply planning activities and related data analysis
• Preparing and updating supply chain reports and performance indicators
• Assisting in the follow-up of orders, stock levels, and material flows
• Supporting coordination with Production, Purchasing, Logistics, and other internal functions
• Contributing to process improvement and supply chain projects
• Supporting documentation and reporting related to supply chain activities
• Contributing to daily Supply Chain activities and team projects
This role provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in supply chain processes, planning, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration within a global organization.
QualificationsWe are looking for students who are:
- 3rd or 4th year students or recent graduates in Industrial Engineering or related engineering fields
- Interested in Supply Chain, planning, logistics, and operational processes
- Curious about how different functions work together across the supply chain
- Interested in data analysis, reporting, and process improvement
- Comfortable working with numbers and analytical data
- Proactive, responsible, detail-oriented, and eager to learn
- Strong in teamwork and communication
- Able to attend the internship at least 2 days per week
- Eligible for a mandatory long-term internship
Strong communication skills, sense of responsibility, and enthusiasm for collaborative work are highly valued for this role.
Additional InformationBacked by more than 173 years of expertise, Lesaffre is a global reference in the yeast and fermentation industry. Since 1992, we have been bringing our international experience to the Turkish bakery sector, continuously growing our presence and impact. In Türkiye, we operate 3 production facilities and one head office. Our Ceyhan and Amasya plants have been operational since 1992, while our Lüleburgaz facility was integrated into our organization in 2015.
At the heart of everything we do lies the power of fermentation. The infinite potential of microorganisms such as yeasts and bacteria positions us at the center of multiple industries, including bread making, food taste and pleasure, healthcare, and industrial biotechnology.
Across all these domains, our ambition is clear: to be one of the leaders in the movement around fermentation “to better nourish and protect the planet.”
Contact: [email protected]
Skills Required
- Current 3rd- or 4th-year student or recent graduate
- Degree in Industrial Engineering or a related engineering field
- Interest in supply chain, planning, logistics, and operational processes
- Interest in data analysis, reporting, and process improvement
- Comfort working with numbers and analytical data
- Proactive, responsible, detail-oriented, and eager to learn
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
- Availability to attend the internship at least two days per week
- Eligibility for a mandatory long-term internship
Lesaffre Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lesaffre and has not been reviewed or approved by Lesaffre.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. postings and employer-verified listings describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, in some cases starting on day one. Subsidiary and job materials also point to strong health plans across certain U.S. entities.
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Retirement Support — Job postings and U.S. materials indicate a 401(k) with company match, sometimes with day-one eligibility. Employer-verified benefit lists also include retirement plans as part of the core package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Performance bonuses and employee discounts are referenced as part of total rewards, and shift differentials can materially increase pay in roles with nonstandard hours. These elements provide additional pathways to boost total compensation beyond base pay.
Lesaffre Insights
What We Do
A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a €2.7 billion turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and 96 nationalities. On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners, and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms. To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.
