Student Assistant for the Planning & Procurement team in Avedøre

Are you ready for a new beginning?

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We’re here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our new student assistant 

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic student looking to gain valuable experience in a dynamic and innovative environment? Novonesis is excited to offer a new opportunity for a student assistant to join our Planning & Procurement team at our Avedøre plant and contribute to our journey to becoming the world leading company of bioscience-based solutions to the food, health, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.

Are you curious and eager to learn more within the planning and procurement area? Then you may be the new student assistant we are looking for.

Welcome to Planning & Procurement - Dairy Cultures 

You will be joining a team of five highly engaged and competent employees and a student assistant. We as a team are responsible for all the planning for site Avedøre which include: Fermentation, Freeze drying and packaging. We are also responsible for purchasing all the raw materials and packaging materials used at site Avedøre and others.

Your workplace will be in the Avedøre Plant as the rest of our team. We are located on Jernholmen 1, Hvidovre.

 In this role you’ll make an impact by:

Contributing as a student assistant in the Planning & Procurement team, where you will be responsible for tasks across the following main categories:

• Update planning related master data according to our Planning Excellence mindset

• Scheduling and production planning related tasks

• KPI updates

• Support our distribution center with various tasks

• Assist on different projects.

• Support our LEAN journey

• Ad hoc analysis

• Help with various projects

You will of course get a thorough introduction to the tasks and you will have good colleagues who can help you.

We imagine that you can work 15 hours per week – preferably two full days (it can be up to 20 hours, depending on your availability). The work is on-site. We are very much flexible around your exams, and it will usually be possible to work more hours during the summer.

Who are we looking for?

We imagine that the ideal candidate is one year in their bachelor program or at the beginning of their master’s degree – preferably studying production engineer or within supply chain. We imagine that you are enrolled in DTU, but other universities could also be relevant.

Moreover, we are looking for a student assistant who can see themselves in the following:

• You are a go-do person who like to take ownership

• You have an analytical and data-driven approach to your tasks

• You are structured and enjoy handling both basic and more complex tasks

• You are curious about Supply Chain and Operations Management – and if you have some knowledge it is a plus

• You are willing to challenge existing processes and contribute with continuous improvements – we like to become better, and all ideas and questions are welcome in our daily work

• You want to be an active contributor to a nice working culture in our team

This student assistant position can be relevant for many different studies - the most important thing is a strong interest (and preferably some knowledge) of supply chain, planning and procurement. Please describe in your CV why this is interesting for you and what you enjoy most within these areas.

Application deadline: 23.11.2025. We will screen in-coming applications and invite for interviews continuously during the application period, so please apply as soon as possible.

Contact details: If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Planning & Procurement manager Adnan Zahid by phone on +45 5336 3369.

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

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