Operations Intern
Operations Intern
Full-time · Amsterdam
We’re looking for an Operations Intern to join Productpine, preferably for a minimum of 4 months. As a member of the Operations team, you will work in an exciting and fast-paced start-up environment together with a highly skilled team.
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Job description
As an Operations Intern, your goal is to boost the growth of Productpine by keeping the wheels turning of a fast-paced start-up. In the Operations team we work with teams throughout the company to make sure all processes and daily tasks are running efficiently, smoothly and in the best way possible. By doing so, you enable brands to achieve more growth in their direct-to-consumer channel, so that these brands can increasingly be discovered by consumers. You will manage the operations behind a fast-growing marketplace in different industries, ranging from consumer electronics, fashion, home, design to cosmetics.

Productpine is seeking an Operations Intern that works precisely, is not scared of a challenge and wants to develop through a steep learning curve. This individual is proactive and has excellent verbal and written-communication skills. He or she works extremely efficiently to get the job done.

You will be part of a growing team and report directly to Productpine’s Operations Manager, who will assist you in streamlining the operations and boosting the success of our current partners. Exciting stuff, right?
Company description
Productpine is a fast-growing Amsterdam-headquartered start-up. We envision a world in which brands thrive instead of retailers. This world is better for our precious environment, for millions of consumers that are looking to improve their lives, and for thousands of brands that are so passionate about telling the stories behind their amazing products.

To get there, we are making direct-to-consumer sales 80% cheaper for brands, so brands can increasingly sell directly to customers without middlemen. We’re doing this by building a next-generation marketplace, empowered by underlying advertising technology that allows brands to share advertising costs. We then help brands to invest the savings they attain to improve our planet.

At Productpine, consumers buy their favorite products for the best price, while creating a better world. Our mission is simple: we want to enable you as a consumer to make better consumption choices for yourself and the world. We help you to discover products and brands that you will love, while making it easier for you to do good for the environment.

We have raised seed funding from established investors (previously invested in Pinterest, Square, Classpass, Wish, GoStudent, Shipbob), well-known entrepreneurs (HomeToGo, Afterpay, Binckbank) and senior executives (eBay) to help direct-to-consumer brands thrive and consumers improve their consumption decisions. With 160 active brands on our platform and over 500 brands in the waiting list, we are entering a period of rapid growth and are inviting you to be part of it.
Responsibilities
  • Learn about our integrations and assist companies to implement them during the onboarding process;
  • Learn to use our inventory management software for inventory supply planning;
  • Learn about, monitor and help manage the Dynamic Pricing tool which helps calculate the prices for all products on our marketplace;
  • Answer inbound questions by partners, offer amazing support and add articles to our help center to automate most of this work.
Who are you?
  • You are fluent in Dutch and have a professional command of the English language;
  • You are a HBO or WO student;
  • You are interested in e-commerce and digital environments;
  • You have a 'can-do' mentality, you want to learn, are proactive and aren’t scared of adversity;
  • You see a perfect fit with our core values: entrepreneurial, solution-oriented, resilience, sincerity and passion.
What do we offer
  • A monthly internship allowance;
  • Practical experience in operations for a fast-growing e-commerce marketplace;
  • A dynamic start-up environment that gives you the space to think independently, explore your potential and to make a tangible impact;
  • The opportunity to be a part of one of the largest and most important movements in the commerce space, that truly adds value to the world;
  • Space to discover what you like to do, to think creatively and to take initiative;
  • Personal development within the company and many career opportunities after your internship;
  • Remote working with the opportunity to work from our office in the center of Amsterdam;
  • Monthly drinks and quarterly team events;
  • An informal and international environment with a motivated, bright and young team.
Who we are
Productpine is a fast-growing Amsterdam based start-up. We envision a world in which zero-pollution shopping becomes the standard. This world is better for our precious environment, for millions of consumers that are looking to improve their lives, and for thousands of brands that are so passionate about telling the stories behind their amazing products. To get there, we’re building a next-generation e-commerce marketplace, empowered by technology that helps to reduce the marketing costs of sellers. We then automate the do-good process by allowing brands to invest their savings in green projects that reduce and compensate carbon emissions. That's how consumers shop greener without paying more.
Our team.
Although our team is geographically distributed, our office is in the city center of Amsterdam, alongside the canals and next to lots of urban hotspots and great restaurants. It’s just a 15 min. walk from the central train station, and it is easily accessible by bike and public transport. For most of us, Productpine feels like a second home where you can just be (and develop) yourself to get the best out of yourself.
Our core values.
We’d love to get in touch with candidates that blend well in our young and tight-knit team. We expect you to be entrepreneurial by taking complete ownership over your tasks and role, while being proactive and curious. You are solution-orientated and communicate honestly, directly, and openly with others. Your resilience allows you to cope well with difficulties and changes, since you remain positive and future orientated. More importantly: you have a lot of passion about what you do, because you are optimistic and full of energy and ambition. Let’s push those boundaries together.
Entrepreneurial
You’re willing to take action and do not sit still when something has to be done.
Solution-Oriented
You choose to focus on solutions, rather than to be stuck with problems.
Sincerity
You take responsibility for your actions and have a deep desire to be genuine.
Resilient
You remain positive, future-oriented and strong during challenging situations.
Passion
You believe in what you do and take satisfaction in exercising your discipline.
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announcement.
We have raised 2.5M EUR Seed funding from established investors
We have raised seed funding from established investors (previously invested in Pinterest, Square, Classpass, Wish, GoStudent, Shipbob), well-known entrepreneurs (HomeToGo, Afterpay, Binckbank) and senior executives (eBay) to help direct-to-consumer brands thrive and consumers improve their consumption decisions. With 90 active brands on our platform and over 600 brands in the waiting list, we are entering a period of rapid growth and are inviting you to be part of it.
We love to get in touch and can’t wait to hear from you.
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