Internship: Optimizing project management through digital transformation
Assignment type: Internship
Start date: February 2027
Assignment duration: 6 months
Location: Veghel
Education level: Bachelor / Master
Desired study: Business IT, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or a related study
Language: Dutch / English
How can Project Managers spend less time on administration and more time on managing projects, risks and stakeholders? At Vanderlande Industries, Project Managers use a wide range of processes, templates, reports, SharePoint locations, Excel files and project tools. While these tools support project execution, the current landscape is fragmented. Information is often entered multiple times, transferred manually or adapted for different stakeholders. This creates unnecessary workload and increases the risk of errors.
During this internship, you will investigate how the current way of working can be made simpler and smarter. You will map the processes and tools used by Project Managers, identify duplication and manual work, and explore opportunities for standardization, automation and AI. Your research will result in practical improvement ideas for the short term and recommendations for the future ERP delivery system towards 2030. The key research question is:
‘How can Vanderlande reduce the administrative workload of Project Managers by simplifying processes, integrating tools and applying smart automation or AI?’
You will join Distribution Execution, a global and project-driven environment within Vanderlande Industries. The department delivers complex material handling and logistics automation projects for customers in the Distribution domain, with a strong focus on major Amazon projects in North America. You will work closely with Project Managers and colleagues from Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Installation, Integration and Finance. The environment is international, hands-on and dynamic, giving you the opportunity to learn how projects are managed in practice and turn your findings into real improvements.
Do you recognize yourself in this challenging profile? Are you looking for an internship in our organization? Please fill out the application form and upload your resume and cover letter. For more information, contact us by e-mail: internship@vanderlande.com.
Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.
The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements.
Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 11,000 employees and a turnover of 2.3 billion euros.
Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) acquired Vanderlande in 2017 to cement its global leading position within material handling. It aims to achieve this by increasing its presence in all integrated and automated projects, and capitalising on the synergies between the organisations and the added value they offer to the market.
TICO therefore launched the Toyota Automated Logistics Group (TALG), which consists of Toyota L&F, Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande and viastore. TALG is a global partner for integrated logistic process automation, with its group companies collaborating under the guiding principle: for every challenge, a reliable solution.
In May 2025, Vanderlande completed the acquisition of Siemens Logistics' operations outside the USA and in doing so welcomed more than 2,000 new employees. The acquisition supports the company’s strategic ambition to accelerate its growth in automated logistics, particularly strengthening its capacity to deliver baggage, cargo and digital airport solutions.
