Intern Cocoa Sustainability Data Analyst (100%)

You are passionate about data and sustainability, like project work and have good experience and knowledge working with big data sets, analytics, coding and statistics, but want to learn more about corporate sustainability and the world of cocoa? Then you may be interested in doing an one year internship at Lindt & Sprüngli in the Cocoa Sustainability Team.

About Lindt & Sprüngli

Lindt & Sprüngli has been enchanting the world with chocolate for 180 years. The long-established Swiss company with its roots in Zurich is a global leader in the premium chocolate product sector. Lindt & Sprüngli produces quality chocolates today at its 12 factories in Europe and the USA. Its products are sold by 38 subsidiaries and branch offices in around 560 of its own stores as well as via a network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe. In addition, Lindt & Sprüngli runs around 560 own shops. With around15,000 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales of CHF 5.47 billion in 2024.

Our commitment to contributing to a more sustainable tomorrow is a key element driving the company’s actions and ambitions. For the responsible sourcing of its most important raw material cocoa, the company launched its own program in 2008: the Lindt & Sprüngli Farming Program.

Working at Lindt & Sprüngli headquarters offers flexible work set up with two days of home office per week. You will be working at our corporate offices in the beautiful Home of Chocolate building next to Lake Zurich in Kilchberg. You will have the opportunity to work in an enthusiastic small team and a welcoming work environment where you will be able to network and meet peers, including during our organized social events.

About the role

Reporting to the “Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead” for Cocoa Sustainability and working together with a multi-disciplinary team of cocoa and sustainability experts, you will be a member of the Cocoa Sustainability Team at Lindt & Sprüngli's headquarters in Kilchberg. Amidst a changing regulatory environment, increasing sustainability requirements, and the need for data insights to guide decisions, you will have the opportunity to support sustainability work and gain experience at the heart of an internationally active, listed company and its premium chocolate brands. By supporting the dynamic cocoa team by analyzing monitoring and evaluation data from 7 cocoa sourcing regions to help steer decisions and by helping review carbon footprint data, you will gain hands-on and sought-after experience in the world of cocoa sustainability.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Maintain, quality check and further develop the Farming Program data bases
• Support to review supplier reported raw datasets including geospatial data
• Design and help roll out dashboards to display results for global Key Performance Indicators as well as thematic or origin specific KPIs
• Run advanced statistical analysis on large data sets and present results for learning and continuous improvement purposes
• Prepare forms and datasets for data collection
• Compile and present reporting data for the annual sustainability statement
• Support other external reporting tasks (benchmarking, surveys, membership reporting, etc)
• Support to desktop review process for deforestation risk assessments
• Support other tasks required by the cocoa team

Profile

• Master’s degree graduate in science or engineering
• Proficient knowledge and experience working with large datasets, advanced statistics, coding languages (python, R or similar) and creating dashboards (power BI)
• Up to date knowledge of AI with experience of it’s application in data science
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams)
• Experience with study design, data collection, analysis and presentation of results
• Working knowledge of GIS and use of QGIS
• Fluency in English required. Knowledge or additional languages of German or French a plus
• First professional experience in corporate sustainability or related area preferred
• An affinity for sustainability matters and desire to create positive change
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Organized and ability to work independently, but as a strong team player
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• High standards of quality and organization
• Positive attitude and growth mindset