Courage to Explore Your Potential
The SHV Global Traineeship gives you the freedom to forge your own path within a clear structure designed to stretch, support, and guide you.
We are looking for new explorers who are curious by nature and ready to discover their potential within the SHV Family of Companies through an immersive journey across businesses and geographies.
Are you curious about how value is created across different companies, cultures and markets, how leadership creates lasting impact?
Then the SHV Global Traineeship is for you!
What does your journey look like?
Many ways to go
Many paths to grow
A 2.5-year program built around three assignments:
- Two assignments in the Netherlands at the Head Office of different SHV companies (including SHV Head Office, SHV Energy, Nutreco, Kiwa, NPM, Adaptfy).
- One international assignment in a different business environment.
- Assignments across different business areas such as Commercial, Digital, Operations, Finance, and Audit, allowing you to build a broad perspective across functions.

The Traineeship journey: What’s in it for you?
- Gain hands-on experience across different companies and business models.
- Build the confidence to navigate complexity and make informed decisions.
- Strengthen your leadership awareness through structured learning academies.
- Receive guidance from a dedicated mentor and traineeship manager.
- Join a global peer network that will grow with you throughout your career.
- Competitive salary and bonus.
- Permanent contract and international mobility support, where applicable.
We combine freedom to explore with a clear structure that supports your development.
What are we looking for?
- Final-year student or recent graduate with a master’s degree in Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Technology, or a related field.
- Up to one year of relevant professional work experience.
- Curious, driven, and proactive you don’t wait for answers; you explore, question, and take ownership.
- Advanced English proficiency, with additional languages considered a plus.
- Available to work full-time from 1 October 2026 and based in the Netherlands at that time.
- Internationally mobile and open to building a cross-border career, including living abroad between April 2028 and March 2029.
Applications start on the 16th of March.
For your questions: shvglobaltraineeship@shv.nl