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Shell is a global group of customer-focused energy and petrochemical companies. You may know
us from our retail service stations where we serve 33 million daily customers. Our aim is to meet the
world’s growing need for more and sustainable energy solutions in ways that are economically,
environmentally and socially responsible.


You can be part of the future of energy! The Shell Graduate Programme is a leadership development
programme that develops future leaders of Shell. It is a 3-year rotation programme that brings you
the necessary tools and helps you to realise your full potential through on-the-job learning, formal
training and coaching.


Together at Shell, we are transitioning to become a net-zero emissions energy business by while
providing the energy that people around the world need today.

Grow your skills
Work at the forefront of technology and develop your leadership and commercial skills in an environment that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

Real responsibility

Get real responsibility from the start, work on impactful projects and help develop the energy solutions of today and tomorrow.

Collaborate with experienced colleagues

Work with professionals and leaders and learn from their unique expertise. We seek people who think differently, and learn from the diversity of backgrounds, culture, ideas and knowledge.

Commercial Graduate Program

Our Commercial Graduate Programme offers a wide range of opportunities for you to deliver commercial value across Shell. Joining this Programme will drive your development by enabling you to closely collaborate and create solutions together with our customers, business partners and suppliers to accelerate profitability in the Energy Transition.

Our Commercial program offers two different 18-month commercial assignments at different parts of the business. The types of roles and experiences we offer are broad and you will have real responsibility from day one.
Regardless of which part of the business you will work for, you will be exposed to multiple elements of the end-to-end value chain, learning the dynamics of profit and loss and how to deliver commercial value for our customers, whilst leveraging data analytics and digital ways of working.

Lines of business you can explore:

We have opportunities across the breadth of Shell:

Downstream Renewables & Energy Solutions. Most assigns are in these businesses where we serve around 32 million customers a day at 46,000 service stations and provide products to more than 1 million business customers across 160 countries. This includes Mobility, Global Lubricants, Chemicals & Products, Trading & Supply, Shell Energy and Low Carbon Solutions business.

Please note that this line of business
requires C1 Dutch speaking skills.


Global Functions (Finance, Contracting & Procurement, Supply Chain, HR and IT). In Global Functions, you’ll help deliver the specialist advice that enables us to operate as  a highly competitive global business. You’ll have the opportunity to work and collaborate with teams across the globe.


Trading & Supply. Shell Trading & Supply (T&S) is one of the largest energy trading organisations in the world with hubs in London, Houston, Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam.

Interested to know more about Shell?
We offer internship and graduate roles for Master students in the Netherlands.

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