Intern Category Procurement - Marketing (all genders)

At our Corporate Centre in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, we are looking for an enthusiastic Intern Category Procurement – Marketing. Do you take ownership of your tasks and can you work independently? Then discover the dynamic world of FrieslandCampina as an intern within Procurement. Within procurement, a dedicated team of 5 professionals is managing the Marketing & Communication related spend in order to meet customer needs, create competitive advantage and drive profitable growth.

What you will do

A marketing procurement intern supports the category managers by assisting in sourcing and purchasing marketing materials and services. You will help manage vendor relationships and ensure cost-effective procurement while maintaining quality standards. Additionally, you may analyze market trends and assist in budget management to optimize marketing spend. Your tasks will include:

• Supporting the global marketing procurement team (buyers and manager) during the execution of diverse sourcing projects within the marketing domain
• Supporting with input and analytics for global integrated category management strategies
• Being responsible for several operational procurement activities like spend analytics and contract management
• Building presentation materials and business reports in PowerPoint
• Preparing and following up on internal meetings
• Being involved in diverse day-to-day business topics and having direct contact with suppliers and internal stakeholders

What We Ask

The profile we're looking for:

• A team player with a positive mindset, a high sense of responsibility and eagerness to learn
• Strong analytical skills
• A can-do and proactive mentality
• Analytical, accurate and fluent in English
• Experienced in working with MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and preferably PowerBI
• Bachelor/Master education or 3rd/4th year HBO Bachelor level within a relevant study
• Affinity with marketing
• Available per mid-August 2026 for a minimum period of 6 months
• Based in The Netherlands
• A Dutch, EU-resident student or a non-EU student with a Dutch student visa

What we offer

We offer you an interesting and diversified field of activity in an international environment with freedom to contribute your own ideas, and excellent perspectives for your professional and personal development.

• You will earn 1 vacation day per month based on a full-time internship
• Internship compensation of €500 for HBO and €600 for WO level on a full-time basis
• Join the interns community within the company and participate in activities
• We have a unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence. We offer free cheese and milk at lunch in the central office, barista coffee and hot Chocomel, and occasional after-work drinks with the wider Procurement team

The MarCom Procurement team consists of 5 procurement professionals based in different parts of the world, including the Netherlands and Singapore. Each Category Manager has their own global subcategory responsibility, and the team connects on a weekly basis.