Internship - Procurement Marketing Services

The Internship

"Balancing the analytic world of procurement with creativity of marketing has been an incredible learning experience at Heineken. Every day presents new challenges and opportunities for personal growth."
Zofia, former intern of the team

What is Marketing Procurement?

Marketing procurement is the process of sourcing and managing external marketing services and resources, such as advertising agencies, media buying, and production services, with a focus on optimizing costs, quality, and value. It involves negotiating contracts, ensuring efficient use of the marketing budget, and fostering strategic relationships to maximize ROI. The goal is to align marketing needs with financial and operational efficiency.

Your Job

As a valued member of the Commerce, Professional, and Business Services team, you would be working within the Marketing Services team, mainly for the ATL Creative and Production (Advertising) category, and support the Media and CMI (Market Research) categories.

This will involve:

• Support the Global Category Managers with translating Global strategies into market plans
• Liaising with a range of stakeholders in HGP (Heineken Global Procurement) and Commerce (Marketing Teams mainly) and Markets Globally
• Leading your own projects
• Supporting the teams in document writing and presentation
• Developing an understanding of ATL Creative and Production category
• Possibility of negotiation of some small scopes of work for brands
• Mapping current processes and designing future processes
• Benchmark industry best practices
• Analysing internal data and providing insights

You will be part of the Procurement department; however, we do not expect a procurement background or procurement studies specifically. Our key stakeholders are Marketing teams, Markets, and Agencies. Please note there are no Marketing tasks involved, such as brand or media planning, for example.

Depending on the role and your capability, you could be working on specific projects across the wider department to maximize your growth and learning experience.

Our team is working closely with key stakeholders and suppliers to drive innovation, value, and sustainability across each commerce and professional/business service category.

During your internship, you will get the opportunity to get to know HEINEKEN as a company, also outside your department. We give you the trust and freedom, so you can work like a real entrepreneur. We like to bring the outside world inside and therefore we embrace new, fresh ideas with enthusiasm. Of course, always with the guidance that is right for you.

The Department

As a Commerce, Professional, and Business Services intern, you will report to the Global Category Leader for Marketing Services. Your position is based in Amsterdam / remotely (3 days in the office, 2 days remotely).

The Terms of Employment

• Your starting date is 1st March 2025
• The internship is full-time
• The duration of the internship is 5 or 6 months (in consultation with your internship supervisor)
• It is a practice-oriented internship
• You will be based in Amsterdam
• Working from hybrid
• You will receive an internship fee of €650 gross per month based on 40 hours per week
• You will enjoy 2 vacation days per month (based on full-time)
• If you do not have a student OV product, your commuting expenses will be fully reimbursed

The Start of Your Internship

Together with a diverse group of interns from different departments, you will start your internship at HEINEKEN. Together, you will be introduced to the organization. Furthermore, you can organize fun activities with your fellow interns.

The Unique You!

For this role, we are looking for a candidate who has a willingness to learn and develop their skills and capabilities across communication, commercial, contracts, sustainability, and innovation.

We believe that everyone has unique talents and are therefore looking for you!

Also, the ideal candidate has/is:

• Currently in study for a Bachelor's or Master's degree
• Fluent English language required
• Strong skills at using general office tools (Microsoft)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with various stakeholders
• Comfortable working independently on tasks and at the same time be a team player
• Assertive, pragmatic, resilient, and a can-do attitude
• Strong personality with the ability to work and adapt in a demanding and fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical skills
• Registered in a European (EU) University for the duration of the internship (6 months) or able to work in Europe

Conditions of HEINEKEN

1. You are enrolled at an educational institution.
   1. In the case of non-EU nationality, you must be registered as an intern with a Dutch educational institution, from which we receive proof of enrollment for the current academic year from you.
   2. In case of EU nationality, you may also be registered as an intern at educational institutions outside the EU.
2. Living in the Netherlands during internship (HEINEKEN does not facilitate housing).

Interested?
Great! For more information about this vacancy or about the application process, please contact werkenbijheinekennederland@heineken.com or you can apply right now.

Are you unsure if there is a perfect match? If so, we would still encourage you to apply!

Working at HEINEKEN

Every day we work with pride on our great products that you have certainly had in your hand at a party, during a work meeting, or at home on the couch. HEINEKEN is much more than just beer. What about brands like Heineken 0.0, Apple Bandit, Amstel Radler, and Birra Moretti. We actively work to create a pleasant work environment where everyone feels respected and has equal opportunities. Your personality, knowledge, and skills are the success of our organization.

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