Internship - Commerce Transformation & Change

The internship

Are you a student, passionate about Marketing and Sales, and looking for an experience in an international environment?

EverGreen is our bold strategy to deliver superior and balanced growth and the next evolution of our HEINEKEN business. As an intern in the Commerce Transformation Office, you will support the commercial organization in delivering this strategy through common language, streamlined solutions, and capabilities that are understood and utilized by Global, Regions, and OpCos.

Main responsibilities:

• The Transformation Team orchestrates pilots and deployment of initiatives and capabilities across all Operating Companies worldwide.
• Support change management of all initiatives/projects and their status to ensure that new ways of working are embedded in all Operating Companies.
• Support the overall programme and the different initiative leads in planning and execution of their Change & Communication activities.
• Develop supporting transformation material and support continuous improvement in our ways of working.
• Support the development of future-fit capabilities through ad hoc projects.

HEINEKEN has a global Change Management approach which will be the basis for all Change activities. By supporting the initiatives, you will learn about Change Management and how to apply it in practice.

As an intern, you will be fully onboarded in the team, learn about the organization of Commerce (sales & marketing) and transformation in an international environment whilst contributing to our delivery of the Evergreen strategy.

The internship is based in our Amsterdam office and available as of end of January for the duration of 6 months.

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

The Commerce Transformation Team is part of the Global Commerce Department Commercial Excellence. You will be working with colleagues from disciplines within the Commerce Department (Brand Building, Innovation, Revenue Margin Growth and Route to Consumer / Sales) and with other head office functions including Transformation, Finance, Communication and Digital & Technology.

The terms of employment

• Your starting date is 1 February 2026
• The internship is fulltime (in consultation also 4 days a week possible)
• The duration of the internship is 6 months
• It is a practice-oriented internship
• You will be based in Amsterdam, with the option to work up to 40% remote
• You will receive an internship fee of €650 gross pm (WO/HBO) based on 40 hours per week
• You will enjoy 2 vacation days per month (based on fulltime)
• You will have access to our Heineken events and networking opportunities
• You can enjoy our famous Thursday Borrels!
• If you do not have a student OV product, your commuting expenses will be fully reimbursed

The unique you!

• You are a student (Bachelor/Master) with a passion for the Commercial field and for People & Change.
• You are able to prioritize and work independently in a structured way on projects.
• You are a great team player, eager to learn and share knowledge.
• You’re able to write, speak, and communicate in English.
• You have a pragmatic approach with a can-do mentality.

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

Conditions of HEINEKEN

1. You are enrolled at an educational institution for the entire duration of your internship and can provide proof of enrollment for the current academic year during your onboarding.
   1. In the case of non-EU nationality, you must be registered as an intern with a Dutch educational institution.
   2. In case of EU nationality, you may also be registered as an intern at educational institutions outside the EU.
2. You reside in the Netherlands for the entire duration of your internship. Please note that HEINEKEN does not provide housing.
3. You are in possession of a valid citizen service number (BSN).

For more information about this vacancy, please contact werkenbijheinekennederland@heineken.com

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. Your personality, knowledge and skills are the success of our organization.