Graduate Development Program - Capability Track Marketing

Are you a recent graduate ready to kick-start your career at the intersection of Marketing & Innovation? At Philips, we are looking for an ambitious Graduate Development Program - Marketing Trainee to join our global Innovation & Design function. This is your opportunity to make an impact at the heart of Philips Innovation, while building the foundation for a dynamic career!

Your assignments:

As a Graduate Development Program - Marketing Trainee, you will join Innovation Engineering, a community of approximately 1,300 colleagues dedicated to catalysing innovation across all of Philips business units. In this two-year traineeship, you will gain hands-on experience, contribute to high-impact projects, and grow into a trusted Marketing professional.

First assignment:

• Support Innovation Engineering-wide Marketing initiatives, such as developing catalogues, proposition decks, and SharePoint materials.
• Contribute to department-level broadcasting initiatives, support event planning, storytelling, and content creation (e.g., decks, Viva Engage posts, impact stories).
• Leverage new technologies (such as AI) to enhance and automate Marketing content.

Second assignment:

• Continue building on Year 1 activities.
• Take the lead on a strategic Marketing project, acting as a consultant for Philips’ Business Units.
• In this role, you will collaborate closely with an experienced communications expert, Chief of Staff, and Operational Excellence Team, while engaging with a diverse network of stakeholders across Innovation Engineering. As a central function, this position gives you the unique ability to quickly understand the full Philips innovation landscape.

As a GDP trainee you will receive a 2.5 years, full time employment contract with excellent labor conditions.

You're the right fit if:

• You have completed a Master's degree, preferably in Marketing or Marketing Communications, or a related field and are available per 16th of March 2026.
• You have affinity with Healthcare and Technology.
• You have a proactive, collaborative mindset, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to tailor messages to different stakeholders.
• You have a passion for driving Marketing projects, with creativity and affinity for media tools and content creation.
• Prior experience in Marketing or Marcom (internship or similar) is a plus.
• You need to have excellent English communication skills; Dutch language skills are a plus.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. You are based in Eindhoven, but there are also opportunities to work from the Amsterdam office now and then.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.