Internship in Category Development - Consumer Brands

About this internship

Are you looking for a challenging internship at one of the leading FMCG companies in the world? Do you want to work at the company behind big brands such as Taft, SYOSS, Gliss, got2b, Fleuril, Witte Reus and Fa?

Henkel Consumer Brands is looking for an intern in Category Development - Consumer Brands.

You will be working within our Commercial Excellence Team, which means that you will be actively involved in managing the Personal, Home and Beauty Care assortment listed at retailers all over the Netherlands. In this hands-on internship you will assist our Category Managers in their daily tasks while developing a broad range of skills. Your responsibilities vary between building shelf plans, evaluating shelf mutation moments and translating consumer and market data from many sources into actionable insights. The results of your work are immediately visible and tangible when shopping in the supermarket or drug stores.

What you’ll do

• Translating consumer and market insights into professional story telling.
• Monitor assortment and shelf strategy for the assigned categories and key retailers.
• Collaborating on client specific growth plans, based on consumer, shopper- & customer insights.
• The opportunity to work closely with sales and marketing teams.
• A great environment to strengthen your analytical skills by performing market and portfolio analyses.
• The successful implementation of our perfect portfolio strategy including innovation pipeline is a key contributor to success and is one of the key focus points.

What makes you a good fit

• Academic degree in Management, Economics, Marketing or similar (enrolled now/fresh graduate).
• Affinity with Marketing and Consumer Goods.
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and feel comfortable with data analysis.
• Excellent knowledge of Dutch and English
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Package, especially Excel & PowerPoint.
• Analytical, creative, persistent and result driven person with excellent communication skills.
• Team-player who thinks in terms of solutions and feels full responsibility for the outcome of their job.
• Available for 5-6 months full-time as of March 2026.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• An exciting, educational internship in an international environment, gaining practical experience in the FMCG sector.
• Working with appealing Dutch brands such as Schwarzkopf, Syoss, Persil, Witte Reus, Taft, and Fa.
• Discover what it's like to work for a multinational company
• Your own responsibilities, but also plenty of guidance to help you develop further
• Working in a fun team that regularly organizes team outings
• Opportunities for part-time internships
• Opportunities to work from home (60% office and 40% home)
• Fun and educational events organized for the (BeNeLux) internal community, with opportunities to expand your network
• An internship allowance of €1,000-1,250 per month
• Continuous digital learning via the Henkel learning hub