Internship - Category Management

Consumer Brands Marketing Netherlands, Utrecht, Utrecht Full Time Limited
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About this position

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?

Then Henkel Consumer Brands is looking for you!

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 August-September 2026

Some perks of joining Henkel

  • Full on support and guidance from the team to maximize your internship learning process.
  • An exciting and educational full-time internship in an international FMCG business.
  • A flexible work-from-home policy (60% home, 40% office).
  • An internship allowance of €1000 - €1250 per month.
  • 10-12 days of paid holidays.
  • Continuous learning in a digital way via the Henkel Learning Hub.
  • You’ll be part of an international intern community.
  • Fun and educational events organized for the international (BeNeLux) intern community, with opportunities to broaden your network.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.

JOB ID: 26093758

Job Locations: Netherlands, Utrecht, Utrecht

Contact information for application-related questions: recruitment.benelux@henkel.com

Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. To apply, please click on the "Apply for this role" button below. Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.

Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application

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À propos de Henkel

En nous appuyant sur un solide héritage de près de 150 ans, nous ouvrons la voie pour réimaginer et améliorer la vie au quotidien. Aujourd'hui et pour les générations à venir. Grâce à des marques et des technologies innovantes et durables, et grâce à nos équipes dans le monde entier. Henkel détient des positions de leader dans les activités industrielles et grand public : Notre portefeuille comprend des produits de soins capillaires, des cosmétiques, des lessives, des adoucissant ainsi que des adhésifs, des produits d'étanchéité et des revêtements fonctionnels renommés.

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FAQ

Oui – il vous suffit de compléter votre profil en ligne. Vous pourrez ensuite postuler pour plusieurs postes.

Oui, s'il vous plaît. Henkel étant un groupe international, vous travaillerez avec des collègues issus du monde entier. L'anglais est la langue officielle de notre groupe. En règle générale, il est conseillé de postuler dans la langue de l'offre.

Chaque poste à pourvoir est unique, et mener à bien le processus est important pour vous comme pour nous. Nous voulons être sûrs que nous travaillerons bien ensemble. Nous fournirons des retours aux candidats tout au long du processus.

Oui, c'est même une caractéristique de Henkel : nos employés sont polyvalents et mobiles. Cela contribue à la grande réussite mondiale de notre entreprise.

Notre philosophie « Triple two » va dans ce sens : vous pourrez acquérir une expérience dans au moins deux fonctions, deux pays différents et deux secteurs d'activités. Nous appliquons cette philosophie car nous pensons qu'occuper différents postes, dans différents domaines et dans nos différentes branches est bénéfique pour votre évolution personnelle et vous permet de mieux comprendre Henkel en tant qu'entreprise mondiale.

Vous trouverez ici des informations complémentaires sur nos programmes de formation.

L'équipe de recrutement répond à toutes les demandes concernant les candidatures. Contactez l'équipe ici.