Internship - Global Innovation
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Location: Amsterdam, NL
Company: HEINEKEN
Internship – Global Innovation
Ignite Your Curiosity, shaping the future of Heineken® Innovation.
HEINEKEN is looking for you!
Have you ever dreamed of joining a huge international company in a lovely human-sized city? Does working in one of the biggest brewery companies in the world, in a multicultural team with interdisciplinary tasks and great corporate spirit put sparkles in your eyes?
Heineken N.V. is the number one brewer in Europe and one of the largest brewers in the world. Our team at Heineken Global Commerce is looking for a curious, ambitious intern to support the Heineken® brand Innovation team.
The Internship
As a valued member of Heineken® Innovation team you would be working on Innovation projects and general Brand Management tasks.
This will involve:
- New product development activities
- Category analytics support, data analysis and providing insights
- Concept research and brand development
- Benchmark trends, digital & social activity, and industry best practices
- Leading your own projects
- Internal communications: engaging markets around the world
- Supporting the team with presentations to key stakeholders
The Department
You will be part of the Commerce department; Our key stakeholders are Communication Managers, R&D teams, CMI, Designers, Markets and Agencies.
We love our team because we are one: we help each other, we are transparent, always connected, and most importantly, we have a good time doing our job!
The best candidate for this position is a curious person with a positive attitude, someone who brings excitement to the team with their proactive approach, whilst remaining pragmatic and persistent. If you are genuinely motivated and transparent, and if you believe you can inspire the people around you with your attitude and knowledge, you could definitely be the right fit for us!
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.
As part of HEINEKENs Evergreen strategy, launched in 2020, our team is working 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.
The terms of employment
- Your starting date is 1st February 2025
- The internship is fulltime (5 days a week/40hours per week)
- The duration of the internship is 6 months (in consultation with your internship supervisor)
- It is a practice-oriented internship
- You will receive an internship fee of €650 gross based on 40 hours per week (by a start of 01 January 2025)
- You will enjoy 2 vacation days per month (based on fulltime)
- 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, adaptability, multicultural awareness, commercial resilience, and innovation.
- Currently in study for a Bachelors or Master’s degree, fluent written and spoken English
- A passion for the world of beer and zero alcohol
- An open and global mindset, natural curiosity, and willingness to ask why
- Exceptional team player capability and eagerness to learn, share knowledge
- A good eye for building winning power point presentations
- Familiar with general office tools (Microsoft) - graphic design & video editing skills are a plus
- Confident, with good communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work across multiple projects at once, to deal with multiple project owners and to manage your own time
- Highly motivated with strong sense of personal initiative
- We will consider applicants from all academic disciplines and levels, but specific attention will be paid to those from marketing, business, PR/communication, market research or innovation backgrounds
Conditions of HEINEKEN
- You are enrolled at an educational institution.
- In the case of non-EU nationality, you must be registered as an intern with a Dutch educational institution.
- In case of EU nationality, you may also be registered as an intern at educational institutions outside the EU.
- Physical presence at the location of your internship. We believe that you learn most when you can work directly with your colleagues. It is therefore not possible to work completely remote and HEINEKEN does not facilitate housing.
Interested?
Great! For more information about this vacancy or about the application process, please contact Marianne.Willems@heineken.com
You can also apply right now by clicking on the "apply now" button. After that we ask you to fill in some data, write a short motivation for the internship and upload your most recent CV.
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