Please note that this is a 6 months internship from July 2019 onwards
Our products find their way to more than 100 countries
With annual revenue of 11.6 billion euros, FrieslandCampina is one of the world’s largest dairy companies.
FrieslandCampina dairy products are exported worldwide
FrieslandCampina produces and sells consumer products such as dairy-based beverages, infant nutrition, cheese and desserts in many European countries, in Asia and in Africa via its own subsidiaries. Dairy products are also exported worldwide from the Netherlands. In addition, products are supplied to professional customers, including cream and butter products to bakeries and catering companies in West Europe. FrieslandCampina sells ingredients and half-finished products to manufacturers of infant nutrition, the food industry and the pharmaceutical sector around the world.
Offices in 34 countries
FrieslandCampina has branch offices in 34 countries and employs 23,769 people. FrieslandCampina’s products find their way to more than 100 countries. The Company’s central office is based in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. FrieslandCampina’s activities are divided into four market-oriented business groups:
- FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy
- FrieslandCampina Specialised Nutrition
- FrieslandCampina Dairy Essentials
- FrieslandCampina Ingredients
Category Procurement Intern (6 Months)
FrieslandCampina’s marketing procurement team provides you the opportunity to get your hands dirty with the different markets and well-known brands of the organization. In accordance to this, you will experience the high complexity and continuously evolving services within MarCom agencies, enabling you to interact with different levels of stakeholders within Procurement organization and business
We are looking for a Category Procurement intern interested in the consumer industry to assist the Category Procurement Manager Marcomm on a global level to drive Procurement strategy.
The Category Procurement Intern will be supporting two categories- He/she will spend 90% of the time supporting the Marcom Category Procurement team (Market Research, Creative, Digital, Production, Shopper etc.) and 10% on other Categories (as required)
General responsibilities across both categories
• Lead procurement reporting and tracking of payment terms, savings, initiatives etc.
• Lead Tail-end Contract Management and assist in simple tail-end contracting responsibilities
General Responsibilities for Marcom Category (Content)
• Lead Agency Costing Review
The intern will develop an in-house “should-cost model”/ benchmark for agency costing (eg. Cost of director, account manager, print, videos, GIF, website banners, focus group discussion, research costing etc). Additionally, he/she will assist with formulating the pricing template, proposing guidelines for Out-Of-Pocket costing , and terms and conditions across Asia for agencies to work with the company.
Additional learning/ support
• Training on strategic sourcing framework and tools
• Coaching and mentorship from Category Procurement Manager
• Job shadowing of Category Procurement Manager
• Participation in key agencies/ supplier discussion/ negotiation/ business visits
What we’re looking for
Commercially focused
Organizing & Planning Skills
Proactive and dynamic
Flexible thinking
Keen on learning/ Curious
Strong data analytic skills with Excel (Macro preferred)
Meticulous
Contracting/ business law (will be an advantage)
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