Voortbouwend op een sterke erfenis van bijna 150 jaar, geven wij de toon aan om het leven elke dag opnieuw te verbeelden en te verbeteren. Vandaag en voor toekomstige generaties. Via onze innovatieve en duurzame merken en technologieën en via onze teams over de hele wereld. Henkel bekleedt leidende posities in zowel industriële als consumentenactiviteiten: Ons portfolio omvat bekende haarverzorgingsproducten, wasmiddelen, wasverzachters en kleefstoffen, dichtingsmiddelen en functionele coatings.
Internship in Quality Excellence
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Internship in Quality Excellence
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About this position
Please apply only if you are currently living in the Netherlands and you are still a student or you have graduated maximum 3 months prior to the internship start date.
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
Do you dare to make an impact?
What you'll do
- Support Quality Initiatives: Assist in the development, project management, and rollout of global quality management initiatives, such as FMEA, Critical-to-Quality standards, and problem-solving methodologies
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Collect and analyze quality-related data to identify trends, improvement opportunities, and best practices across sites
- Digital Quality & Automation: Contribute to initiatives aimed at leveraging digital tools, digitalizing quality processes, and data-driven solutions to enhance quality management processes
- Problem-Solving Coaching: Provide support and act as a sparring partner for teams to enhance problem-solving capabilities across global sites
- Process Standardization: Help document and standardize quality processes, supporting knowledge sharing within the CoE and across global teams
- Training & Communication: Assist in preparing training materials, presentations, and internal communication on quality methodologies and best practices
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with different stakeholders (e.g., cross-functional global and regional roles as well as colleagues from the production sites) to support quality improvement projects
- Knowledge Management: Enhance internal quality communication by structuring and optimizing global knowledge-sharing platforms (Sharepoint), improving presentation materials, and supporting streamlined content delivery
What makes you a good fit
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s program in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Quality Management, Supply Chain, or a related field
- A strong interest in quality management, problem-solving methodologies, and continuous improvement
- Previous internship or project experience in manufacturing, operations, or quality management is a plus
- Analytical & Data-Driven: Comfortable working with data, identifying trends, and deriving meaningful insights
- Process-Oriented: Ability to understand and contribute to structured quality and problem-solving methodologies
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with global teams
- Problem-Solving Mindset: Enthusiastic about structured approaches like 5-Why, A3, 8D
- Proactive & Hands-On: Self-motivated, eager to learn, and able to take initiative in a fast-paced environment
- Tech-Savvy: Familiarity with Excel, Power BI, or other data visualization tools is a plus
- Digital & Automation Awareness: Interest in digital quality tools, AI applications, and data-driven decision-making
- Language Skills: Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
- Available for 6 months full-time internship starting June 1st 2025
OUR OFFER
- Opportunity to work in a multi-cultural dynamic environment
- An exciting and educational full-time internship in an international FMCG business
- You’ll be part of an international intern community
- Fun and educational events organized for the international (BeNeFrance) intern community, with opportunities to broaden your network
- 6 months internship (possibility to extend for 2 more months, max. 8 months in total)
- An internship allowance of 1000 EUR gross/ month and a 250 EUR travel allowance
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to gender, origin, culture, mindset, generation, disability, religion and sexual orientation.
JOB ID: 25078520
Job Locations: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Contact information for application-related questions: recruitment.benelux@henkel.com
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FAQ
Ik ben geïnteresseerd in meerdere functies. Kan ik voor meerdere functies tegelijk solliciteren?
Ja, het volstaat om uw onlineprofiel in te vullen. Daarna kunt u voor meerdere functies solliciteren.
De vacature is in het Engels opgesteld. Moet ik in het Engels solliciteren?
Ja, graag. Henkel is een internationale onderneming en u zult dus met collega's uit de hele wereld samenwerken. Binnen onze onderneming is Engels onze voertaal. In het algemeen is het aanbevolen te solliciteren in de taal van de vacature.
Word ik tijdens het proces geïnformeerd over de status van mijn sollicitatie?
Elke in te vullen functie is uniek, en het is zowel voor u als voor ons belangrijk om het proces tot een goed einde te brengen. Wij willen er zeker van zijn dat zowel de kandidaat als de organisatie een goede match zijn. Wij zullen gedurende het volledige proces feedback geven aan de kandidaten.
Kunnen werknemers bewegen tussen verschillende sectoren en/of verschillende landen?
Ja, sterker nog, binnen Henkel verwachten we van ons talent dat ze flexibel en mobiel zijn. Dit draagt bij tot het grote wereldwijde succes van onze onderneming.
Onze "Triple two"-filosofie draagt bij aan deze verwachting: u kunt ervaring opdoen in tenminste twee functies, twee verschillende landen en twee activiteitensectoren. Wij passen deze filosofie toe omdat wij denken dat uw persoonlijke ontwikkeling baat heeft bij verschillende functies in verschillende domeinen en verschillende afdelingen, waardoor u ook een beter begrip zult hebben van Henkel als wereldwijde onderneming.
Hier vindt u meer informatie over onze opleidingsprogramma's.
Met wie moet ik contact opnemen als ik vragen heb over mijn sollicitatie?
Het recruitmentteam beantwoordt alle vragen aangaande uw sollicitatie. Neem hier contact op met het team.