Key Skills

Job Description

Ready to gain hands-on experience in Global Category Procurement and support strategic sourcing decisions across international dairy ingredient markets? As an intern within the Global Procurement Dairy Ingredients Team, you will contribute to market analyses, sustainability initiatives, tender processes, and category management activities. You will work in a highly international environment, collaborate with procurement and finance professionals, and help generate insights that support procurement strategies and business value creation. This internship offers a unique opportunity to experience global procurement dynamics while building analytical and stakeholder management skills. Currently we have an intern position available in the Direct Materials team for Category Procurement at FrieslandCampina. During your internship, you will join the Global Procurement Dairy Ingredients Team and will support with: Market analysis for different Dairy Ingredients categories (e.g. Lactose, Whey Powders, Acid Casein, SMP, WMP, etc.) to support the strategy development. Support with sustainability roadmaps. Support in tender processes. Support on structuring spend data and category analyses. Improve contract and quality control compliance. This position will give you the opportunity to experience category procurement dynamics at a global level, being part of a truly international team with more than 13 nationalities across both teams. You will be part of the Global Category Procurement team, supporting the team to organize their strategies, deliver savings and create value in order to maximize success for FrieslandCampina. You will also work closely with the Finance team on budget setting, cost breakdown definition and value drivers. Joining the Procurement department will bring you in contact with other departments such as R&D, Sales and Marketing at a global level, as well as external stakeholders. Preferred start date: Flexible start dates from mid-January to February 2027, for a period of 6 months. Available to work within the department 4-5 days per week, with a hybrid working model. For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them, it is not just about what we do, but who we are. We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world. You will join the Global Procurement Dairy Ingredients Team within the Global Category Procurement organization. The team operates in an international setting and consists of professionals from more than 13 nationalities. Together, the team develops sourcing strategies, drives sustainability initiatives and delivers value across FrieslandCampina's global operations. Does this sound exciting? You can apply now!

Core Responsibilities

Analyze dairy ingredient markets and spend data to support category strategies, sourcing decisions, and savings. Support sustainability roadmaps, tender processes, and contract and quality compliance while collaborating with Finance and other global stakeholders.

Requirements

The posting does not specify formal education, prior experience, or other mandatory qualifications. The role involves supporting the team 4–5 days per week for a six-month internship, with flexible start dates from mid-January to February 2027.