Benefits Intern EPDM
Kraft Heinz · Amsterdam
Job Description
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Benefits Intern to support our Benefits team. As a Benefits Intern, you will play a key role in assisting with employee communications and engagement and data management. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of Compensation and Benefits and develop your skills in a dynamic and international environment.
Start date: 15 September 2026
Duration: Minimum 6 months
Workload: 32–40 hours per week
Allowance: €625 per month (based on a 40-hour working week), plus full reimbursement of travel expenses
Location: Amsterdam
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain an employee communications calendar for the Netherlands, including creating engaging templates and content.
Support the Benefits Manager with roll-out of a Benefits Portal in the Netherlands.
Update and maintain the Benefits Portals sites, ensuring that all information is up-to-date and easily accessible.
Review and update policy documents, ensuring compliance and accurate storage.
Maintaining a comprehensive overview of all benefits in Europe, including descriptions of each benefit, vendor information and policy details.
Support with annual benefit survey and benchmarking activities.
Assist in developing new onboarding materials for new hires, ensuring they have a thorough understanding of our employee benefits.
Support the development of HR Business Partner training materials to keep HR teams knowledgeable about our employee benefits.
Support with responding to basic employee queries regarding their benefits, providing excellent customer service and escalating complex issues to the Benefits Manager as needed.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree, preferably in a field related to HR, Compensation, or Rewards.
Proficiency in Excel, including the ability to work with simple Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
Experience working with SharePoint and confident PowerPoint user.
Excellent stakeholder communication skills – ability to effectively communicate with a wide array of stakeholders across countries, locations and functions.
Curious and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Ability to simplify complex issues and develop pragmatic solutions.
Note: Candidates must have EU working rights, meaning they must either hold EU citizenship or be studying in the Netherlands.
EU/EEA students: You must be enrolled at a European university for 50 percent of the duration of the internship.
Non-EU students: You must be enrolled at a Dutch university for the full duration of the internship.
Professional Attributes:
Curiosity, positivity & enthusiasm: You’re curious, positive and enthusiastic. People know you as the driver of the team.
Willingness to learn: You are quick and eager to pick up new skills and enjoy developing yourself in many areas.
Communication Skills: At Kraft Heinz you’ll easily be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it’s important you have excellent communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.
Analytical: Know how to translate complex data into a simple solution with your analytical mindset
Team player: You’re a team player, which means you’re sometimes a leader, sometimes a follower but always working towards the same common goal together with your teammates.
Ownership: Think and act like the owners of our business, make tough choices and treat every dollar as if it is our own. A self-starter mindset, with the ability to work independently when required, interpret and exercise professional judgment, and solve problems creatively
Recruitment process:
CV selection based on hard requirements such as EU working rights
Online cultural fit assessment in the form of games - Pymetrics
Online video-round - Pymetrics
Online Screening Interview
Online hiring manager interview
Amazing internship opportunity that can kickstart your career!
Note: The recruitment process can take up to 4-6 weeks in total
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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AmsterdamKraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.