Join FrieslandCampina’s Global Traineeship Commerce and immerse yourself in the dynamic world of marketing, sales, and brand building. This program offers a unique opportunity to understand how both B2C and B2B brands come to life in the market. You will apply your creativity, analytical skills, and commercial instincts to create value for consumers, customers, and the business. Throughout the traineeship, you will gain hands-on experience across various commercial functions, collaborating with colleagues from different markets and departments to develop and execute commercial strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in two challenging roles within your home country, each lasting 18 months, contributing to key business priorities while building broad commercial expertise.
- Engage in rotations across areas such as Shopper Marketing, Brand Management, Business Development, Category Management, and B2B Sales.
- Support growth initiatives for well-known consumer brands like Olper’s, Omore, and Tarang by influencing shopper behavior at the point of sale. This includes working on category growth initiatives, customer and channel-specific activations, promotional campaigns, and in-store execution across multiple retail channels.
- Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, and external agencies to ensure consistent and impactful shopper engagement.
- Gain exposure to commercial strategy execution across Modern Trade, General Trade, and other relevant channels.
- Strengthen FrieslandCampina’s B2B commercial capabilities by working with distributors and business partners, focusing on improving distributor performance, customer engagement, commercial processes, and leveraging digital tools and data.
- Analyze business performance, identify opportunities for enhanced collaboration with distributors, and support initiatives that drive better commercial decision-making.
- Contribute to meaningful commercial projects such as developing customer growth plans, supporting brand activations, improving category performance, and analyzing market and shopper insights.
- Join a global cohort of trainees, building an international network and learning from peers across different functions and countries.
Required Qualifications:
- 0-2 years of work experience.
- Strong academic background with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business or a commercial-related field.
- Affinity for both marketing and sales disciplines.
- Fluency in English.
Preferred Qualifications and Benefits:
- Reflective, adaptable, and eager to learn with a collaborative mindset.
- Willingness to relocate domestically or internationally.
- Relevant extracurricular activities, internships, or work experience demonstrating leadership potential.
- Ability to perform well under pressure in fast-paced environments.
- Access to an extensive virtual learning journey alongside a global cohort of trainees from diverse countries and functions.
- Opportunity to build a strong international network within a vibrant trainee community.
- Fast-tracked development focusing on commercial mindset, customer understanding, brand and category thinking, and leadership skills.
- Work in a dynamic, international environment contributing to impactful commercial projects that shape FrieslandCampina’s future.
This traineeship offers a comprehensive foundation for a successful career within FrieslandCampina, combining practical experience with continuous learning and global exposure. You will be part of a supportive team and broader trainee community that encourages knowledge sharing and professional growth across the organization.