Benefits Intern EPDM

Kraft Heinz; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz is seeking a Benefits Intern in Amsterdam to support the Benefits team with employee communications, engagement, and data management. You will help roll out a Benefits Portal in the Netherlands and maintain policy documents and content across Europe.

The role focuses on developing onboarding materials, assisting with surveys and benchmarking, and delivering excellent service while collaborating with HR partners across countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Compensation or Rewards preferred.
• Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Strong communication with stakeholders across countries and functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an employee communications calendar for the Netherlands.
• Support Benefits Portal rollout in the Netherlands.
• Update and maintain Benefits Portals sites with up-to-date information.
• Review and update policy documents for compliance and storage.
• Maintain an overview of all benefits in Europe with vendor info and policy details.
• Assist in annual benefits survey and benchmarking activities.
• Develop onboarding materials for new hires to explain benefits.
• Support HRBPs with training materials on employee benefits.
• Respond to basic employee inquiries and escalate complex issues.

Skills

Excel with Pivot Tables & VLOOKUP

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Stakeholder communication

Curious and proactive

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Compensation/Rewards

Tools

SharePoint

PowerPoint

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.

Job Description

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.

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 PowerPoint.
• 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

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.

Location(s)

Amsterdam