Channel Management Intern - Summer 2027

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you’ll do

• Support distributor relationship management by maintaining regular communication, tracking performance, and assisting with issue resolution.
• Assist to analyze distributor sales data, inventory levels, and market trends to identify growth opportunities and channel gaps.
• Help coordinate pricing, promotions, and program launch activities across the distributor network.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer service teams to ensure distributor needs and customer requirements are met.
• Assist in developing reports, presentations, and recommendations to improve channel performance, market coverage, and revenue growth.

What makes you a good fit

• Pursuing a degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering, or a related field graduating in 2027 or 2028.
• Experience with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce) or business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Interest in B2B sales, channel management, industrial manufacturing, or distribution.
• Demonstrated leadership through internships, student organizations, athletics, or volunteer activities.
• Ability to analyze trends and make data-driven recommendations.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong relationship-building skills.
• Overall: analytical skills, relationship management, Excel proficiency, cross-functional collaboration, and commercial/business acumen

Some perks of joining Henkel as an intern

• Exciting projects that allow you to make real impact and collaborate with Henkel colleagues worldwide.
• Countless learning opportunities available through Henkel’s online learning platform with over 9,000 professional courses.
• Networking events with Henkel business leaders, experts and sustainability ambassadors.
• Ongoing feedback discussions throughout the internship that allow you to accomplish concrete goals.
• In-person and virtual social events to connect with other Henkel interns across the country.

Following your internship, you may be invited to join Henkel as a returning intern or full-time employee.

Additional information

• This internship is NOT eligible for a housing stipend or relocation support.
• This internship has a duration of May 24th – August 13th
• Recruitment for our 2027 internships starts in September 2026 and runs through early March 2027 or until all our positions are filled.
• If selected to move forward in our recruitment process, you will receive an email from our talent acquisition team.
• If a position you applied to is filled by another candidate, you will receive an email from our team alerting you that the position is closed.

The salary for this role is $22-$27/hour. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.