Air Logistics Working Internship

When you work at Kuehne+Nagel in Freight Logistics and Operations, you play a key role in optimizing processes and ensuring that inventories and shipments are moved efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also ensures that essential medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we think.

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Are you looking for a challenging working internship in which you don't just observe, but are truly part of the team? From February 2027, we are looking for enthusiastic MBO and HBO students who want to gain approximately 5 - 6 months of practical experience within Air Logistics at Schiphol-Rijk.

During your internship, you will get to know the dynamic world of international air freight. You will participate in daily logistical processes, receive responsibility, and be guided by experienced colleagues. Depending on your studies, interests, and learning goals, we will look together at which department suits you best. We offer working internship positions for the following departments:

Within Import Gateway & Procurement, everything revolves around the fast and correct processing of incoming air freight. Together with the team, you will ensure that shipments are further processed in the correct manner from the airport.

What will you do?

• Checking and following up on incoming shipments and associated documents;
• Maintaining contact with ground handlers and other involved parties; • Supporting the planning and organization of transport from the airport;
• Identifying deviations and supporting the follow-up of these;
• Supporting damage investigations and the preparation of claims.

Within Aerospace & Semicon and Cloud, you will work on logistical processes for customers within the aviation and semiconductor industries. Shipments are often time-critical and therefore require accuracy, good communication, and tight coordination.

What will you do?

• Supporting the processing and follow-up of shipments;
• Planning and coordinating transports and deliveries;
• Monitoring the progress of shipments;
• Supporting operational, administrative, and financial activities;
• Collaborating with colleagues to handle shipments timely and correctly.

Within OCC, monitoring the import process and the quality of our services is central. You will work together with colleagues on the proper handling of shipments and think along when the process runs differently than planned.

What will you do?

• Checking and monitoring import processes;
• Identifying and following up on deviations;
• Thinking along about solutions for operational issues;
• Supporting the monitoring of agreements made;
• Thinking along about improvements in our daily processes.

Are you interested in the combination of logistics, numbers, and process improvement? Within RCC, you will get to know the financial side of international logistics and work together with various operational teams.

What will you do?

• Supporting invoicing and administrative processing;
• Checking incoming invoices;
• Drafting and processing instructions;
• Coordinating with operational teams;

For HBO students: analyzing processes and thinking along about process improvements and Lean initiatives.

With us, doing an internship means more than just observing. From the start, you will work on real logistical processes and get the chance to take responsibility. You will learn from experienced colleagues, contribute your own ideas, and help the team in the daily organizing and improving of our international air freight processes.

We are looking for students who are curious, like to take initiative, and above all want to learn a lot. You are following a suitable MBO or HBO education, have an interest in logistics and international processes, and are available for approximately 5 - 6 months for a working internship starting from February 2027. You enjoy collaborating and can communicate well in both Dutch and English.

You will receive an educational working internship within an international and dynamic organization. You will be guided by experienced colleagues, but will also get the space to take up tasks independently, take responsibility, and come up with ideas. This way, you gain valuable practical experience and discover which direction within logistics suits you best. Additionally, you will receive a monthly internship allowance.

Interested? Apply and tell us in your motivation from when you are available, how many hours per week your internship lasts, and which department appeals to you the most. Who knows, you might start your working internship within Air Logistics in February 2027!

Logistics forms our daily lives - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond just logistics; it enables both ordinary and extraordinary moments in the lives of people all over the world.

As a world leader with a rich history and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment in which your career can truly make a difference. Whether we are helping to deliver life-saving medicines, developing sustainable transport solutions, or supporting our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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