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Trainee Evaluator

Job in Durban, 4056, South Africa
Listing for: Givaudan
Apprenticeship/Internship position
Listed on 2026-01-25
Job specializations:
  • Design & Architecture
    Creative Design / Digital Art
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people.

Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Trainee Evaluator
- Your Future Position?

As a Trainee Evaluator in our Fragrance & Beauty Division, you will complete training program, perform assigned duties, and shadow senior colleagues to gain knowledge and experience in Fragrance Evaluation area, according to learning plan and company talent needs. Sound interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity. If, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, deliver value and skilled at fostering strong relationships.

In

this exciting role you will:
Fragrance Evaluation Development
  • Develop basic fragrance understanding including history, raw materials, fragrance families and perfume archetypes through guided learning and self‑study
  • Undertake assignments in category teams and develop deep understanding of evaluation protocols, market and consumer dynamics, best sellers and best smellers within the categories
  • Understand the brief process and develop ability to complete simple briefs with coaching from CFM, using IBIS system. Shadow more senior evaluators on real‑time briefs
  • Undertake assignments in other departments to gain in‑depth understanding of related functions in the organization
Evaluation Training Programme
  • Commit to, and complete on time, all stages of Evaluation Training Programme as agreed with CFD or CFM responsible for guiding training
Givaudan Systems
  • Develop ability to search Colibri for fragrance candidates/creative starting points
  • Develop ability to search Fragrance Land for relevant themes
Activation and Gallery
  • Participate in meetings relating to building and curating the best in class fragrance collection
  • Participate in activation projects requiring fast and efficient selection of fragrances from oil or blind
You?

Are you someone who wants to grow shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then come to join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:
  • University Degree
  • Verbal and written command of English
  • Proficiency in using common PC applications
  • Ability to define, recognize and memorize olfactory notes and fragrance language terms and determine olfactory directions
  • Acquire Raw Material understanding
  • Willingness to acquire and incorporate basic understanding of consumer olfactory preferences into fragrance evaluation
  • Ability to build competent knowledge of fragrance applications across categories and reactions/interactions across different bases
  • Developing understanding of Applications/Evaluation/Research methodologies, principles, protocols and documentation
  • Developing basic knowledge of fragrance products, general market dynamics, and key customers
  • Ability to build knowledge of customers’ products and processes
  • Ability to learn to effectively utilize systems to identify themes and resources to meet project priorities
  • Understanding of brief process and functional interfaces
  • Time Management skill
Our Benefits:
  • Attractive package with benefits
  • Paid annual leave and sick leave
  • Commercial insurance
  • Good opportunities for progressive learning and development
  • A creative team environment that will inspire you

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

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