Internship - Taste & Wellbeing Regional Marketing Innovation

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.  

An internship opportunity with our fabulous Taste & Wellbeing Regional Innovation team supporting exciting Category Management project activities in our Dubai Media City office - Your future position?

We are hiring an 'Intern' for our Taste & Wellbeing Regional Innovation team for 3 months (with a possibility of extension) and support some of our exciting projects and initiatives.

You will be based in our Regional Head Office in Dubai Media City and report to the Taste & Wellbeing Regional Category Manager for Snacks & Savoury. You will learn, gather insights, and support the team for exciting core project activities for Category Management for the Taste & Wellbeing Regional Innovation team across several product categories like Snacks, Savory, Beverage, and Sweets.

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes.

Our passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the food & beverage, fragrance and beauty industries. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers. Our customers in the region have local, regional, and international profiles, bringing diversity and curiosity to your daily job.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity.

In this exciting role, you will -

• Analyse food and beverage product categories and brands to identify trends, competitive dynamics, and brand challenges, as well as make well-informed commercial and marketing strategy recommendations for the team.
• Assist the Category Marketing Manager on specific projects, compiling, consolidating, and uploading information into our internal portals.
• Learn about the latest developments in food and beverage trends in the global and local markets.
• Have access to data (e.g., Mintel, Global data, Euromonitor and FMCG Gurus), Givaudan internal company tools and consumer research to expand your knowledge in the high-paced food and beverages industry!
• Work closely with local markets to collect, upload, and share information.
• Support Product Managers on specific innovation projects and roll-outs involving sampling and documentation activities.

You?

• Currently still a student or within the last 1 year passed out with a Bachelor's or Master's program (or similar) in only Marketing or Business Administration or Food Technology at University or Business School.
• Prior international experience, such as studies or internships abroad, is advantageous.
• Have your own valid UAE Residence visa through the university, parent, spouse, or other valid arrangements.
• Passionate with all aspects of marketing, from inspiration to commercialization.
• High affinity for the food and beverage industry.
• Ability to build a marketing presentation and to bring an innovative mindset.
• Comfortable working across different digital platforms and exploring new digital tools.
• Proficient in the English language.

Your benefits -

• A creative team environment that will inspire you.
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.

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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.