Sensory Insights Intern at Givaudan in Naarden, NL

Job description

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 17,000 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. We are looking for an intern to work in our Sensory Insigths team located in Naarden, close to Amsterdam in the Netherlands As a Sensory Insights team member within Givaudan - the global leader in the flavour and fragrance industry - you will be part of the Sensory Insights Europe team. You will be partially responsible to lead our sensory expert panels for the snacks and beverage category and manage sensory projects that investigate sensory taste and flavor profiles to guide flavor creation and support our 2027 innovation roadmap. You will work closely with the Panel Leaders, Sensory Technicians and local CSI Managers. Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you are a creative & enthusiastic individual who is passionate about sensory testing. In this exciting role you will: 1. Lead our sensory expert panel and sensory studies for the snacks and beverage category to create relevant sensory insights that guide flavor creation: With support of the Panel Leader, interact with the internal project team to understand the request and propose the best sensory approach to suit the needs Together with the Panel Leader, manage the planning for the project pipeline to make full use of our sensory capabilities Work with application teams to coordinate preparation of products for the tests Together with the Sensory technician, prepare and execute the sensory panel sessions Analyze the sensory data, write reports and communicate the results to the internal stakeholders (sales, technical team, marketing team) Track panel performance, organize training sessions to maintain a well-performing and motivated sensory panel 2. Support the 2028 sensory innovation pipeline: Run literature review on key innovation topics to uncover relevant new developments in the sensory field Together with the rest of the team, support the initiatives of the 2027 sensory innovation roadmap (e.g. rapid sensory methodologies, AI and digital tools) Help shape the 2028 sensory innovation roadmap by aligning with our local CSI managers and other internal stakeholders and identifying new areas of exploration Be involved in the continuous development of our globally aligned sensory language capabilities Your qualifications A creative & enthusiastic individual who is passionate about food experiences, sensory science and consumer understanding Undergraduate or Masters student in food science, sensory science or consumer insights Strong analytical skills and statistical knowledge. Expertise in Compusense, XLstat or R is a plus Data visualization skills are a plus Likes to take on responsibility and able to drive small size projects Excellent written & verbal communication skills in both Dutch and English . Ability to present findings in a concise manner ( our expert panels are Dutch speaking only ) Eligible to work in the Netherlands Easily connects with colleagues and a natural networker What do we offer you? During your internship you will get the opportunity to provide support in planning and executing regional CSI projects. You will learn about the sensory perception of key products in Europe. Under the assistance of the Sensory Insights Manager, you will translate these insights into meaningful recommendations for our flavourist and application technologists and participate to the creation of consumer winning food experience solutions for our