Givaudan Careers Sales Support Apprentice

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and imagination, 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. 
In France, discover the empowered passionate professionals who made history creating our legendary perfumery school. Feel the heritage. Acquire knowledge and experience, gained in our renowned European Creation Centre, or from any of our 17 innovative sites across the country. Every day, your commitment, your humility, and your risk-taking will shape our future. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

For our local, regional, and international clients, we create flavours for dairy products, beverages, confectionery, and prepared dishes.
Our French Food Flavours team is made up of sales representatives, flavourists, application technologists, and regulatory product specialists.

Interested in this apprenticeship ? It could be the perfect opportunity if, like us, your goal is to always meet customers’ needs. You will join the Sales team dedicated to the international market.

You will:

• Use market intelligence tools to support the development of alternative flavours aimed at gaining new market shares.
• Provide support in project management.
• Participate in project tracking through specific applications: sample follow-up, sending technical documentation, product referencing.

On a daily basis, you will assist key account managers and will also have opportunities to interact directly with customers.

Among the non-exhaustive tasks:

• Attend internal and customer meetings and write reports.
• Create and monitor projects in the system.
• Follow up on price quotation requests (always validated by the KAM).
• Interact with various internal departments: R&D, Pricing, Customer Care, Regulatory Affairs, Quality.
• Help prepare business meetings (sales presentations).
• Contribute to developing value propositions for existing and new customers.
• Support prospecting activities.
• Track sample requests.

You will be at the heart of the action and customer strategy. This mission is both stimulating and rewarding!
A great experience that will definitely enhance your professional journey.

You?
Do you want to discover the world of food flavours, collaborate, and learn within teams that are just as passionate as you are? Then join us and make an impact on your world!

Your profile includes:

• A higher education degree from a Business or Marketing school.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• A sense of priorities and creativity.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) and in PowerPoint and Excel.

Preferred start date: September 2026 – Duration: 12 months

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.