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Sustainability Specialist - Fragrance & Beauty (Temporary contract)
Givaudan
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Source date: 10/30/2026
About this role
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. Sustainability Specialist - Fragrance & Beauty (Temporary Contract) - Your Future Position? We are looking for a Sustainability Specialist to join our team in Argenteuil and Paris . Reporting directly to the Head of Sustainability, Fragrance & Beauty , you will support the translation of Givaudan's sustainability agenda into actionable plans and priorities for the Fragrance & Beauty division. You will engage with Fragrance & Beauty customers on sustainability topics, bringing Givaudan's purpose and sustainability ambitions to life while strengthening our position as a partner of choice. Working closely with divisional and functional stakeholders, and under the guidance of the Sustainability Leadership Team, you will help drive alignment and consistency in implementing the sustainability agenda across Fragrance & Beauty. Main responsibilities: Engage with Customers • Partner with relevant teams to manage customer sustainability requests, ensuring responses reflect Givaudan's latest positions, emerging sustainability trends and customer needs. • Develop responses to non-standard or complex customer sustainability requests, coordinating and validating positions with relevant divisional and sustainability stakeholders. • Identify and implement process improvements to increase the efficiency and consistency of customer responses. • Support and guide customer-facing teams in sustainability discussions with customers. Engage with Divisional Partners • Support the representation of Fragrance & Beauty priorities and perspectives within Givaudan's broader sustainability agenda. • Collaborate with divisional and functional partners to embed sustainability into Fragrance & Beauty activities, decision-making and ways of working. • Advise teams on integrating sustainability into portfolio value propositions, including relevant environmental and societal claims. • Bring an outside-in perspective on sustainability trends, customer expectations and emerging topics relevant to Fragrance & Beauty, while helping translate divisional needs into the broader Sustainability organization. Translation of Givaudan’s sustainability agenda into Divisional plans • Support the Head of Sustainability, Fragrance & Beauty, in translating Givaudan's sustainability agenda into clear divisional priorities, plans and roadmaps. • Lead the implementation of selected strategic sustainability projects in collaboration with cross-functional and divisional teams, such as Product and Ingredient Footprinting initiatives for Fragrance & Beauty. • Support the management of the division's sustainability network, governance processes and key stakeholder interactions. Contribute to audit, sustainability assurance process and communications • Prepare and consolidate divisional sustainability information and supporting evidence for corporate and internal reporting, as well as sustainability assurance processes, acting as a key divisional contact when required. • Contribute to and review Fragrance & Beauty sustainability communications. • Represent Givaudan at selected internal and external events. You Have: • 5+ years of relevant experience in Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, or related fields within a global business environment (industry or consultancy). • Good understanding of corporate and product sustainability topics, ideally including areas such as environmental sustainability and responsible • Strong customer service focus • Fluent English level • Knowledge of MS Office Our benefits for you: • Annual salary on 12.5 months • Health Insurance - mandatory ("mutuelle") • Profit Share • Annual paid leave (40 days) • Saving Plan - optional • CSE discounts and offers • Canteen in our Argenteuil site LI-Hybrid 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.