Symrise Sensory and Consumer Insights Internship 2026: Apply Now
Vacancy at a glance
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Overview
The Sensory and Consumer Insights Internship 2026 offers unemployed South African youth an opportunity to gain practical experience in consumer research, sensory evaluation and product development. The internship focuses on consumer preferences, food and beverage products, market trends and sensory testing. Successful candidates will work with marketing, research and development teams to understand how consumers experience different products.
Requirements
- Be South African citizens or South African youth who meet the stated programme criteria.
- Be between 18 and 29 years old.
- Hold a completed tertiary qualification.
- Be currently unemployed.
- Have never participated in a YES4Youth programme.
Responsibilities
- Planning, preparing and conducting sensory evaluation sessions.
- Preparing product samples and reference materials for testing.
- Assisting with sensory testing of flavours, food products and beverage applications.
- Supporting descriptive analysis and discrimination testing.
- Conducting consumer research and examining preferences, behaviours and perceptions.
- Researching consumer behaviour, product categories and market trends.
- Organising and analysing sensory evaluation and consumer research data.
- Preparing charts, presentations and reports to communicate findings.
- Participating in product tastings, benchmarking and prototype evaluations.
- Collaborating with technical and marketing teams on product development projects.
How to apply
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