FRAGRANCE & NATURAL INGREDIENTS TRAINING MANAGER – NORTH AFRICA

FRAGRANCE & NATURAL INGREDIENTS TRAINING MANAGER – NORTH AFRICA

Location:
Tangier, Morocco Employment Type: Full-time Workplace: Hybrid / Client workshops / Regional travel Regional Scope: Morocco | North Africa | selected Middle East projects Indicative

Salary:
MAD 28,000–42,000 gross/month + performance component Sector: Fine Fragrance | Essential Oils | Beauty | Technical Training | Natural Ingredients 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐑𝐀𝐖 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐋𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 Palomba General Trading LLC is seeking an experienced Fragrance & Natural Ingredients Training Manager – North Africa to develop and deliver professional training programmes for customers, partners and commercial teams working with essential oils, natural aromatics and fragrance ingredients. This position combines: fragrance knowledge + natural raw materials + technical communication + customer education + workshops. It is not a conventional sales role. It is not perfume retail. It is not an academic teaching position detached from the market. The objective is to make complex fragrance ingredients understandable, memorable and commercially useful. ⸻ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 Build PGT’s technical-educational platform around fragrance and natural aromatic ingredients. The Training Manager will develop programmes explaining:
* how essential oils are produced;
* how origins affect quality;
* how materials smell and perform;
* how different grades are used;
* how natural ingredients interact with fragrance formulation;
* how to evaluate samples;
* how to interpret technical documentation;
* how specific ingredients can create value in finished products. The role connects: producer → raw material → technical knowledge → customer understanding → better projects. ⸻ 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
* Develop fragrance and ingredient training programmes.
* Conduct customer workshops.
* Prepare olfactory training sessions.
* Train commercial teams.
* Explain essential-oil production and quality differences.
* Develop product-learning modules.
* Prepare raw-material comparison exercises.
* Create structured sample kits.
* Coordinate supplier technical presentations.
* Develop educational materials.
* Support fragrance-house and customer presentations.
* Train teams on technical documentation.
* Explain different origins and grades.
* Support onboarding of new commercial partners.
* Participate in customer meetings where technical education adds value.
* Coordinate webinars and in-person workshops.
* Maintain a structured internal ingredient knowledge base. ⸻ 𝐎𝐋𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 The candidate should be capable of teaching professionals how to evaluate materials on blotter and understand characteristics such as:
* opening;
* diffusion;
* body;
* dry-down;
* tenacity;
* freshness;
* sweetness;
* green character;
* woody character;
* resinous character;
* off-notes;
* oxidation. The objective is not to turn everybody into a perfumer after a three-hour workshop. Humanity has attempted worse shortcuts. The objective is to give commercial and technical teams a credible olfactory vocabulary. ⸻ 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐈𝐋 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 Relevant materials may include: Citrus
* Bergamot
* Lemon
* Mandarin
* Orange
* Petitgrain The candidate should explain differences between qualities such as:
* conventional;
* organic;
* FCF;
* folded;
* distilled;
* terpeneless;
* colourless;
* molecular-distilled grades. Natural Aromatics
* Rose
* Patchouli
* Vetiver
* Cedarwood
* Frankincense
* Galbanum
* selected resins and absolutes. ⸻ 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍 & 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 Training should help customers understand why origin matters. Relevant subjects include:
* botanical species;
* cultivation region;
* harvest period;
* distillation;
* extraction;
* storage;
* oxidation;
* adulteration;
* natural batch variation. The Training Manager should be able to compare two samples and explain why they are different, rather than simply announcing that one smells nicer. ⸻ 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 Training programmes may cover materials used in:
* fine fragrance;
* Arabian perfumery;
* cosmetics;
* skincare;
* personal care;
* home fragrance;
* selected flavour applications. ⸻ 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐒 The Manager may organise sessions such as: Citrus Top Notes Workshop Comparison of bergamot, lemon, mandarin and orange qualities. Natural Woods Workshop Vetiver, cedarwood, patchouli and related materials. Resins & Incense Frankincense, galbanum and selected resinous ingredients. Understanding Natural Variation How origin, season and extraction affect sensory profile. From COA to Nose Connecting analytical documentation with actual material evaluation. ⸻ 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 The Training Manager will work with international producers to obtain:
* technical presentations;
* origin information;
* production information;
* samples;
* application guidance;
* analytical data. PGT already works across essential oils, botanical extracts, fragrance/flavour applications and international supplier development, so this role directly reinforces existing activities. Arturo_Palomba_CV_30_09_2026.pdf ⸻ 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 The candidate should be comfortable explaining documents such as:
* COA;
* SDS;
* specifications;
* origin statements;
* allergen information;
* selected analytical reports. They do not need to be a Regulatory Affairs Manager. They do need to prevent commercial teams from treating every PDF containing a table as mysterious laboratory scripture. ⸻ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 One important responsibility will be training people who sell or present PGT products. They should understand:
* what the ingredient is;
* why the grade matters;
* what application it fits;
* how to describe it;
* which technical questions to ask;
* when they need specialist support. ⸻ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 The Manager will develop:
* training decks;
* comparison tables;
* ingredient cards;
* olfactory maps;
* raw-material kits;
* sample exercises;
* technical reference materials;
* customer workshop programmes. ⸻ 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐄 Relevant previous titles may include:
* Fragrance Training Manager
* Olfactory Training Specialist
* Fragrance Education Manager
* Technical Trainer – Fragrance
* Fragrance Evaluator
* Essential Oils Specialist
* Fragrance Application Specialist
* Beauty Training Manager
* Product Training Manager – Ingredients ⸻ 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒
* Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience preferred.
* Professional exposure to fragrance, essential oils, cosmetics ingredients or related materials.
* Strong presentation and communication skills.
* Ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
* Professional olfactory ability.
* Experience delivering training or customer presentations.
* Comfortable working with international suppliers.
* Strong organisational skills.
* Excellent French required.
* Excellent English required.
* Arabic strongly preferred. ⸻ 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐃 Candidates coming from:
* fragrance houses;
* essential-oil producers;
* cosmetics ingredient companies;
* perfume manufacturers;
* beauty companies;
* technical academies;
* ingredient distributors. ⸻ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 Indicative fixed compensation: MAD 28,000–42,000 gross per month depending on direct fragrance and training experience. Potential additional package:
* performance component;
* regional travel;
* supplier training abroad;
* participation in fragrance exhibitions;
* international ingredient exposure;
* responsibility for developing PGT’s fragrance knowledge platform. ⸻ 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐋𝐂 Palomba General Trading LLC develops international business across natural ingredients, essential oils, botanical extracts, flavours and fragrances, coordinating producers, technical requirements, samples and commercial projects across Europe and GCC markets