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Perfumer Noh Su-jin poses for a commemorative photo at the P&G Singapore Innovation Center. / Courtesy of P&G

P&G Korea is continuing its moves to foster global professional talent by producing a Korean perfumer through its in-house perfumer training program. The company appears to be focusing on securing research and development (R&D) talent by operating perfumer training and overseas-linked internships.

P&G Korea announced on July 30 that Noh Su-jin, a Korean perfumer who completed the company's perfumer training process, made her debut as an official perfumer.

A perfumer is a specialized professional role developing scents used in detergents, fabric softeners, air fresheners, and cosmetics. In the industry, it is evaluated as a highly skilled field that requires years of education and practical experience to train a single perfumer.

Noh graduated from a domestic university, completed a program at ISIPCA, a specialized perfumery educational institution in France, and joined P&G in 2024. After joining the company, she underwent the company's perfumer training program and mentoring from a master perfumer. Currently, she is in charge of scent development for fabric and home care products targeted at the Southeast Asian market.

Currently, about 20 perfumers belong to P&G, developing scents for major brands such as Downy and Febreze. The company raises perfumers by operating systematic training lasting up to three years after joining, apprenticeship-style practical training, and mentoring programs. It explained that it also has an R&D framework where perfumers and researchers worldwide collaborate.

Such training centers around the Singapore Innovation Center. As P&G's Asian R&D hub, this facility conducts perfumer training and product R&D in connection with the Singapore Pioneer Plant, P&G's only fragrance production facility in Asia.

The company is also operating the "2026 Hiring-Track Internship Program." Participants in the program visited the Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore to tour R&D facilities and business sites, experiencing the working environment of a global organization. Through exchanges with local employees, they also observed product development processes and overseas business operations.

A P&G Korea official stated, "Under the belief that talent is our greatest competitiveness, we provide various opportunities so that members can grow on the global stage," adding, "We plan to continuously support competent talent regardless of nationality and background so that they can grow into world-class experts."

                                                                                                           Choi Jung-ah