Supply Chain Work Placement

How do you transfer millions of products from factories across the globe to the shelves of our retailers in-store? It’s a complex and fascinating operation, and as a L'Oréal Supply Chain and Operations Intern, you’ll be helping to sharpen and improve the process across our multi-national operation.

You will...

You’ll be expected to liaise with third parties, keep track of our stock levels and make sure that when a customer decides to buy from us, our high-quality products are sat on the shelf waiting for them.

Day-to-day you may be...

• Driving collaborative projects: focusing on improving efficiencies within the current way of working and identifying opportunities to make processes more efficient while maintaining the required level of service.
• Liaising with European factories, international third-party suppliers, and internal teams to maximize product availability.
• Communicating with the Market Supply Logistics (MSL) team to foresee any possible delivery issues between international factories and Distribution Centres that may impact the UK or the International Zone Logistics team.
• Working closely with Marketing and Commercial teams in the UK or International Zones to understand stock level needs, accurately forecast product potential, and maximize service levels to customers.
• Presenting results to key stakeholders.
• Managing daily reporting on behalf of the planning team and slow-moving stocks.
• Building and developing relationships with customers to understand demand and resolve any operational issues that may occur.

You have...

• A logical and rational mindset, simplifying complex problems and offering clear and effective solutions.
• The capacity to understand the bigger business picture.
• A technical mind but a keen interest in working within the heart of a business.
• Strong numeracy and PC literacy, particularly with Excel.
• The ability to work closely with internal departments (Sales, Marketing, Customer Services, Warehouse, IT, and Finance), requiring a proactive team-player mindset and the ability to build relationships quickly.
• The ability to manage complexity and consider things from multiple perspectives.
• Strong networking skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire.
• A proactive approach to identifying better ways of working and making ideas a reality.
• Strong attention to detail.

You are...

• Eligible to work in the UK
• In your second year at University on a course which enables you to take an Industrial Placement Year (unfortunately if you are graduated you are not eligible).

At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal.

Next steps...

Once you click apply you will be asked some questions to check you are eligible for this role. These will be questions around your current situation, whether you’re happy with the salary, location etc.

If you are eligible to apply, you will then be sent a link via email to ‘Step 2’ of the application process; the online assessments. Keep an eye out for this (it might even land in your spam folder!). Although there is no deadline for completion, the quicker you submit your answers the quicker we can continue to move you through the process!

Once we have your results, our recruiters will conduct a final review of your entire application and if successful, invite you to an Assessment Centre. Please be patient with us as we receive a high volume of applications and want to spend time going through each of them.

Our Assessment Centres this year will mostly be in person, they will be running from when applications open until the roles are filled. These Assessment Centres are specific to function, so please be patient if you don’t get invited straight away – it might just be because your function’s Assessment Centre date isn’t until later on in the recruitment period!

Please note, if you apply for more than one role you will be put forward for the one we deem most suitable for you. If you have a strong preference, please only apply to that one role to ensure you are considered for the correct role.