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About
Notre Raison d'être : Créer la beauté qui fait avancer le monde.
Le désir de beauté est une force puissante qui nous fait avancer. La beauté ne se limite pas à l’apparence. Elle nous donne confiance en nous, en qui nous voulons être, et dans notre relation avec les autres.
Depuis plus d’un siècle, nous exerçons ce métier unique : créateur de beauté. Notre but est d’offrir à tous, partout dans le monde, le meilleur de la beauté en termes de qualité, d’efficacité, de sécurité et de sincérité pour satisfaire tous les besoins et désirs de beauté dans leur infinie diversité.
Et Parce Que Nous Sommes Le Leader De La Beauté, Nous Sommes Conscients Que Tout Ce Que Nous Faisons Peut Avoir Un Impact Significatif. C’est Pourquoi Nous Agissons Pour
Inventer le futur de la beauté en ayant recours au meilleur de la technologie et de la science, inspirées par la nature.
Faire avancer l’innovation sociale en offrant à nos collaborateurs le meilleur en matière de conditions de travail, de formation et de protection sociale.
Construire une entreprise toujours plus inclusive qui reflète la diversité des consommateurs que nous servons.
Nouer des partenariats durables avec nos clients et fournisseurs, basés sur la confiance et le développement mutuels.
Œuvrer partout pour la cause des femmes et au développement des communautés qui nous entourent.
Protéger la beauté de la planète en luttant contre le changement climatique, en respectant la biodiversité et en préservant les ressources naturelles.
Job Description
12-month Apprenticeship | From september 2026 to August 2027 | Paris area | Master 1 or 2 | Salary Based on study level | Many opportunities
Join The L'oréal Experience
At L'Oréal, it's your potential that makes all the difference. We believe it's the driving force behind everything: it manifests itself when you're authentic, is enriched when you're enterprising, and comes into its own when you realise the impact you're having on the world. In a stimulating environment, it develops and allows you to push back your limits.
Join our Sourcing teams ! Our Apprenticeships are made for you!
When Antoine arrives at work, his phone rings; it is Morgan who works in Marketing in the United States who is calling to talk about the current call for tender. The project is to equip all the retail stores with 3D-printers of personalized products. After this call, no time to lose, Antoine joins his team to meet a new supplier in order to discuss a potential future collaboration on a new innovative project.
As Antoine, you dream of learning how a job in Sourcing works in a company at the forefront of innovation.
Joining L'Oréal means above all discovering a true industrial company delivering more than 7 billion products worldwide every year.
By joining the Purchasing teams, you will deep dive in Operations, whose métiers contribute to the growth of L'Oréal, from product development, sourcing, production to the distribution of all the Group's products. As an ally of the brands, Operations always develops and seeks the most agile, innovative, efficient and responsible solutions to meet the specific requirements and diversity of consumers. In addition, you will participate in the development of the Solidarity Sourcing program, a real pillar of our Purchasing strategy.
More precisely, you will have the chance to work within one of our wide variety of purchasing areas:
DIRECT PURCHASING
Raw materials: Various raw materials are used in the composition of formulas and the manufacture of products: polymers, natural ingredients, perfumes, sun filters, vitamins... L'Oréal sources its raw materials from specialist suppliers, committed to the constant search for quality and safety.
Packaging: The purpose of packaging is to protect and enhance the product. For L'Oréal, it is essential that our packaging is innovative and environmentally friendly.
Contract Manufacturing: In addition to its own in-house plants, the Group uses a panel of subcontracting companies for packaging or the manufacture of specific finished products (soaps, pencils, wipes...) and logistics services.
INDIRECT PURCHASING
Retail & Promotion: Promotion of products is a strategic area of communication for L'Oréal brands. Point-of-sale advertising and promotional items are important ways of winning over consumers. They require creativity, innovation and a competitive edge from suppliers of multi-material POS displays (metal, plastic, wood, etc.), cardboard displays, boxes, printing (notices, book, etc.) and consumer gift accessories (luggage, textiles, accessories, etc.).
Marketing Services: Similarly, and as a complement to Retail and Promo, the brands rely on Marketing Services aimed at making the products known and accompanying the consumer at the point of sale. These include creative agencies, post-production, advertising space, and market research, not forgetting digital media.
Business Services: Various expenses are essential to the smooth running and