12-month apprenticeship - sourcing / purchasing - september 2026

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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 development of the Group. These general and administrative expenses are all the costs incurred by L'Oréal to carry out its activities, excluding production costs. In other words, they include all expenses related to Human Resources, Consulting, IT & Telecom, Facility Management & Utilities, Travel, Events, etc. This Purchasing area handles all expenses for L'Oréal sites worldwide.
Industrial and Devices: In order to equip and operate the production lines of its factories around the world, L'Oréal works on a daily basis with many industry suppliers specialized in manufacturing equipment, packaging machinery and industrial utilities.
Excellence Team: The role of the Excellence Team is to define the global purchasing strategy while working on common projects to the different areas. These teams work in particular on tools but also on projects guaranteeing the conformity of purchases at the international level.

Depending on your area of Purchasing, here are some examples of missions you may have to carry out:

Develop purchases initiatives to optimize the costs and create value
Build and follow calls for tender
Participate in projects: Business Review, animation of the purchasing community, market studies, suppliers' mapping, and analysis of portfolio...
Come in support to the implementation and to the deployment of the strategy of the category
Set up key indicators and strengthen the purchasing data
And innovate, go further: bring your own ideas and impact

What is in for you?

12 months surrounded by passionate teams.
A lot of challenges and opportunities to be seized and as many responsibilities to take.
The opportunity to innovate and create the products of tomorrow.
Annual profit-sharing bonus & Group Savings Plan
Health insurance & Works council (CSE)
60% of transportation cost paid by L'Oréal Groupe
1 day of remote working per week
25 days holiday per year (2.08 days/month)
8 days off per year (RTT)
Access to the L'Oréal Learning Platform for development
Access to employee discounts
"Friends & Family" flash sales
Easily accessible campuses and facilities, company restaurant
And depending on the campus: Gym & Concierge services

What do you need to apply?

You are a student with a master's degree in engineering School or Business / University.
You can provide an apprenticeship agreement of 12 months with your school.

What qualities will help you land the apprenticeship?

Convincing. You explain your ideas clearly, based on sound reasoning.
Entrepreneurial. You like to try new things and discover new ways of doing
Team player. You have excellent interpersonal skills and easily find your place in a team.
Open-minded. You exchange your ideas and integrate the opinions of others in order to find the optimal solution.
Creative. You like to think outside the box and propose innovative solutions.
Data champion. Working with data holds no secrets for you

Our Recruitment Process

This is where the L'Oréal experience begins

A 30-minute interview with a recruiter will allow you to present your personality and explore the opportunities that match your profile.

If this interview is successful, you will then meet your potential future manager for a second and final interview, between 45 minutes and 1 hour, to discuss the missions. Nb: You can access our YouTube channel for more career advice

Because equal opportunities and diversity are strong values within the Group, as a leader in beauty, we consider every application.

Regardless of your gender identity, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disability(ies), social or cultural origins, health status, age, religion, or any other element that makes you unique, our teams will carefully review your profile.

Here, you can be yourself, dare, have an impact, and grow.

So, are you ready to live the L'Oréal experience?

Frequently Asked Questions

How much responsibility will I have as an Apprentice?

As an apprentice at L'Oréal, you will be welcomed as a full member of a team, with your scope and responsibilities. Of course, you will not be alone: your manager will provide you with objectives and a vision. However, to succeed you will need to keep in mind that you play the main part in your journey and future projection in the Group. Entrepreneurship spirit is key.

Will I have a chance to land a job after my Apprenticeship?

We take our interns and apprentices very seriously. So yes, it is our ultimate goal In average, each year, former interns and apprentices fulfill 70% of our junior job needs. A very large number of our current employees at all levels have come through this type of experience.

I do not know anything about cosmetics: do I stand a chance?

Less than one-third of our apprentices have had previous experiences in the beauty industry. We give more credit to other essential qualities such as entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and the ability to question and dare.

L'Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. L'Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional Information

Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Clichy
Possible partial remote