Supply Chain Industrial Placement 2027 — 6 Months

L'OREAL GROUP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

L’Oréal is offering a 6-month Supply Chain Industrial Placement in White City, London, starting January 2027. The role focuses on supporting planning, coordination and product availability across teams to deliver a great consumer experience.

Ideal candidates are in their second year of university with an interest in supply chain, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. The program emphasises real responsibility from day one and inclusive recruitment.

Qualifications

• To succeed in this role, you’ll need initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactivity and curiosity about supply chain and how businesses operate.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with data.
• A balance of analytical skills and practical thinking.
• The ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Supporting demand and supply planning: Helping monitor forecasts, stock levels and product availability.
• Analysing performance: Reviewing supply chain data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinating product launches: Working with teams to support product availability and launch plans.
• Monitoring inventory: Helping track stock and identify potential shortages or excess inventory.
• Collaborating cross-functionally: Partnering with Marketing, Sales, Finance and logistics teams to support business priorities.
• Improving processes: Supporting projects to make our supply chain more efficient and effective.

Skills

Initiative

Communication

Deadline-driven

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Autonomy

Education

Second year university student

Job description

Supply Chain Industrial Placement 2027

Based: White City, London

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Monday, 4 January 2027

Applications open: 9 October

Applications close: 23 October

Salary: £26,936 per annum

At L’Oréal, our supply chain helps bring our products to consumers by connecting our teams, suppliers and retail partners. Effective planning and collaboration are essential to keeping our products available and delivering a great experience for our consumers.

As a Supply Chain Intern, you’ll join one of our teams and support the planning and coordination involved in getting products to market.

Day to day, you may be:

• Supporting demand and supply planning: Helping monitor forecasts, stock levels and product availability
• Analysing performance: Reviewing supply chain data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Coordinating product launches: Working with teams to support product availability and launch plans
• Monitoring inventory: Helping track stock and identify potential shortages or excess inventory
• Collaborating cross-functionally: Partnering with Marketing, Sales, Finance and logistics teams to support business priorities
• Improving processes: Supporting projects to make our supply chain more efficient and effective

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• Initiative and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proactivity and curiosity about supply chain and how businesses operate
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with data
• A balance of analytical skills and practical thinking
• The ability to work autonomously

You are... In your second year at university, studying a course that includes an Industrial Placement. If you’ve already graduated, please check out our graduate roles instead!

What’s in it for you?

• A place to step outside your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential. You’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks.
• Real responsibility from day one—there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal.
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation, as well as people with disabilities, are accepted, can speak up, thrive and are celebrated.
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger. Many of our brands support societal and environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

A quick note on our process: We believe in a human-first recruitment experience. While our online assessments are scored automatically, every application is carefully reviewed by our team. We do not use AI to make hiring decisions on your profile. To learn more about AI use in our application process, please read more here.

Our Assessment Centres are held in person, running from November onwards. These are specific to each function, so please be patient if you’re not invited straight away; it may be because your function’s Assessment Centre is scheduled later in the recruitment period.

If you apply for multiple positions, you’ll be put forward for the roles most suitable for you. If you have a strong preference, please apply to that single role to ensure you’re considered for your top choice. You can apply for a maximum of three roles.

We’re committed to inclusive recruitment and to hiring and promoting each candidate ethically and equitably. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant.