Visual Merchandising Apprenticeship

L'Oréal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join L'Oréal as a Visual Merchandising Apprentice in White City, London.

You will split time between the office and university, contributing to in-store presentations, brand guidelines, and launch materials while gaining practical experience in a global beauty leader.

Qualifications

• Visual Merchandising interest and a passion for retail.
• Strong project management skills to coordinate launch timelines.
• Collaborative mindset to work with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent attention to detail for brand execution.
• Analytical thinking to track competitor trends.

Responsibilities

• Campaign Launch Support: assist in developing in-store presentations for new product launches.
• Brand Consistency: prepare and distribute launch guidelines, planograms, and manage store refit artwork.
• Market Intelligence: monitor competitor activity and summarise monthly VM trends.
• Operational Excellence: manage purchase orders, update databases, and champion sustainable POS materials.

Skills

Visual Merchandising interest

Project Management

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Analytical Thinking

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

A-Levels (BBC)

Job description

Visual Merchandising Apprentice - L'Oréal Consumer Products Division

Based: White City, London

Start Date: 4th January 2027

Annual Salary: £26,950 per annum

Hello, we're L'Oréal, We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

A Day in the Life

As a Visual Merchandising Apprentice within our Consumer Products Division, you will report to the VM Manager, spending 4 days in the office and 1 day at University.

• Campaign Launch Support: Support the development of unique in-store presentations for new product launches.
• Brand Consistency: Prepare and distribute launch guidelines, planograms, and manage store refit artwork.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor competitor activity and summarise monthly visual merchandising trends.
• Operational Excellence: Manage purchase orders (POs), update databases, and champion sustainable POS materials.

We Are Looking For

We are looking for a proactive, collaborative, and highly organised future leader. You have:

• Visual Merchandising interest and a passion for the retail landscape.
• Project Management skills to coordinate multiple launch timelines.
• Collaboration mindset to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Attention to Detail to ensure flawless brand execution.
• Analytical Thinking to track competitor trends.
• Eligibility: No prior degree, GCSEs in English & Maths (Grade C/4 or equivalent), and BBC at A-Level (or equivalent).

What's In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, 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, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference

Who We Are

Join us at L'Oréal, the world's #1 beauty company present in over 150 markets. For over a century, we have been transforming; fuelled by data, tech, innovation, and science. Together, we tackle big challenges while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

The Consumer Products Division is on a mission to democratise beauty at its best. We have powerful, industry-leading brands like L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup, and more.

We're committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual's gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.