Internships Business Development (Paid) - February 2027

L'OREAL GROUP; Hoofddorp; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly €1000 gross salary

Daily commute reimbursed

6 paid holidays

Laptop provided

Remote work 1 day/week

Accommodation support for interns from

Job summary

L'Oréal Group is offering a 6-month Business Development internship in Hoofddorp, NL. You will work with a team led by a Business Development Manager, focusing on Category Management, Data Analytics, and Business Analysis to support commercial decisions.

The internship requires fluency in English and Dutch or French, with strong analytical skills and a drive to grow revenue. You will join a dynamic, cross-functional environment with hands-on responsibilities from day one.

Qualifications

• You are a final-year student fluent in English and either Dutch or French (non-thesis).
• Strong numerical and analytical abilities with comfort in handling data and spreadsheets.
• Experience or interest in driving revenue growth and KPI tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support Category Management with retailer partnerships and in-store/online optimizations.
• Turn data into insights by tracking revenue, customer development, and building reporting tools.
• Analyze sales and market data to inform divisional strategies and prepare senior-management presentations.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical mindset

Revenue growth

Category activation

Project ownership

Collaboration

Agility

Job description

Business Development Internships

6-month internship - Hoofdorp, NL - Paid (1000/month) - full time - per February 2027

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

Reporting to a Business Development Manager at our Benelux HQ in Hoofddorp (just outside Amsterdam), you will join our team for a 6-month, full-time internship starting in February. During the recruitment process, we will carefully match you with the right internship for your profile:

• Category Management: Partner with retailers to optimize beauty categories in-store and online, analyzing shelf layouts, shopper behavior and assortments, to make shopping our brands seamless and impactful.
• Business Development & Data Analytics: Turn data into a competitive advantage. Track revenue, monitor customer development, and build automated reporting tools to guide commercial decisions.
• Business Analysis: Shape our divisional business strategies. Analyze sales and market data to identify growth opportunities and prepare key performance presentations for senior management.

We Are Looking For

You are a final-year student fluent in English and either Dutch or French (non-thesis) who demonstrates:

• Strategic & Analytical Minds: You love working with numbers, spreadsheets do not scare you, and you enjoy translating raw data into business opportunities.
• Revenue Growth Management: A strong eye for tracking commercial KPIs and driving performance.
• Category Activation Management: Drive for optimizing retail touchpoints and shopper journeys.
• Project Owners: You are an organized self-starter who loves turning ideas into concrete actions, with speed and precision
• Collaboration: Enjoying working cross-functionally to achieve our shared goals.
• Agility: Navigating a fast-paced environment with a solution-oriented mindset.

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

What We Offer

Connect with a vibrant community of fellow interns through monthly events, onboarding sessions, and exclusive L'Oréal product discounts, all while receiving dedicated daily guidance from your manager and continuous support from the HR team to develop your skills.

Plus, you will benefit from other great perks:

• Monthly gross salary of €1000
• Full reimbursement for your daily commute to the office
• 6 paid holidays to recharge
• A professional laptop provided from day one
• Access to internal online learning platforms
• One day a week working from home
• If needed, up to 1 month of temporary accommodation for interns coming from Belgium

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; fueled 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.

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.