Based: White City, London
Start Dates: September 2025
Annual Salary: £24,000 per annum
Level : Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship.
Degree: Chartered Management Degree, from the University of West London
Tuition: L'Oréal fully covers the cost of the degree programme.
Duration : 3 Years + EPA
Working Day Week : 4 Days in L'Oréal, 1 Day at University
If you’re a results-driven worker with a strong eye for business, then there’s no better experience than an Apprenticeship with the Commercial team at L'Oréal. We give you the responsibility you need to thrive and make a real difference during your time here.
We have multiple Commercial Apprenticeship roles which sit across lots of our brands/teams. Once you have been recruited, we use the feedback from your Assessment Centre to match you up to a role where you will thrive the most!
You will ...
Working in one of our Commercial Teams, you’ll be given the responsibility to liaise with major clients such as Boots, ASOS or John Lewis to name a few, and help strike successful commercial deals to provide mutually beneficial business solutions. You’ll be communicating with external companies and making smart business decisions, while using your analytical skills to make perceptive judgements.
As the face of L’Oréal to our retailers, good communication is key! You will also use this skill to work closely with numerous other teams within L’Oréal such as Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance, further broadening your experience with us.
Day-to-day you may be...
- Tracking and analysing sales figures, promotions and new product launches
- Supporting your team/account in tailoring new launches and maximising their success
- Accurately forecasting promotions and launch quantities
- Taking on and managing your own projects, long and short term with the potential to present your findings to senior management
- Attending product launch events in collaboration with our retailers as the face of L'Oréal
- Assisting our retailers on their social media platforms, working with the marketing teams to propose plans and implement them
- Regular in-store visits to track your brands, competitor activity and launches across all retailer
- Working with retailers on collaborative ideas to support growth in the account/brand
You have...
In order to be successful in this role you will have:
- A results driven mentality with an ability to achieve set objectives
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- A strong analytic background and the ability to study and interpret complex information to drive business decisions and highlight opportunities for growth
- Confident in using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise effectively
- Confident in presenting
- Actively seek innovative business solutions and suggest new ideas
- Proactive individual, able to self-manage projects, adjust priorities and work under pressure.
- Showcase a high level of autonomy to support your customers.
Eligibility...
- You must NOT have already obtained a degree
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Have GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade C (4, or equivalent)
- Have achieved a BBC at A level or equivalent in International baccalaureate or other courses.
Next steps...
Once you click apply you will be asked some questions to check you are eligible for this role. These will questions around your current situation, whether you're happy with the salary, location etc.
We will then do a final review of your entire application and if successful, invite you to an Assessment Centre. Please be patient with us, sometimes it can take a few weeks before your application gets reviewed.
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