2 YEARS APPRENTICESHIP - Starting September 2026 – Merchandising Project at Lancôme – Travel Retail - BAC +3
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Joining Travel Retail (the “sixth continent”) means becoming part of a dynamic, multicultural, and ever-evolving environment. As part of the Lancôme Marketing team, you will join the brand’s Merchandising team and play an active role in promoting the world’s leading luxury beauty brand. Your primary mission will be to implement Lancôme’s merchandising strategy across more than 400 stores in Europe.
Your missions :
As a member of the Retail Marketing team, your objectives will be concrete and your responsibilities stimulating. You will actively participate in:
Year 1: Learning the Fundamentals and Operational Support
The goal of this first year is to master the tools and best practices of luxury merchandising in Travel Retail.
- Store Openings & Refits: You will assist project managers in creating opening presentations, drafting briefs, and coordinating the shipment of point-of-sale materials.
- Visual Identity: You will participate in the development and adaptation of visuals for retail locations, ensuring the impact and consistency of the brand image.
- Retail Excellence & Guidelines: You will monitor the implementation of the strategy in-store. You will draft precise guidelines to guide field teams.
- Planograms: You will learn to design and optimize planograms to maximize product performance on the shelves.
Year 2: Skill Development, Analysis, and Autonomy
In your second year, you’ll take on greater responsibility for cross-functional projects and the management of external suppliers.
- Database Updates: You’ll help update our tracking tools (store database and photo database).
- Sustainable Merchandising (CSR): You will lead the development of locally produced point-of-sale displays to reduce the carbon footprint and optimize costs.
- Launches & New Products: You will manage the rollout of materials related to new products (allocation, inventory tracking, and setup).
A few skills you will develop in this role:
Collaboration with various internal teams and external partners, studying and understanding consumer needs, innovation, data analysis, and project management.
Your Profile
- You are a student BAC+2 from a retail/merchandising school or a university, and you are looking for a 2 years apprenticeship.
- You are fluent in French and have a basic knowledge of English.
- You have initial hands-on experience (internship or part-time job) in a retail store, preferably in the luxury sector, which has allowed you to develop a strong interest in merchandising and the customer experience.
- You are proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, which will be your daily tools.
- You are creative and proactive in proposing ideas, organized, meticulous, proactive, responsive, and capable of working independently to successfully complete your projects over the course of these two years.
Your Benefits
- Transport: 75% of transport costs covered
- 1 day of remote working per week
- 25 days holiday per year (2.08 days/month) in proportion to your time of attendance during the acquisition period
- 8 days off per year (RTT) in proportion to your time of attendance during the calendar year
- Annual profit-sharing bonus & Group Savings Plan
- Health insurance & Works council (CSE)
L'Oréal Group Perks: Access to the L'Oréal Learning Platform to boost your development, Staff Sale at preferential rates, Friends & Family flash sale for your loved ones. And depending on the campus: Gym & Concierge services.
The Recruitment Process
- Recruiter interview - 30 min: To introduce yourself and discuss the position & the L'Oréal Group.
- Meeting with your potential future manager - 45 min: To discuss the missions of the role.
L'Oréal Group
Join L'Oréal, the world leader in beauty, present in over 150 countries with a portfolio of 37 international brands across four divisions: Consumer Products, Professional Products, Dermatological Beauty, and Luxury.
At L'Oréal, we create beauty that moves, inspires, and unites. Our mission is to invent the future of beauty by combining the best of technology, science, and natural inspiration, and to offer everyone inclusive, responsible, and forward-looking beauty.
And because equal opportunities and diversity are strong values within the Group, as a beauty leader, we consider every application.
Whatever 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.