Business Assistant – Consumer Products Division
Are you the ultimate multitasker with a talent for staying two steps ahead? Join the Consumer Products Division (CPD)—home to our most iconic global brands like L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline, and Garnier—as a Business Assistant. In this high-energy role, you won’t just manage diaries; you’ll be the heartbeat of the team, ensuring our leadership can focus on winning the market. If you’re a proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and prides yourself on impeccable organisation, this is your opportunity to build a rewarding career at the centre of the beauty industry.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
In this varied and vital role, you are the glue that holds the team together. No two days are the same as you be responsible for:
- Extensive proactive diary management and office admin support
- Co-ordinating and organising relevant team events
- Booking regional and international travel & accommodation
- Management of expenses
- Extensive PO raising – tracking, goods receipting and managing complex invoice queries
- Building strong internal, external and international relationships in order to benefit the business and the teams you support
- Liaising with external stakeholders on behalf of your Managers
- Lead the coordination of international visits from Zone and Global Leadership Teams
- Preparation of documents and presentations for respective Management Committee members
- Supporting the new starter and leaver process when relevant, including co-ordinating the FIT programme for new team members
- Support EA and wider assistant community with workload and changing priorities
- General administration (issues resolution, IT requests, catering, stationery, filing, binding, taxi bookings etc.)
- Support the Leadership Teams & HR in the Pulse action plans
- Ad-hoc project support
WHO YOU ARE
You are a highly organised professional who prides yourself on your "can-do" attitude and discretion. You possess:
- A positive attitude
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with the experience of building relationships across the company
- Impeccable attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
- Excellent administration and organisational skills
- Ability to foresee changes and reprioritise where necessary, experiencing managing change – through rapid growth
- Partnering with the Divisional EA to work collaboratively as a community
- Demonstrating initiative and flexibility
- Ability to work in a fast paced and ever-changing environment
- Is risk aware and builds contingency into plans e.g. for events and diary management
- Effective use of in-house software systems
WHAT WE OFFER
Our industry-leading award-winning benefits package shows how much we value our people. We know they're at the heart of L'Oréal's success, so we offer a fair and competitive package to help you thrive.
Enjoy perks like money-saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options and an enhanced pension plan. Love our brands? You'll get up to 60% off iconic names like YSL, CeraVe, Armani, Kiehl's and Garnier! Because health matters, we offer private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, and onsite mental health support. We also provide enhanced family leave for all and up to 4 weeks of paid fertility leave, so you can prioritise what matters most.
Learning is in our DNA at L'Oréal. We'll help you master your role, build skills, and access top-notch leadership programs and monthly expert talks. And there's lots more too!
WHO WE ARE
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty, where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact.
In the L'Oréal Consumers Products Division, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, which means bringing beauty to all. And for us, beauty must be sustainable. The Consumer Product Divisions holds the world’s #1 beauty brand with L’Oréal Paris, the #1 makeup brand with Maybelline New York, the #1 natural brand with Garnier, and NYX Professional Makeup. Beyond our four iconic global brands, we have a unique brand portfolio including others like Essie and Carols Daughter.
HOW WE RECRUIT
At L’Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That’s the beauty of L’Oréal
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. You can let us know if you would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme within your application.
