Based: White City, London
Duration: 1 Year
Start Date: Monday, 29th June 2026
Application Deadline: Rolling
Annual Salary: £25,210 per annum

How do you transfer millions of products from factories across the globe to the shelves of our retailers in-store? It’s a complex and fascinating operation, and as a L'Oréal Supply Chain and Operations Intern, you’ll be helping to sharpen and improve the process across our multi-national operation.

You will...

You’ll be expected to liaise with third parties, keep track of our stock levels, and make sure that when a customer decides to buy from us, our high-quality products are sat on the shelf waiting for them.

Day-to-day, you may be:

• Driving collaborative projects: focusing on improving efficiencies within the current way of working and identifying opportunities to make processes more efficient while maintaining the required level of service.
• Liaising with European factories, international third-party suppliers, and internal teams to maximize product availability.
• Communicating with the Market Supply Logistics (MSL) team to foresee any possible delivery issues between international factories and Distribution Centres that may impact the UK or the International Zone Logistics team.
• Working closely with Marketing and Commercial teams in the UK or International Zones to understand stock level needs, accurately forecast product potential, and maximize service levels to customers.
• Presenting results to key stakeholders.
• Managing daily reporting on behalf of the planning team and slow-moving stocks.
• Building and developing relationships with customers to understand demand and resolve any operational issues that may occur.

You have...

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• A logical and rational mindset, simplifying complex problems and offering clear and effective solutions.
• The capacity to understand the bigger business picture.
• A technical mind but a keen interest in working within the heart of a business.
• Strong numeracy and PC literacy, particularly with Excel.
• The ability to work closely with internal departments (Sales, Marketing, Customer Services, Warehouse, IT, and Finance), requiring a proactive team-player mindset and the ability to build relationships quickly.
• The ability to manage complexity and consider things from multiple perspectives.
• Strong networking skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire.
• A proactive approach to identifying better ways of working and making ideas a reality.
• Strong attention to detail.

You are...

• In your second year at university on a course that includes an Industrial Placement Year (unfortunately, graduates are not eligible).

Next steps...

Once you click apply, you’ll be asked some questions to check your eligibility for this role. These will include questions about your current situation, whether you’re happy with the salary, location, etc.

Once we have your results, our recruiters will conduct a final review of your entire application and, if successful, invite you to an Assessment Centre. Please be patient with us as we receive a high volume of applications and want to spend time reviewing each one.

Please note: If you apply for more than one role, you’ll be put forward for the one we deem most suitable for you. If you have a strong preference, please only apply to that one role to ensure you’re considered for the correct role.