12-month Apprenticeship | From September 2026 to August 2027 | Paris area | Master 1 or 2 | Salary Based on study level | Many opportunities

Join the L’Oréal Experience

At L’Oréal, your potential is what makes the difference. It drives everything: it shows when you are authentic, grows when you are enterprising, and comes to life when you recognize the impact you have on the world. In a stimulating environment, you can develop and push back your limits.

Join our Sourcing teams! Our Apprenticeships are made for you!

When Antoine arrives at work, his phone rings — it’s Morgan in Marketing in the United States calling to discuss a current tender. The project involves equipping all retail stores with 3D-printers for personalized products. After this call, there is no time to lose; Antoine joins his team to meet a new supplier to explore a potential collaboration on an innovative project.

As Antoine, you dream of learning how a Sourcing role works in an innovation-led company. Joining L’Oréal means discovering a true industrial organization delivering more than 7 billion products worldwide every year.

By joining the Purchasing teams, you will dive into Operations, whose roles contribute to L’Oréal’s growth — from product development, sourcing, production to distribution of all Group products. As an ally of the brands, Operations continually develops and seeks the most agile, innovative, efficient, and responsible solutions to meet the diverse needs of consumers. You will also participate in the Solidarity Sourcing program, a cornerstone of our Purchasing strategy.

More precisely, you will have the chance to work within one of our wide variety of purchasing areas:

Direct Purchasing

• Raw materials: Various raw materials are used in the composition of formulas and the manufacture of products: polymers, natural ingredients, perfumes, sun filters, vitamins, etc. L’Oréal sources its raw materials from specialist suppliers committed to quality and safety.
• Packaging: Packaging protects and enhances the product. For L’Oréal, it is essential that packaging is innovative and environmentally friendly.
• Contract Manufacturing: In addition to in-house plants, the Group uses subcontracting companies for packaging or the manufacture of specific finished products (soaps, pencils, wipes, etc.) and for logistics services.

Indirect Purchasing

• Retail & Promotion: Promotion of products is a strategic area of communication for L’Oréal brands. Point-of-sale advertising and promotional items are key to winning over consumers. This includes multi-material POS displays (metal, plastic, wood, etc.), cardboard displays, boxes, printing, and consumer gift accessories (luggage, textiles, accessories, etc.).
• Marketing Services: Complementing Retail and Promo, Marketing Services help make products known and support the consumer at the point of sale. This includes creative agencies, post-production, advertising space, and market research, including digital media.
• Business Services: Various expenses are essential to the smooth running and development of the Group. These general and administrative costs cover Human Resources, Consulting, IT & Telecom, Facility Management & Utilities, Travel, Events, etc. This Purchasing area handles all expenses for L’Oréal sites worldwide.
• Industrial and Devices: To equip and operate production lines worldwide, L’Oréal works daily with suppliers of equipment, packaging machinery, and industrial utilities.
• Excellence Team: The Excellence Team defines the global purchasing strategy while working on cross-area projects. These teams focus on tools and projects ensuring international alignment of purchasing practices.

Depending on your area of Purchasing, here are some examples of missions you may carry out:

• Develop purchasing initiatives to optimize costs and create value
• Build and follow calls for tender
• Participate in projects: Business Review, animation of the purchasing community, market studies, supplier mapping, and portfolio analysis
• Support the implementation and deployment of category strategy
• Set up key indicators and strengthen purchasing data
• Innovate and bring your own ideas to increase impact

What is in for you?

• 12 months surrounded by passionate teams
• Many challenges and opportunities to seize, with substantial responsibilities
• The opportunity to innovate and create the products of tomorrow
• Annual profit-sharing bonus & Group Savings Plan
• Health insurance & Works council (CSE)
• 60% of transportation costs paid by L’Oréal Groupe
• 1 day of remote working per week
• 25 days holiday per year (2.08 days per month)
• 8 RTT days per year
• Access to the L’Oréal Learning Platform for development
• Access to employee discounts
• “Friends & Family” flash sales
• Easily accessible campuses and facilities, company restaurant
• On some campuses: gym and concierge services

What do you need to apply?

• You are a student with a master’s degree in engineering school or business/university
• You can provide an apprenticeship agreement of 12 months with your school

What qualities will help you land the apprenticeship?

• Convincing: you explain your ideas clearly, based on solid reasoning
• Entrepreneurial: you like to try new things and discover new ways of doing things
• Team player: you have excellent interpersonal skills and easily fit into a team
• Open-minded: you exchange ideas and incorporate others’ opinions to find the best solution
• Creative: you think outside the box and propose innovative solutions
• Data champion: working with data holds no secrets for you

Our recruitment process This is where the L’Oréal experience begins!

• A 30-minute interview with a recruiter to present your personality and explore opportunities that match your profile
• If successful, a second and final interview with your potential future manager (45 minutes to 1 hour) to discuss the missions Note: You can visit our YouTube channel for more career advice

Diversity and equal opportunity L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We strictly prohibit discrimination against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Here, you can be yourself, dare, have an impact, and grow.

So, are you ready to live the L’Oréal experience?

Frequently Asked Questions

How much responsibility will I have as an Apprentice? As an apprentice at L’Oréal, you will be welcomed as a full member of a team, with your own scope and responsibilities. Of course, you will not be alone: your manager will provide objectives and a vision. However, success depends on you taking an active role in your journey and future within the Group. An entrepreneurial spirit is key.

Will I have a chance to land a job after my Apprenticeship? We take our interns and apprentices seriously, and yes, this is our ultimate goal. On average, former interns and apprentices fill about 70% of our junior job openings each year. A large portion of our current employees started as interns or apprentices.

I do not know anything about cosmetics: do I stand a chance? Less than one-third of our apprentices have prior experience in the beauty industry. We value other essential qualities such as entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and the ability to question and dare.

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We closely prohibit discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.