Supply Chain and Operations Degree Apprenticeship 2025

How do you transfer millions of products from factories across the globe to the shelf of our retailers in store? It’s a complex and fascinating operation, and as a L'Oréal Supply Chain and Operations Apprentice 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...

• Drive Collaborative Projects - Focus on improving efficiencies within the current way of working and identify what opportunities there are to make our ways of working more efficient whilst maintaining the level of service required daily. Identify key projects to work on with your accounts to improve the service we deliver but also exploring opportunities to develop our relationship with these customers further
• Liaising with European factories, international third party suppliers and other teams internally to maximise product availability.
• Communicating with the Market Supply Logistics (MSL) to foresee any possible delivery issues between the international factories and Distribution Centres which 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 the need for stock levels and therefore accurately forecast the potential of our products and maximise service levels to our customers.
• Present results to key stakeholders
• Management of daily reporting on behalf of the planning team & slow moving stocks.
• Building and developing relationships with customers to understand demand and resolve any operational issues which may occur.

You have...

• A logical and rational mindset; simplifying complex problems and offering clear and effective solutions.
• Capacity to understand the bigger business picture.
• A technical mind but keen to work within the heart of a business.
• Numerate and PC literate: Great Excel skills in particular.
• Ability to work closely with all internal departments, Sales and Marketing, Customer Services, the warehouse, IT and Finance, requiring the need to be a proactive team-player, and be able to build relationships quickly.
• Ability to manage complexity and be able to consider things from multiple perspectives.
• Ability to build good networks within internal and external stakeholders.
• Great communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire.
• Ability to think about better ways of working and make ideas a reality.
• Great attention to detail skills

Eligibility...

• You must NOT have already obtained a degree
• Eligible to work in the UK by the start of the contract
• 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.

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

Please note, if you apply for more than one role you will be put forward for the one we deem most suitable for you. If you have a preference, please only apply to that one role to ensure you are considered for the correct role.