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12-month Apprenticeship - WW Raw Material Sourcing Excellence - September 2026 12-month Apprenticeship | Starting September 2026 | Paris Area | Master's Degree (1 or 2) – Engineering School | Salary Based on Study Level | Raw Material Sourcing Excellence & Risk Management
JOIN OUR WORLDWIDE RAW MATERIAL SOURCING EXCELLENCE TEAM!
CONTEXT:
Step into the world of Raw Material Sourcing Excellence at L'Oréal, the world's leading beauty company. This apprenticeship offers a high-impact, global and transversal experience at the crossroads of supplier compliance, risk management, process engineering, and data-driven decision-making.
You will join the Global Raw Material Sourcing Excellence team, a strategic function responsible for monitoring supplier performance, managing compliance frameworks, and driving continuous improvement across sourcing processes worldwide. Working in a highly international environment, you will interact daily with sourcing teams, cross-functional experts, zone relays, and strategic suppliers spread across all global regions.
This role is designed for technically minded profiles who are eager to tackle complex, multi-stakeholder challenges and build robust, scalable solutions in a fast-moving global organization.
MAIN MISSIONS:
As a Junior Sourcing Excellence Engineer Apprentice, you will play an active role in the management and optimization of global sourcing compliance and risk processes. Your responsibilities will include:
Managing Supplier Compliance & Social Audit Programs:
- Organize, manage, and follow up supplier social audits across multiple global zones;
- Structure and maintain audit tracking systems to ensure timely execution and corrective action follow-up;
- Contribute to internal control mock audits to assess process robustness and readiness;
- Ensure data reliability and consistency across compliance monitoring tools.
Coordinating Supplier Performance & Risk Assessment Campaigns:
- Lead and coordinate supplier performance evaluation campaigns at worldwide level, involving multiple zones and divisions;
- Manage supplier risk assessment campaigns end-to-end: scoping, execution, follow-up, and escalation;
- Support the design and implementation of risk mitigation action plans in collaboration with sourcing and category managers;
- Synthesize and report campaign outcomes to senior stakeholders through structured dashboards and presentations.
Driving Data-Driven Process Excellence:
- Develop and maintain monitoring tools using Power BI and Power Apps to track KPIs across sourcing excellence activities;
- Automate reporting workflows and build scalable data pipelines to improve operational efficiency;
- Contribute to the structuration and continuous improvement of sourcing excellence processes, with a process-engineering mindset;
- Support upstream supply chain traceability initiatives, contributing to data mapping and system alignment efforts.
Animating a Global Network of Stakeholders:
- Coordinate with zone relays, category managers, and procurement experts across all global regions;
- Structure and maintain project plans, meeting rhythms, and communication flows across a complex multi-stakeholder environment;
- Document best practices and contribute to the knowledge base of the Sourcing Excellence community.
PROFILE REQUIRED:
We are looking for a rigorous, technically skilled, and autonomous engineering student, passionate about data, process excellence, and global supply chain challenges. Skills and qualities expected:
- Student in an engineering school with a specialization in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Data, or equivalent;
- Strong analytical mindset and comfort with data management tools (Power BI, Power Apps, Excel advanced);
- Ability to design and manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects at global scale — structure, anticipate, and deliver;
- Process-oriented thinking: ability to map, challenge, and improve operational processes;
- Rigor, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills;
- Proactive, autonomous, and capable of escalating risks and issues appropriately;
- Excellent communication skills — ability to synthesize complex information for senior audiences;
- Fluent in English (working language of the team).
Nice to have:
- Prior exposure to compliance, risk management, or sourcing processes;
- Knowledge of audit frameworks or supplier assessment methodologies;
- Experience with data automation or low-code tools.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Immersion in a strategic, international, and technically demanding environment;
- Concrete end-to-end responsibilities on live global programs from day one;
- Daily exposure to senior sourcing leaders and cross-functional experts across all global zones;
- A strong learning environment designed to build full autonomy and technical depth in the role;
- 1 day of remote working per week;
- Access to training and development tools;
- Access to "Friends & Family" flash sales;
- Annual profit-sharing bonus & Group Savings Plan;
- Health insurance & Works Council (CSE);
- 60% of transportation costs covered by L'Oréal Group;
- And depending on the campus: gym & concierge services.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
A 30-minute interview with a recruiter will allow you to present your profile and explore the opportunities that match your background.
If this interview is successful, you will then meet your potential future manager for a second and final interview, between 45 minutes and 1 hour, to dive into the technical missions and assess your fit with the team. Nb: You can access our YouTube channel for career advice!
L'Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. L'Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.